Here’s to another 50 years of the Community Reporter

Greetings. Most readers do not know me, so allow me to introduce myself. I am Casey Ek, the editor of the Community Reporter. I joined…
February is Black History Month

2022 marks the 152nd anniversary of the Fifteenth Amendment (1870), which gave the right of black men to vote following the Civil War. It also marks…
Friedli channeling Indigenous roots through snow sculpting

by Casey EkLocal artist Heather Friedli is continuing to take the snow sculpting world by storm this winter with a series of competition and exhibition appearances…
Jacobson takes helm as Winter Carnival makes a comeback

By Casey EkIn the weeks leading up to the 2022 St. Paul Winter Carnival Lisa Jacobson, the new president and CEO of the St. Paul…
Federal trial of former Mpls police officers kicks off in St. Paul

The federal civil rights trial of J Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao for their role in the killing of George Floyd in May…
MatasCastillo to chair Ramsey County board

The Ramsey County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 4 elected Trista MatasCastillo as chair of the board for the 2022 year. MatasCastillo represents District 3 made…
Local Charities Brace for Winter’s Challenges

By Casey EkVolunteers sorted through heaps of donated clothing in the back of the St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store at 461 West 7th St.…
Fairview eyes East Metro for new mental health hospital

By Casey Ek Fairview Health Services has targeted the former site of Bethesda Hospital at 559 Capitol Blvd, St. Paul, as a perspective home of a future…
Kinney’s exhibit to adorn Amore Coffee

By Casey Ek Margaret Kinney, who serves on the board of the Community Reporter, didn’t fancy herself an artist per se until she retired from…