Great Chefs of Grand Avenue to Debut as Upscale Fundraiser Celebrating Food, Community and Cause

An ambitious new culinary fundraiser will make its debut next month when Great Chefs of Grand Avenue brings together many of St. Paul’s best-known restaurants…
A Touch of Andrea Salon Closes on Christmas Eve After More Than Four Decades of Community Care

After more than 40 years behind the chair and nearly three decades as a West 7th neighborhood fixture, Andrea Burnstein quietly closed the door to…
A Very West End Holiday

From local artisan markets and festive tree lightings to Broadway productions and classical concertos, and all points in between, St. Paul has it all this…
Celebrating 55 Years of the Community Reporter

March 1, 1970 September 8, 1970 July 1, 1971 Depending on how you measure, any one of those dates is the birth of the Community…
Origin Story, Part the Sixth: John Irvine, Granddaddy of W7 / St. Paul

While Irvine Park and Hillside commemorate John Irvine, his legendary civic role in the birth of our neighborhoods and city is somewhat neglected. Prior to…
A Day in the Life of the SPFD

The woman next to me brushed tears from her eyes, and stared gloomily ahead as we rushed toward United Hospital. We were in the back…
Hidden Herald Tells the Secret Stories of St. Paul

Beginning in early July, Wonderlust Productions started their second season of Hidden Herald, a series of immersive audio plays that reveal the hidden histories of…
Ramsey County Reallocates Riverview Corridor Funding Away from West 7th

The Ramsey County Board of Commissioners reallocated nearly a billion dollars, almost three-quarters of which was originally earmarked for Riverview Corridor, on June 10. In…
Big Island Poké Brings Authentic Hawaiian to St. Paul

Before opening Big Island Poké, located at 74 Snelling Ave. S, owners Jenii Phu and Hailey Erickson worked in another poké shop together for a…