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C2 Customs: Chris Hui Decks Out Your Feet

At age 13, Chris Hui found a can of spray paint in the garage of his Wisconsin home. As a budding artist he clearly wasn’t going to let it go to waste. He decided to deck out his shoes. After playing...

Midwestern survival guide: How to not fall in the snow

Wonderland? More like deathtrap.  There are things worse than a Midwestern winter. How about slipping on ice, falling into a snow bank, getting your clothes all wet and losing your toes to frostbite...

Give more this season with Beza Threads' charitable scarves

Giving and getting now mean even more when there is a charity and a face behind it. Check out how Beza Threads are taking fashionable handmade scarves from Ethiopia and selling them to make a difference...

Baldwin Denim: Kansas City Jeans for Real American Men

The time-honored American man lives in the Midwest: a man who gets his hands dirty on the weekends and heads into the office on Mondays. He needs his clothes to be versatile—tough enough for the backyard,...

Hollyhoodz: Famous Faces in Fashionable Places

HH* isn’t a typical kind of guy. Yeah, there’s that name, “HH”—or at least that’s what he wants it to be, and he has his reasons. “I didn’t want to be one of those people that ran a clothing...

Q+A with Minneapolis Blues Band 4onthefloor's Gabriel Douglas

There’s something to be said about a band that gives its music a pulse. Transforming that simple bassline ”bump” into music that feels living and breathing is no small feat. But The 4onthefloor,...

Blood & Sand: Where Tech and Cocktails Mix

What do you get when you cross an Apple store with your favorite drinking establishment? Answer: Blood & Sand. More than your local social club, Blood & Sand is a members-only bar and restaurant...

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C2 Customs: Chris Hui Decks Out Your Feet
At age 13, Chris Hui found a can of spray paint in the garage of his Wisconsin home. As a budding artist he clearly wasn’t...
Midwestern survival guide: How to not fall in the snow
Wonderland? More like deathtrap.  There are things worse than a Midwestern winter. How about slipping on ice, falling...



Give more this season with Beza Threads' charitable scarves
Giving and getting now mean even more when there is a charity and a face behind it. Check out how Beza Threads are taking...
Baldwin Denim: Kansas City Jeans for Real American Men
The time-honored American man lives in the Midwest: a man who gets his hands dirty on the weekends and heads into the office...



Hollyhoodz: Famous Faces in Fashionable Places
HH* isn’t a typical kind of guy. Yeah, there’s that name, “HH”—or at least that’s what he wants it to be, and he has his reasons....
Q+A with Minneapolis Blues Band 4onthefloor's Gabriel Douglas
There’s something to be said about a band that gives its music a pulse. Transforming that simple bassline ”bump” into...



Blood & Sand: Where Tech and Cocktails Mix
What do you get when you cross an Apple store with your favorite drinking establishment? Answer: Blood & Sand. More than...
Ditch the Farm, Keep the Chicks: Chickens in Your Backyard
Ever dreamed of owning your own chickens? Well, you can burn your overalls and cancel that move to the middle of nowhere....


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