As many times as I have eaten at Pazzaluna, I hadn’t made this connection until I finalized dinner plans with a friend last week. She wasn’t sure where the restaurant is. “On the corner of St. Peter and Fifth,” I said, “where Frank Murphy used to be.” When the words...
Every holiday, every barbecue, every church social, and Lord knows for every somebody or another’s funeral, the unspoken expectation has always been that my mama makes the sweet potato pies. Calling her pies delicious is an understatement—they are heavenly. Today,...
In the spring of 2009, Irv Williams is playing a shiny new tenor saxophone. He has a young miniature schnauzer named Ditto who, in Irv’s words, is “very exuberant about everything.” He’s writing new songs for his next CD, his fifth since 2004. He has two regular...
An international cadre of writers to perform their work live, and invite audience to discuss efforts in the community using poetry and spoken word to change lives The Saint Paul Almanac continues its year-round literary celebration of the capital city with inspiring...
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