Mpls.St.Paul Magazine

Since 1972, Mpls.St.Paul Magazine has been a trusted source of engaging and relevant information for its readers about the vibrant communities of Minneapolis and St. Paul. The magazine aims to improve people's lives by highlighting top destinations, exciting events, and notable individuals in the area. In addition to providing excellent service journalism, it is committed to covering important local topics that matter to the community as a whole.

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Good Stuff: Seeing Spots

3 days ago | mspmag.com | Madeline Nachbar

As Mpls.St.Paul Magazine’s Trend & Style editor, Madeline Nachbar draws on her passion for travel, fashion and the arts to keep a close pulse on what the next big trends are, and excels at creating visually-compelling content that inspires. Read more by Madeline Nachbar June 24, 2025 12:00 AM
FRGMNT Finds Its Flow

3 days ago | mspmag.com | Lindsey Scharold

There’s no shortage of great coffee in downtown Minneapolis, but FRGMNT has carved out a loyal following for a reason. Its newest skyway café continues the trend: a beautiful space, dialed-in espresso, and the kind of attention to detail that makes regulars out of first timers. Ride the escalator to the second floor of SPS Tower and you’ll find FRGMNT’s latest hideaway—airy, vibrant, and unmistakably theirs.
Do Boycotts Make a Difference?

6 days ago | mspmag.com | Sheila Eldred

Standing in line at Costco recently, an acquaintance looked at her watch. She’d spent hours on this shopping excursion, one that would have taken about 15 minutes with her laptop and Target Circle Card. But she’d cancelled her Target card to join in the boycott of the Minnesota-based big-box store. Wielding her giant Costco cart, she wondered if she was actually making a difference.
This Week in Food News: Solstice O’Clock

1 week ago | mspmag.com | Justine Jones

The longest light of the year approaches—a paradox, it feels, after a week of much darkness. We’ll take every minute; every ray above the horizon we can get. There was lots of joy radiating from Chicago this week, following four Minnesota wins at the James Beard Awards, plus closing and opening news not to miss. If you’re chasing the light this weekend, find it in chicken salad hand pies or food truck fests or a Gullah Geechee cooking class.
Porch Light Is Shining Bright

1 week ago | mspmag.com | Madeline Cisneros

It’s been one hell of a year for Porch Light. Since forming in the summer of 2024, the indie-rock band played in New York, headlined a sold-out show at 7th St Entry, performed at First Avenue’s Best New Bands of 2024, and released their first EP. With their viral success striking like lightning, it’s clear they’re currently one of the buzziest bands in the Twin Cities. So how did this whirlwind begin?
Cultural Convergence at Moona Moono

1 week ago | mspmag.com | Madeline Nachbar

Angie Lee, a former branding and marketing executive and frequent global traveler, is captivated by Asian culture and wanted to bring trends emerging from Asia and infiltrating the zeitgeist—predominantly on the coasts—to Minneapolis. Her shop, Moona Moono, now open in Uptown, is a café–meets–general store celebrating a “well-designed life” through Asian- and Asian American–inspired design, trends, and flavors.
Sweet Ivy to Expand at Galleria

1 week ago | mspmag.com | Madeline Nachbar

Galleria local Sweet Ivy, a women's fashion and lifestyle boutique, will expand and take over the old Parachute space inside the Edina shopping center. The new location, slated to open early September, gives owner Becky Leffler the opportunity to bring both of her Galleria shops together in one storefront.
Minnesota Takes Home Four 2025 James Beard Awards

1 week ago | mspmag.com | Justine Jones

It's a pinch-me kind of moment following last night's James Beard Award ceremony at the Lyric Opera House in Chicago: chef Karyn Tomlinson of St. Paul restaurant Myriel took home the award for Best Chef: Midwest, and Bûcheron, Adam and Jeanie Ritter's French-American-yet-indelibly-Minnesotan restaurant nestled in south Minneapolis, took home the award for Best New Restaurant.
Young Joni Will Close in Northeast This Fall

1 week ago | mspmag.com | Justine Jones

Here's an ending that's hard to wrap your head around: Chef Ann Kim's wood-fired pizza restaurant Young Joni is planning to close on September 14, per a press release sent out this afternoon. According to reps for Kim's restaurant group, Vestalia Hospitality, the restaurant was unable to come to terms on a lease renewal.
Small Bite: Stonegarden

1 week ago | mspmag.com | Justine Jones

Hear us out: Weekday brunch is the truest indulgence, unfettered by hour-long wait times and the cutthroat reservation game. The logistics may be tricky for 9-to-5ers, but Bailey and Andrew Novak had late-shift and frontline workers in mind when they opened their new Minneapolis restaurant, Stonegarden, on a 7 a.m.–to–3 p.m. daily beat, serving a full menu of Benedicts and oysters and other late-morning delights amid the traditional workweek.