The rubber hits the road for St. Paul rent control

After a May 1 rollout, St. Paul’s voter-approved rent control ordinance is being road tested as landlords across the city continue appealing the ordinance’s 3%…
Juneteenth renews push for reparations

By Casey EkJuneteenth, the holiday on June 19 commemorating the day in 1865 when slaves in Galveston, Texas learned two years after the Emancipation Proclamation…
Mississippi River project plans taking shape

The River Balcony is a proposed 1.5-mile promenade along downtown Saint Paul’s river bluff, connecting public spaces, civic landmarks, and development sites, providing new connections to…
SPPS approves budget

Facing an enrollment decline of a projected 1877 students, the St. Paul Board of Education on June 21 approved a $909 million budget, $563 million…
Absentee voting available now through Aug. 8

Anyone eligible to vote in Ramsey County may cast their absentee ballot – either in person or by mail – for the 2022 state primary…
All hands on decks

by Casey EkZachary Rassett picked up his first skateboard when he was 5 years old, and since then he hasn’t looked back. Now, the 26-year-old…
Are you the next writer for the Community Reporter?

by Casey EkFor the last 50 years, the Community Reporter has prided itself on being a news source of the community and has leaned into…
St. Paul’s unhoused grapple with drying federal COVID dollars

By Casey EkGean, one of St. Paul’s unhoused residents took cover under a bridget near Shepard Road as nickel-sized hail pelted the city on May…
Meet the newest Fort Road Federation board members

by Casey EkApril 26 marked the Fort Road Federation’s first in-person meeting of its type since the pandemic. The meeting, held at Summit Brewing, celebrated a…