By:Above: Art-a-Whirl visitors at Northrup King Building in 2018. (Photo by Aaron Lavinsky, Star Tribune)Art-a-Whirl isn’t just a weekend anymore.Launching at 5 p.m. Friday, northeast Minneapolis' annual rite of spring becomes an ongoing, around-the-clock virtual shop and showcase at .Created for our pandemic era, the online Art-a-Whirl features more than 800 artists, videos of artmaking demonstrations, studio tours and interviews, and performances by bands that would’ve played the parties which draw tens of thousands to the neighborhood each year.You can even order food from participating...…By:Above: Art-a-Whirl visitors at Northrup King Building in 2018. (Photo by Aaron Lavinsky, Star Tribune)Art-a-Whirl isn’t just a weekend anymore.Launching at 5 p.m. Friday, northeast Minneapolis' annual rite of spring becomes an ongoing, around-the-clock virtual shop and showcase at .Created for our pandemic era, the online Art-a-Whirl features more than 800 artists, videos of artmaking demonstrations, studio tours and interviews, and performances by bands that would’ve played the parties which draw tens of thousands to the neighborhood each year.You can even order food from participating...WW…

More from the HomepageA one-man cultural force, Film Society founder built the Twin Cities audience for adventurous cinema. By Star TribunemoreAl Milgrom was the kind of guy who always seemed young, even when he wasn't. At age 96, he came out as the "oldest emerging documentary filmmaker" with the premiere of his portrait of a multigenerational Minnesota polka band.But he's better known for fostering the Twin Cities film scene.Milgrom founded what is now the Film Society of Minneapolis St. Paul, taught cinema at the University of Minnesota and launched the . Along the way, he built an...…More from the HomepageA one-man cultural force, Film Society founder built the Twin Cities audience for adventurous cinema. By Star TribunemoreAl Milgrom was the kind of guy who always seemed young, even when he wasn't. At age 96, he came out as the "oldest emerging documentary filmmaker" with the premiere of his portrait of a multigenerational Minnesota polka band.But he's better known for fostering the Twin Cities film scene.Milgrom founded what is now the Film Society of Minneapolis St. Paul, taught cinema at the University of Minnesota and launched the . Along the way, he built an...WW…

More from the HomepagePioneering riverfront sushi spot later moved to Lyn-Lake, where it has been a mainstay since 2000. By Star TribunemoreCopy shortlink: Fuji Ya, a popular Japanese restaurant in Lyn-Lake known for its sushi happy hour, is shutting its doors for good.The restaurant was open for take-out when the pandemic began, to Thursday-Saturday evenings. On May 7, Fuji Ya closed on what they stated was a “temporary basis,” . The website now states that the business is permanently closed: “Thank you for your support! Unfortunately we are closing our doors.”representatives...…More from the HomepagePioneering riverfront sushi spot later moved to Lyn-Lake, where it has been a mainstay since 2000. By Star TribunemoreCopy shortlink: Fuji Ya, a popular Japanese restaurant in Lyn-Lake known for its sushi happy hour, is shutting its doors for good.The restaurant was open for take-out when the pandemic began, to Thursday-Saturday evenings. On May 7, Fuji Ya closed on what they stated was a “temporary basis,” . The website now states that the business is permanently closed: “Thank you for your support! Unfortunately we are closing our doors.”representatives...WW…