Mashkawiziiwag Virtual Exhibit at the Watermark

The Watermark Art Center in Bemidji, Minnesota has launched its Mashkawiziiwag, or “they are strong,” exhibit features the work of a Ne-Dah-Ness Rose Greene, an…
Holiday Planning in the Time of COVID-19

By Nicholas Swenson, MD and Angela Ulrich, PhD As snow falls and the pandemic surges, families across Minnesota are wondering how to celebrate the holidays without putting…
Rehab restores landmark, builds on track record of success

NEIGHBORS SPEAK OUT by Dave ThuneThe historic stone and brick complex atop a bluff high above the Mississippi River has lived many lives—a Japanese language and…
Ayd Mill Road reopens with new pedestrian, bike path

The 1.5 mile stretch of road was closed on August 1 to implement a new 3-lane street design with two southbound vehicle lanes, one northbound vehicle…
Overcoming Racism Conference

The Facilitating Racial Equity Collaborative’s (FREC) annual Overcoming Racism Conference took place virtually Nov. 12-13. Emceed by FREC member William Moore, the conference featured a keynote…
Riverview Corridor’s “Modern Streetcar” is NOT Modern Streetcar

by Jim Schoettler, C.A.R.T. The Riverview Corridor project took pains to distinguish between Light Rail Transit (LRT) and Modern Streetcar (MS-LRT). They said that LRT…
Let it snow

Elisha May Jacobsen, staff photographer for the Community Reporter, captured the neighborhood’s fall colors before and after the October blizzard.
Hate is brief, love is immense

Dear Deb by Deb Padgett padgettstudios.com … life is the gold and sweetness of wheat, /hate is brief, and love immense. — Gabriella Mistral In…
November starts out HUGE

BIRDS IN PARTICULARHALLE O’[email protected] The days are growing shorter while the sun is hiding out, not my favorite weather combo. I have always dreamed of…