Peter Diamond

Minneapolis

Digital Editor at Mpls.St.Paul Magazine

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Articles

Now Open: Xelas by El Sazon

2 months ago | mspmag.com | Peter Diamond

There’s a new restaurant serving up contemporary Mayan cuisine in Stillwater. Step inside Xelas by El Sazon, located off Highway 36 in the former Thai Basil space, and you’ll first notice the colorful murals greeting you at the entrance and painted on the walls of the dining room. The murals, by local artist Jimmy Longoria, bring the tropical vibes.
What to Expect at the Twin Cities Book Festival

Oct 17, 2024 | mspmag.com | Peter Diamond

This page is available to subscribers. Sign up to Daily Edit to get unlimited access. The Twin Cities Book Festival is coming back for its 24th year on October 19. Organized by Rain Taxi, a non-profit literary organization based in Minneapolis that produces the quarterly Rain Taxi Review of Books, the free festival is the largest and longest running annual book festival in Minnesota.
Holidazzle Is So Back

Oct 3, 2024 | mspmag.com | Peter Diamond

This page is available to subscribers. Sign up to Daily Edit to get unlimited access. Call it a Christmas miracle: After it was canceled last year because of a lack of funding, Holidazzle organizers announced today that the free downtown Minneapolis holiday festival is coming back, this time to Nicollet Mall over five days leading up to Christmas.
Do You Have What It Takes to Be Princess Kay of the Milky Way?

Sep 1, 2024 | mspmag.com | Peter Diamond

This page is available to subscribers. Sign up to Daily Edit to get unlimited access. One of the most time-honored traditions at the Minnesota State Fair is the coronation of Princess Kay of the Milky Way. The title, which was picked in a Department of Agriculture contest almost 60 years ago, is given to one of about 10 finalists representing rural counties in Minnesota, who is picked to be the “goodwill ambassador” for the state’s dairy farmers.
Kamala Harris Selects Gov. Tim Walz as VP Running Mate

Aug 6, 2024 | mspmag.com | Peter Diamond

This page is available to subscribers. Sign up to Daily Edit to get unlimited access. After much speculation and the beginning of an unprecedented election cycle, Vice President Kamala Harris announced today who will join her in the presidential election against former President Donald Trump and his running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, and it’s none other than Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. Gov.
Inside North Loop Green

Jun 21, 2024 | mspmag.com | Peter Diamond

The hottest neighborhood in Minneapolis is finally getting its crown jewel. North Loop Green, the mixed-use development and final phase of a project that’s been in the works for years, officially celebrated its opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday. The development team consisted of global real estate investment manager Hines and Marquee Development, with financing from the AFL-CIO Building Investment Trust.
What to Know About the Walker's Keith Haring Exhibition

Apr 30, 2024 | mspmag.com | Peter Diamond

This page is available to subscribers. Sign up to Daily Edit to get unlimited access. Downtown New York City in the ‘80s, cartoon drawings, and bright colors collide in the new Keith Haring: Art Is for Everybody exhibition at the Walker Art Center, featuring more than 100 works of art and archival materials from the late artist’s nascent career that was cut short way too soon.
Fake Spring - Mpls.St.Paul Magazine

Apr 5, 2024 | mspmag.com | Peter Diamond

This page is available to subscribers. Sign up to Daily Edit to get unlimited access. Real Minnesotans know not to get too amped for warm spring weather until April is almost over. (I'm not about to quote the Prince song, you already know it). Hopefully this week's snow is the last of it so we can enjoy the new food at Target Field, the Minnesota Craft Beer Festival, and go out to eat.
This Week in Food News: It's Fall, Y'all

Sep 28, 2023 | mspmag.com | Peter Diamond

This page is available to subscribers. Sign up to Daily Edit to get unlimited access. It's sweater weather, so you know what that means: Let's take in and appreciate these glorious next few weeks, as fall colors start peaking across Minnesota. But before we get too cozy and queue up When Harry Met Sally and Red (Taylor's Version), go out and celebrate the season with spooky bars, hard cider, and more.
The Making of Bully

Sep 14, 2023 | mspmag.com | Peter Diamond

This page is available to subscribers. Sign up to Daily Edit to get unlimited access. Minnesota has a history of producing legendary and influential alternative rock bands: Hüsker Dü, The Replacements, Babes in Toyland... and now, Bully. We called up Alicia Bognanno, whose solo project has become one of the most buzzed about new rock bands in the last decade, and is on tour for this year's new album Lucky for You, out on the storied record label Sub Pop.