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Outsider art

19 January 2023

With a world-class sculpture garden and a new community farm, the curatorial team at Minnesota’s Walker Art Center is finding novel ways to connect with the city – and reimagine its future.

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Minneapolis mayor RT Rybak has a unique brand of governing. Reelected to his third term last year, he’s marketing the city’s tap water, pushing farm-to-plate food initiatives and is a believer in people doing their civic…

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Cities

21 February 2019

Rethinking urbanism in Minneapolis and why students won’t be lighting up in Copenhagen.

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The Urbanist - Tall Stories 166: Chain of Lakes

22 July 2019

Minneapolis is home to the Chain of Lakes: a park system designed in the early 20th century that links together the city’s five biggest lakes. We look at how it has influenced the city – from its culture to the built env…

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The Late Edition - Wednesday 10 March

10 March 2021

Jury selection in the trial of the police officer charged with the death of George Floyd gets underway in Minneapolis. Plus: Canada’s push for economic gender equality and should domestic flights be tax free?

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Monocle travel guide

19 April 2012

This issue’s round up includes a concept store in Minneapolis, a canalside guesthouse in Amsterdam, a gourmet burger joint in Paris and a sweet shop in Athens. For Flights of Fancy we travel Sri Lanka by seaplane.

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The Late Edition - Wednesday 21 April

21 April 2021

Former police officer Derek Chauvin is found guilty by a jury of the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis in 2020. Plus: this year’s World Press Freedom Index is published and the wrangle over Verona’s most famous balcony…

Radio

The Monocle Daily, episode 501

30 September 2013

We get the latest from Yemen as Al-Qaeda raids an army base, ask if US newspapers have a responsibility to help the intelligence services striving to stop them, we also speak to the mayor of Minneapolis, and find out what…

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The Globalist - Tuesday 9 June

9 June 2020

After Minneapolis votes to dismantle its police department, we ask whether the ‘Defund the Police’ movement will have an impact in other US cities. Plus: we discuss what newspaper opinion pages are really for and hear why…

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The Monocle Daily, episode 560

20 December 2013

We ask whether governments should ever be held responsible for natural disasters, assess New York mayor Michael Bloomberg’s last policy push as he warms the seat for Bill de Blasio, and speak to Adam Arling from the Minn…

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The Entrepreneurs - Episode 211

28 October 2015

Minneapolis-based entrepreneur Eric Dayton shares the story of his clothing brand Askov Finlayson, his award-winning restaurant Bachelor Farmer and the ever-popular Marvel Bar. We also profile the global literacy start-up…

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The Foreign Desk - Who really runs the White House?

28 October 2017

As commander in chief of the US and so-called leader of the free world, President Trump has achieved surprisingly little during his time in office. However, the country is still running and decisions are being made – but…

Monocle Minute

Have it made?

22 April 2016

Former manufacturing towns and rust-belt cities have suffered economically in the US in recent decades as fabrication jobs have moved abroad. However, a new book called The Smartest Places on Earth by authors Antoine van…

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Crank it up

18 August 2011

The commute may be routine but the bike you ride it on doesn’t have to be. As more and more people discover that a bicycle is an indispensable tool for urban life, Monocle visits five brands and artisans who can liven up…

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Green light

17 June 2008

The upside to rising fuel prices and a depressed property market is more willingness to embrace Kandiyohi Development Partners’ mantra: find a better way. Plus, overleaf, the view from New York

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Material gains

17 October 2012

Faribault Woolen Mill Co seemed dead and buried when it was forced to close in 2009. Its renaissance under the guidance of two local businessmen has proven blanket-like: comforting and all-encompassing.