St. Paul sidewalk poetry contest winners

On May 26, Mayor Carter announced the winners of the St. Paul Sidewalk Poetry Contest for 2023, a collaboration between the city, Public Art St. Paul…
Justus Ramsey House reconstruction request for proposals

The West 7th/Fort Road Federation, along with community partners and stakeholders, are requesting proposals for the reconstruction and interpretation of the Justus Ramsey House. Those planning to…
Northern Spark art festival says goodbye

On Saturday, June 10, 2023, the Northern Spark festival hosted its final event after 12 years. Their final program. A Night With the River, was more…
Grand Oak Opry kicks off 2023 season

“The thing that weirds people out is you’re walking into our backyard,” Said Sean Kershaw, who along with his husband Tim Hawkins, operate the Grand Oak…
Local artists look to create West 7th Arts District

When artist Brooks Werner first moved to the Twin Cities, he said all he heard about was Northeast or South Minneapolis as the places to live…
Greetings from your new editor

I am very excited to begin my journey as the new editor of the Community Reporter. I’m proud to continue the more than 50-year legacy of…
St. Paul updates bicycle plan

Staff from the City of St. Paul are in the process of updating their original 2015 bicycle plan. The proposed update calls for increasing separated bikeways,…
West 7th properties petition to join Downtown Improvement District

Commercial property owners along West 7th Street to Grand Avenue in downtown St. Paul have submitted petitions to City Council to join the St. Paul Downtown…
Abdirahman Kahin of Afro Deli and Grill named small business person of the year

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) named Abdirahman Kahin as the National Small Business Person of the Year for 2023 at the National Small Business Week…