Drink
Shelf Stars: Not Your Standard Chenins
August 27, 2020 by John Garland
Welcome to Shelf Stars, The Growler’s cheap wine column in which we discover the best under-$15 bottles in town. This edition of Shelf Stars is … [Read more]
Shelf Stars: Two Endearing Lambruscos
August 20, 2020 by John Garland
Welcome to Shelf Stars, The Growler’s cheap wine column in which we discover the best under-$15 bottles in town. This edition of Shelf Stars is … [Read more]
Shelf Stars: Never met a Bobal I didn’t like
August 13, 2020 by John Garland
Welcome to Shelf Stars, The Growler’s cheap wine column in which we discover the best under-$15 bottles in town. This edition of Shelf Stars is … [Read more]
Shelf Stars: For great rosé, en Gard!
August 6, 2020 by John Garland
Welcome to Shelf Stars, The Growler’s cheap wine column in which we discover the best under-$15 bottles in town. This edition of Shelf Stars is … [Read more]
Food
Bite of the Week: Puerco Pibil at Nixta Tortilleria
August 19, 2020 by James Norton
Bite of the Week is a weekly feature showcasing an exceptional meal or dish, curated by The Growler. We’d like to thank Dual Citizen Brewing Company … [Read more]
Bite of the Week: Farmer’s Market Green Curry Ramen at Tori Ramen
August 12, 2020 by James Norton
Bite of the Week is a weekly feature showcasing an exceptional meal or dish, curated by The Growler. We’d like to thank Dual Citizen Brewing Company … [Read more]
Bite of the Week: Fried Chicken Bao at Dumpling
August 5, 2020 by James Norton
Bite of the Week is a weekly feature showcasing an exceptional meal or dish, curated by The Growler. We’d like to thank Dual Citizen … [Read more]
Cooperative Evolution: Food coops like Seward and the Wedge have adapted quickly during troubled times
August 4, 2020 by James Norton
Access to food is about as elemental as it gets. But in troubled times with lives on the line, not every grocery store has responded to the pandemic … [Read more]
Arts & Culture
Field of Dreams: CBD hemp farmers like Patrick Finnegan of Two Harbors are changing the face of Minnesota agriculture
August 11, 2020 by James Norton
This story is a part two of a two-part series on CBD and hemp underwritten by J.C. Younger. The Growler maintained editorial control over the content. Afew hours north of Minneapolis–St. Paul, a hockey player-turned-CBD hemp farmer named Patrick … [Read more]
CBD, From Seed to Salve: Stigma, a Minneapolis-based CBD store, emphasizes its supply chain and local pedigree
July 31, 2020 by James Norton
This story is a part one of a two-part series on CBD and hemp underwritten by J.C. Younger. The Growler maintained editorial control over the content. We wanted to be the Summit Brewing Company of the cannabis industry in Minnesota," says Josh … [Read more]
Artist Profile: Dogfish Media’s Brian Geihl
July 30, 2020 by Eli Radtke
Brian Geihl is no stranger to working through changes. He has been passionate about creating art and drawing all his life, but when he started at St. Cloud State University, he wasn’t in the studio right away. Following his love for the outdoors, he … [Read more]
‘Let the Saloons Come’: When Fargo went dry in 1890, liquor ruled in Moorhead
July 30, 2020 by Kate Savageau
For 25 years, between 1890 and 1915, Moorhead, Minnesota, was infamous for being a rough and rowdy saloon town. The reputation was well deserved, as alcohol sales were the city’s number-one industry. Since the arrival of the first … [Read more]