Kappa Toys, a destination for nostalgia and Japanese collectibles, has closed at Mall of America after one year in business.

Aurora Fenzl brought a Kirsten doll to a program about American Girl dolls Saturday at the Minnesota History Center. (Greta Kaul/The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...

Kirsten is an American Girl doll. She also is an icon for many Minnesota girls who grew up with the American Girl line of dolls in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, along with its catalogs and books ...

Kirsten Larson moved to Minnesota in 1854 at age 9 when her family left Sweden. That year, she lost a friend to cholera, made ...

Plenty of celebrities opt to go by stage names in Hollywood. From Natalie Hershlag (Portman) to Olivia Cockburn (Wilde) there ...

It’s official: The newest American Girl doll is 9-year-old Rebecca Rubin ... why he opens his shoe store on Shabbat. (They need the money, he explains). Children’s author Jacqueline Dembar ...

Lululemon, one of the few remaining retail stores at the once-popular Northbrook Court mall, has closed, according a message from the shop. The Canadian-based athleisure store closed for good on ...

A man with a collection of vintage dolls worth $4,000 says people find it “creepy” but he feels it is his “calling” to look after the “misunderstood” toys. Chris Henrie, 26, grew up ...

Great American Cookies and Carter’s children’s clothes are two new stores joining the Columbia Mall lineup. Construction, which has already begun on Great American Cookies, also includes the ...

Mixed-use malls retain an assortment of retail stores and dining options, but those traditional mall staples now share space with bank branches, blood centers, police stations, tax preparation ...