Good morning, afternoon or whenever you’re reading this!

Today, lovely readers, I will be seeing Florence + The Machine, and I am so incredibly excited that it is the only thing I can think or talk about. As you can imagine, my roommates are equally enthused, but only because it means I’ll stop talking about it.

But you know what else I can’t stop thinking about? All the amazing new stories for the A&E desk! You should read them! Preferably outside in the beautiful sunshine today.

Until next time,

Sophia Arndt | Arts & Entertainment Desk Editor | [email protected]

In the Spotlight

Acorn Bookshop marks a new chapter in Milton Square

by Emma Vasa | A&E Reporter | Published April 6, 2026

The Milton Square complex welcomes a new bookshop to the cozy St. Anthony Park business village. Owned and operated by Rachael Ostrom, Acorn Bookshop celebrated its grand opening March 24, with a mission to highlight female authors, uplift local businesses and share stories of their own built within its very shelves.

Ostrom’s love for reading has traversed her entire life, a passion she traces back to reading Louisa May Alcott’s “Little Women” for the first time in the third grade.

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