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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!
Revisiting the first blog post!
Playing tourist in one’s hometown can be an inexpensive and rewarding junket. On a recent October day, I decided to do just that!
My first destination was the Walker Art Center and Minneapolis Sculpture Garden.
Strolling through the garden, I checked out art I remembered and new installations of note. Perhaps most recognizable, and photographed, is Claes Oldenburg’s Spoon Bridge and Cherry. On this day I chose to photograph Spoonbridge from non-tourist angles!
Minneapolis Sculpture Garden: Spoonbridge and Cherry- a different perspective
Cherry reflecting: another perspective- Spoonbridge and Cherry
My favorite piece, an elaborate canopy of steel, bronze and ceramic, suspended on cast stone pillars, is entitled Prophecy of the Ancients (Brower Hatcher). Standing beneath it, you are truly transported, from whatever angle you choose to view it.
Adjacent to the garden is Loring Park, easily reached by a walkers bridge that traverses Lyndale Avenue. This day the park…
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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!
As many of you probably know, ‘food trucks’ are all the rage in many urban areas. When young friends, Nathan and Leah, celebrated their engagement last summer, their parents surprised them with a cupcake food truck!
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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.
While visiting my sister in Florida I attended Sunday service at St. Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Church where my brother-in-law, Fr. Michael, is priest. St. Nicholas is located near St. Petersburg, Florida in Pinellas Park. To read more about the church, visit their website St. Nicholas AOC.
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