The MSR Digital Edition 12 for October 22-28, 2026 is now live. Explore community news, sports, arts, and events. Edition 12, Volume 93.
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4 tips for a Twin Cities holiday staycationÂ
Skip the airport this holiday season. Sponsored by JPMorganChase, this guide offers four tips for turning Minneapolis-St. Paul into a destination, from spending a night at a local hotel to trying a neighborhood you usually drive through.
$3.2 million Keg House Commons project brings local Black ownership to historic St. Paul space
A historic West Seventh Street building is being reborn as Keg House Commons, a fitness, wellness, arts and event hub led by St. Paul developer Dalton Outlaw. Sponsored by GroundBreak Coalition, the $3.2 million project is expected to open to the public later this month.
MSR Digital Edition 11 – Volume 93 – October 15 – 21, 2026
The MSR Digital Edition 11 for October 15-21, 2026 is now live. Explore community news, sports, arts, and events. Edition 11, Volume 93.
MSR Digital Edition 10 – Volume 93 – October 8 – 14, 2026
The MSR Digital Edition 10 for October 8-14, 2026 is now live. Explore community news, sports, arts, and events. Edition 10, Volume 93.
Hiring: In-House Sales Representative
The Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder is hiring an In-House Sales Representative to help advertising customers, follow up on inquiries and build lasting relationships. The role is in-office and pays $20 an hour plus commission.
Dreams can become possibilities, and possibilities can become reality
Mary K. Boyd turned a birthday celebration into a lasting scholarship fund for Walker West Music Academy, honoring her father, the “singing mailman,” and a Rondo upbringing rooted in community. This piece from the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation traces her family’s legacy of possibility.
MSR Digital Edition 9 – Volume 93 – October 1 – 7, 2026
The MSR Digital Edition 9 for October 1-7, 2026 is now live. Explore community news, sports, arts, and events. Edition 9, Volume 93.
MSR Digital Edition 8 – Volume 93 – September 24 – 30, 2026
The MSR Digital Edition 8 for September 24-30, 2026 is now live. Explore community news, sports, arts, and events. Edition 8, Volume 93.
MSR Digital Edition 7 – Volume 93 – September 17 – September 23, 2026
The MSR Digital Edition 7 -Volume 93 for September 17 – 23, 2026 is now live. Explore community news, sports, arts, and events. Edition 7, Volume 93.
Flow Foundation’s ‘Crown Within’ event creates space for healing during Alopecia Awareness Month
Flow Foundation’s “The Crown Within” brought women navigating alopecia and medical hair loss together for a day of community and self-acceptance, while Pfizer pledged its support after finding few organizations doing similar work.
Don’t let scammers crash back-to-school season
American adults ages 20-29 lost more than $500 million to internet crime in 2025. Sponsored by JPMorgan Chase, this back-to-school guide breaks down the shopping, job and rental scams targeting students, and how AI is making them harder to spot.
WIN: Tickets to See CeCe Winans at the Minnesota State Fair Grandstand
MSR is giving away five prize packs of tickets to see gospel legend CeCe Winans’s More Than This World Tour at the Minnesota State Fair Grandstand on Sept. 7. Entry is free, just sign up.
High School for Recording Arts
High School for Recording Arts, Minnesota’s only media arts-themed public charter high school, is enrolling now, offering both a fully online, self-paced program and a five-day-a-week on-campus experience built on hands-on learning.
Win a Pack of 4 Free Tickets: Old School Crews Grand Finale Hits Bloomington Friday Night
Win a pack of four free tickets to the Old School Crews Grand Finale, hitting Bloomington’s Maria Bonita Restaurant and Bar this Friday night for a grown and sexy 30-and-up celebration.
From blueprint to breakthrough: investing in Minneapolis to spur economic growth
A new 40,000-square-foot shelter and 42 units of permanent supportive housing are bringing a full continuum of care to Minneapolis, funded through JPMorganChase’s New Markets Tax Credit investment in Simpson Housing Services.
U.S. Bank’s new online resource empowers small businesses
U.S. Bank’s Business Resources Central is helping small business owners like Jeena Gurung Vomhof of Namaste Brows and Boutique build financial plans, pitch skills and systems for growth. Sponsored content explores how the free digital tool is putting real resources in the hands of Twin Cities entrepreneurs.
On University Avenue, Barbershops and Salons Are Building More Than Businesses
From braiding studios to a youth barber training program, University Avenue’s beauty and grooming businesses are building more than haircuts. This piece, sponsored by Neighborhood Development Center, spotlights the owners behind the corridor’s Hidden GEMS.
Don’t let fraud and scams ground your summer vacation
Summer travel season is prime time for scammers. In this JPMorgan Chase-sponsored piece, Chase community manager Antonio Carmona-Elias breaks down the most common travel scams, from fake vacation rentals to “free” trip offers, and how to protect your money.
Your home is an investment. How to create generational wealth
Sponsored by JPMorganChase. Chase’s home lending team breaks down how homeownership builds generational wealth, from building equity and tax deductions to what happens when you sell and how to borrow against what you own.
