If you see a blue smiley face painted on a snowbank in the Brainerd lakes area, it is in memory of Jake Haapajoki. This Friday, Feb. 21, marked the two-year anniversary of Jake’s death by suicide and ...

J OHN SLAVIN WAS IN THE GREEN ROOM when he heard some great news that made no sense. An old buddy of his was playing a show in Austin, and the scraggly-bearded Slavin, also a musician, showed up. But ...