Jearlyn Steele

The Tooth Fairy Candy Store is more than just a new place to get your sugar fix.  It's the latest piece of a larger whole that's providing outlets for Girls of Color in the Twin Cities.  Dr. Aretta-Rie Johnson, the store owner and founder of the D.I.V.I.N.E. Institute, comes on the show to discuss more of that whole.

Jearlyn dives in on the SAG-AFTRA strike and the importance of unions as a whole.

Dr. Aretta-Rie Johnson brings us into the worlds of her new candy store and her overall initiative.

A new effort has been announced to try and bring more people back to the core area of Minnesota's capital city.  Joe Spencer, President of the St. Paul Downtown Alliance, tell us more about the group's bold plan to bring in 20,000 more residents and 20,000 more jobs.

The air quality still isn't good across the area.  Jearlyn wonders how it's affecting local air conditioning systems.

St. Paul Downtown Alliance president Joe Spencer explains the group's new initiative to bring thousands of people back to the core of the capital city.

On this edition of Center Stage, we hear from the following guests:

• Musician Shaun LaBelle
• Fathom Lane lead musician Michael Ferrier
• "Glensheen" actress Sandra Struthers

Over their first two seasons, Minnesota Aurora FC has made an impact in the Twin Cities' sports market.  The women's soccer team has established themselves as title contenders in the USL's W League.  CEO and co-founder Andrea Yoch explains how the organization is connecting with the community.

This week, the FDA fully approved a new drug meant to combat the effects of Alzheimer's disease.  Whom will this ultimately benefit?  Jearlyn asks Sue Parriott, CEO of the Minnesota-North Dakota chapter of the Alzheimer's Association.

Sue Parriott, CEO of the Minnesota-North Dakota chapter of the Alzheimer's Association, talks about the new FDA-approved drug meant to combat the disease.

Minnesota Aurora FC CEO/co-founder Andrea Yoch explains how this new team has connected so well to the community.

There's a new kid on the social media block.  Meta introduced their new offshoot Threads, which has a very similar feel to Twitter.  Now that the social media supergiants are going head-to-head, what's in store for the industry?  WIRED staff writer Amanda Hoover gives us the skinny on this new war of words.

A newlywed groom is looking to divorce his bride over what?!?  Jearlyn looks into the story to discuss the historical practice of the wedding day.

WIRED staff writer Amanda Hoover takes us through the emergence of the new social media platform, Threads.