Author: Angela Zonunpari

Spoken word poet and educator Caleb Rainey commits to ‘staying ready’ in the wake of a breakout year.

In 1912, in Chicago’s industrial hub by Lake Michigan, marionette mermaids performed Shakespeare’s works. 100 years later, puppets are still being made and performing there.

The newspaper started in 1988 in Wisconsin has become one of the most incisive and influential voices in the history of American satire.

Amy Brier found her calling with the Midwestern stone after working as a stone carver at one of the largest cathedrals in the world.

Pride in the Park began as a casual picnic organized by a local support group in 2005 in Pine City, Minnesota. Now, the annual event has attendees from eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin.

Madison Public Library’s Making Justice program has facilitated over 20 murals with help from empowered, inspired teens.

A “community voice of art,” Parachigo is approaching its second year as a sober, affordable and all ages space. Its only rule: Parade equality.

Terrain Exhibitions organizes hundreds of artworks in front yards around the world.

From food trucks to catering, North Dakotans can enjoy the cuisine made with local and indigenous ingredients in Minot, Bismarck-Mandan, and Grand Forks.

Amid a “loneliness epidemic,” Crema Shop has become a hub of creative community life on Chicago’s north side.