Don Lipps
Saint Peter’s Phone of the Wind: A Help in Grief and Loss
By Don Lipps Itaru Sasaki, a garden designer in Japan, was grieving the loss of his cousin. He came up with the idea of a...
A Place to Call Home: Lakota Made
Lakota Made founder and proprietor talks about the company's new physical store
Regaining Freedom: Chudier Dang and Alex Murphy
Chudier Dang and Alex Murphy were friends before Dang's stroke. The life-changing event brought them even closer together.
Music Minute: River City Holiday
Jacob introduces us to a new, local, collaborative album River City Holiday: A Yuletide Collection of Mankato Music
A Taste of the Big Apple in Nicollet: Great New York Pizza
Hentsa Tesfai serves up big city taste at his new restaurant, Great New York Pizza, in Nicollet.
Music Minute: The Amy Manette Band
In a new weekly music column, Jacob Bases chats with Amy Kuch, lead singer of the Amy Manette Band, about what inspires her.
Check-In with Mankato’s Nonprofit Arts Organizations
MankatoLIFE is thrilled to begin a new collaboration with Triple Falls Productions. We'll have more news about what that will look like in the future, but to start, we'll be posting some of their video content here.
Our Place: An Experience That Can Benefit Anyone!
MankatoLIFE publisher Don Lipps reflects on his time in the Air Force while remembering the other men and women who served on this Veterans Day.
Weekend High Notes: Tidying October
Minimalism is the theme of Weekend High Notes this week, and Molly has suggestions about what to do while keeping it simple!
Mankato Ballet Company’s New Building Helps Classes To Resume
The Mankato Ballet Company is reopening for its 2020-2021 season, with a new building and new safety protocols.