Lifestyle

These delicious treats were cultivated and enjoyed by native people for hundreds if not thousands of years. But with the arrival of the Spanish in Latin America, they were shared around the globe.

The fall season in Minnesota is spectacular but fleeting! Here’s a list of all the things you should see and do before the winter cold sets in.

The harvest moon is the last full moon of the summer. This year it will appear to be full for three days with peak illumination occurring at 6:54 p.m. Monday.

It's still too early to see the most vibrant shades, according to the state Department of Natural Resources. But portions of northwestern Minnesota are between 25 percent and 50 percent peak.

On this week’s Appetites, MPR News host Tom Crann was joined by Ghazaleh Dadres, a board member with the Twin Cities Iranian Culture Collective, who shared how the art of drinking tea has played a role in her life as an Iranian.

Adventure sports like mountain biking and climbing are all the rage right now. In Duluth, the city has invested in new bike and ski trails and an ice climbing park. Even as the state grows more diverse, however, those sports remain overwhelmingly white. But groups in Duluth are working to change that. 

Shoes can be functional, high fashion or a collectors item. MPR News host Angela Davis talks about the economics of shoes and what our favorite pairs say about us.

COVID-19 put the brakes on a lot of fun stuff in the past year and a half. But it can’t stop the beauty of a Minnesota fall. The DNR has launched this year’s fall color finder. Here we go.

Kelsey Basset has always loved making charcuterie boards, and after enough encouragement from friends and family, she decided to launch The Board Loon and sell her creations online.

Host Angela Davis dropped her kids off at college in August, and now she and her husband are empty nesters. Davis made her first appearance as host of the 9 a.m. hour with a conversation about empty nest syndrome and how parents can embrace what’s next.