Author: Lydia Moran
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Worthington Artist and Mental Health Advocate Channels Mother Nature for Latest Sculptures
April 22, 2024
The founder of southwestern Minnesota nonprofit Creative Healing Space always hated to see litter on the ground. Now she has two pieces that embody the pain and resilience of the...
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The Plant Musician
April 17, 2024
Tom Wall is a West Michigan rock star who uses plants as bandmates. He uses a device to harness the electricity in plants, which then turns those impulses into musical...
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Meet Joanne Aono: Her Illinois Farm Intertwines With Nature — and Art
April 15, 2024
Artist Joanne Aono relates working on her farm to her art-making practice: "oftentimes what you end up having isn't anything you planned on."
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Queer Bird-Watching Is Having a Moment in Cincinnati. And Yes, It’s Very…Eggs-Sighting
April 8, 2024
It’s OK if you don’t own binoculars—just bring your peepers, a skyward gaze and your authentic self.
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New Black-Owned Freight Farm in Rural Minnesota to Tackle Food Insecurity, Health Inequities
April 3, 2024
The social enterprise Route 1 is going to operate a farm in a refurbished shipping container to offer healthy food options for local community members.
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Meet Zach Van Harris Jr., the South Dakota Historian Unearthing the State’s African American History
March 29, 2024
Zach Van Harris Jr. is ensuring African American stories aren't left out of South Dakota's past — or its future.
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How Opal Grove Games Is Fostering a Third Place for Black Gamers in Detroit
March 27, 2024
Co-founders Aisha Blake and Ben Lippi opened the store to create an inclusive community — and a little cooperative competition — for new, casual and diehard tabletop players.
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Meet Akwi Nji, an Iowan Spoken-Word-Turned-Visual Artist
March 14, 2024
During 2020, spoken-word-artist Akwi Nji couldn't get on stage anymore to express herself in front of live audiences, so she turned to visual art. It led to a complete overhaul...
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Native Sound Production Company Dubs Lakota Language for Disney+ Marvel Studios Film
March 13, 2024
Grey Willow Music Studio & Productions worked with area Lakota-Dakota language speakers to dub "The Avengers" 2012 film, expected release is in April.
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Rural Ohio Printmaker Wants LGBTQ+ Youth to Know They’re Not Alone
March 6, 2024
'I like being a queer person in a small town. It took me a long time to get to that point.'