Category: Culture

Community, Culture, Entertainment, Music, St. Paul MN, Tourism, Travel Themes, Uncategorized

Chris Thile & Prairie Home Companion

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Tonight was the (almost) final show of the first season with Chris Thile at the helm of A Prairie Home Companion, the radio program based in St. Paul, MN. More to come! Fantastic evening with special thanks to The Avett Brothers, Jesca Hoop, and Jen Kirkman. Also a shout out to Grammy winner Sarah Jarosz and the amazing Aoife O’Donovan.

Cancer, Community, Culture, Employment

Employment!

be the matchHurray! I started work at http://bethematch.org/ this week. I invite you to check out the website to see the work being done in research- and with families, patients and donors to link people in need of transplant for blood cancers/ disorders.

I am thrilled…and also intend to continue fiddling about with photography too. My new header is from a trip to Hawk’s View Vineyards in Wisconsin at the end of May.

Hope you are all well!! 🙂

Cafe, Community, Culture, Nostalgia, Photography, Saint Paul, Travel Themes

Hip Zip 55102: Burn Unit: Coffee Ward

For awesome chai and killer cinnamon muffins (made fresh!), visit Burn Unit Coffee Ward 945 West 7th, St. Paul. :). Owner Christina Graham-Ziton creates an inviting space filled with art and cozy retro spaces (not to mention her fantastic baked goods). You can also sample Kava, a unique treat!

Christina Graham-Ziton, Owner
Mixed Media: Kasey Kubiszewski
Art, Ceramic Arts, Culture, Nostalgia, Retro, Saint Paul, Vintage

Hip Zip 55101: Your Turn Vintage/ Retro & Antiques

Your Turn Vintage, located at 365 East 7th St, St. Paul, MN is a vintage/ retro/ antique heaven! Manager Niki will happily show you around the amazing collections that include vintage vinyl, records, hats and clothing, jewelery, kitchen wares and ceramics, lunch boxes, posters…and well, more than you can impossibly imagine. In warmer months the rear garage doors open to create a patio experience- but don’t wait- Your Turn Vintage is the perfect destination trip on a snowy winter day!

Culture, Entrepreneurs, Photography, Saint Paul

Hip Zip: 55102- Maharaja’s

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Maharaja

Maharaja’s, at 205 W7th St in St. Paul is, to quote a Beatles’s lyric, “like a magical mystery tour”. The jewelery and trinkets, black light poster shop, rock and roll memorabilia, East Indian art collection and sports gear (a nod to close proximity to the hockey arena) is a feast for all the senses…(including quite a collection of smoke paraphernalia!)

Maharaja’s has been ‘hip’ since opening its doors on the 4th of July, 1979, commemorating the day the man behind the concept, Kawaljit “Jit” Bhatia, came to the U.S.