Reverb - News for Young Adults

Reverb

Reverb is an initiative and a reporting team from MPR News focused on serving younger (and young-at-heart) Minnesotans.

We know Minnesota is changing and younger adults want news in new, more accessible ways. Reverb covers trending topics, local issues, and stories that matter to Minnesotans.

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Advocates set sights on legalizing psychedelic mushrooms in Minnesota
Supporters of legalizing psychoactive plants see the state’s decision earlier this year to legalize adult-use recreational cannabis as an encouraging step forward. Several spoke about their hopes during a recent gathering in Minneapolis.
Minnesota’s 1st THC restaurant serves hemp tinctures, vegan food in Minneapolis
Chef Heather Klein provides an alternative to alcohol with Hi Flora! in Uptown Minneapolis, a new vegan, plant-based restaurant where customers can mix THC into their own food and drinks.
With cannabis legalized, Twin Cities partygoers celebrate end of ‘prohibition’
At a First Avenue party Tuesday night, former governor Jesse Ventura said “Minnesota lifted a prohibition” with cannabis legalization, hearkening a new era for the state.
In 1963, she left Minneapolis for Mattel. She designed Barbie clothes for 35 years
Carol Spencer, a fashion designer from Minneapolis, spent 35 years designing outfits for Barbie. She drew inspiration from designer brands like Dior and Chanel, and believes Barbie has endured because people from different walks of life found their own connection to the doll.
Minneapolis cafe, worker-run since 1974, reopens with new vision (and brunch)
Seward Cafe has been a prominent part of south Minneapolis history for nearly 50 years. After its closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic, collective members have focused on ushering in a new age of the cooperatively owned venue.
13 trans and nonbinary people making an impact in the Twin Cities and beyond
They’re pioneering gender-affirming health care, bringing trans and nonbinary representation to city and state government, paving the way for trans and nonbinary musicians and comedians, and more.