Category: Feature
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Art Crawls light up St. Paul
The month of May in St. Paul was filled with enough art to make the biggest art lovers blush. From the Schmidt Art Crawl to the Lowertown Art Crawl, St. Paulites…
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Freedom House day shelter to close May 8
By Casey Ek, Diane GerthFreedom House, the homeless shelter at 296 West 7th will be closing its doors on May 8, Molly Jalma, the executive director for the Listening House, the…
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Locals rallying for Ukraine
by Casey EkThe Germanic American Institute(GAI), 301 Summit Ave., is joining a growing number of local individuals and organizations providing aid to Ukrainians in the midst of its war with Russia.Through…
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Longtime Community Reporter board member, husband seeing the world
By Margaret KinneyIn August 2021, longtime Community Reporter board member Julie Borgerding July and her husband Ellery July left their home of 20 years in St. Paul’s West End to go…
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Fort Road Federation gears up for annual meeting
By Casey EkFor the first time in over two years, the Fort Road Federation, the independent nonprofit district council representing the West 7th/Fort Road Neighborhood, will hold its annual meeting in…
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Pedestrian-safe Shepard Road crossings on city’s radar
by Casey EkKathy Carruth, the Highland District Council executive director, recalls standing alongside members of Mayor Melvin Carter’s office, St. Paul Police Department leadership and other civic leaders on March 15…
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St. Paul’s downtown burst into life
Photos by Casey Ek St. Paul’s downtown burst into life Thursday, March 17,2022, St. Patrick’s Day, as thousands poured into the capital city for its annual parade and festivities. Parade organizers…
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Schmidt Spring Art Crawl returns
Making its return at the Schmidt Artist Lofts, 900 West 7th St., from April 29 to May 1, and the artistic living space is abuzz with creative energy as the…
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Reflections on Women’s History Month: Women of St. Paul
By DROÙThe feel of a hardhat. Against the sound of once moving bulldozers. And the equally moving parts of injustice. The stiffness of flaccid muscles suddenly and wholly rigid. A form-defining…
