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Hip-hop artist Desdamona working to spread the love

Hip-hop artist Desdamona working to spread the love

By Nigel Parry, Downtown St. Paul VoiceIn recent years, internationally acclaimed artist and Lowertown resident Desdamona has been working to inspire the next generation of poets and hip-hop and spoken-word artists by sharing her artform in a variety of settings, from schools to prisons. “I do a lot of teaching,” said Desdamona, who is a vocal promoter of her neighborhood. “I work with a couple of organizations that bring artists into community situations.”

Just/Us reopening as restaurant, bar, venue, gallery, and community hub in former Golden’s Lowertown space

Just/Us reopening as restaurant, bar, venue, gallery, and community hub in former Golden’s Lowertown space

By Nigel Parry, Downtown St. Paul VoiceAfter opening in downtown at the end of 2017, Just/Us took the St. Paul restaurant scene by storm with a rolling series of creatively themed prix fixe tasting menus. Following the sale of the building they were located in, the team of Lowertowners are reopening in the former Golden’s space this November.

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