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Native-led nonprofit Dakota Wicohan announced as one of two Bush Prize honorees

Native-led nonprofit Dakota Wicohan announced as one of two Bush Prize honorees

Dakota Wicohan is one of two organizations receiving an award of $250,000, announced by the Saint Paul and Minnesota Foundation. The Native-led nonprofit is located in southwestern Minnesota and works to strengthen and preserve Dakota language and lifeways. 
by Chandra Colvin

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University of Minnesota says it will stop hosting high school graduation ceremonies

University of Minnesota says it will stop hosting high school graduation ceremonies

The University of Minnesota says it will no longer rent facilities on its Twin Cities campus for high school graduation ceremonies, a change that has left many area school districts searching for new venues for next spring’s ceremonies.
by MPR News Staff

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Art Hounds: Halloween edition

Art Hounds: Halloween edition

This week, we’ve got a haunting Brechtian satire, a live-orchestra horror film experience and a time-traveling musical take on a sci-fi classic — all just in time for Halloween. Recommendations from Peter Rachleff, Tristan Crawford and Syd Bauer.
by Emily Bright

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Samhain: The Irish harvest festival behind Halloween

Samhain: The Irish harvest festival behind Halloween

While we may think of Halloween as an American holiday, food writer Beth Dooley says the holiday actually has roots in a harvest festival celebrated in Ireland on Nov. 1 each year.
by Clay Masters and Ngoc Bui

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