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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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,…
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…