Minnesota legalizes same-sex marriage

May. 15 |     But my same-sex marriage was real before the law passed       By Stephani Maari Booker Contributing Writer   Instead of attending to the novel I was supposed to be working on, I spent the afternoon in front of the TV...

Local art star leads evening of creative, collaborative fun

Apr. 3 |   By Stephani Maari Booker Contributing Writer   Ta-coumba Aiken turned an audience into an artistic collective at a Feb. 28 “An Evening with tpt’s MN Original” event held at the Minnesota Humanities Center in St. Paul. The St. Paul-based...

Election judges keep polling places operating smoothly

Oct. 31 |   Be sure your vote counts by coming to the polls prepared By Vickie Evans-Nash Editor-In-Chief Serving as an election judge and helping voters navigate through the voting process is an invaluable contribution to our democratic process. Stephani...

New releases by Etta James, Leela James link old and new soul music

Sep. 5 | A music review By Stephani Maari Booker Associate Editor   Photo courtesy of Eagle Rock Entertainment Like many people who weren’t even born during that time, I’m most familiar with the late music legend Etta James through her 1961 classic...