Category: Feature
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Notebook Recollections: St. Stan’s Burns
Local staple Tim Rumsey walked to work most days from 1987 to 2000. He began as a form of exercise but kept at it for his love of local lore…
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Mariah Theatre Company takes centerstage
The Big Blue River premieres March 4 at North Garden TheaterBy Casey EkTucked away in a warehouse across the river from downtown St. Paul, the cast of Patrick Coyle’s upcoming production of The…
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Judge hears Freedom House restraining order arguments
by Diane GerthThe legal fight continues in the lawsuit brought by several West 7th businesses against the City of St. Paul and Freedom House, the daytime homeless shelter opened last winter to provide…
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Get your rear in gear this March
West End Healthline Get your rear in gear this March By Catherine Bledsoe, MDAs you prepare to pack up the snowblower and tune up the mower in anticipation of spring, consider…
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Ford CP Spur: Opportunity slipping away
By Gregory Struve, PEIn 2017, the City of St. Paul performed a study on the disused Canadian Pacific (CP) Spur from the previous Ford Plant Site, now Highland Bridge, roughly paralleling 7th Street…
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Mancini’s makes more history at Schmidt Rathskeller
By Casey EkGenerations in the making, the Mancinis have taken over the Schmidt’s Rathskeller. Tucked under historic West 7th, the cellar venue has been home to countless local celebrations and…
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Another look back: 2011-2020
By Paul BardEditor’s Note: Over the last several months, the Community Reporter has looked back at the many neighborhood stories we’ve covered during our first 50 years of publication. Today, as…
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Taking the hard route
The outfitter who rented us our canoes was clear about which Boundary Water Canoe Area route we should take. He pointed to one route and said “It is not too hilly.…
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Here’s to another 50 years of the Community Reporter
Greetings. Most readers do not know me, so allow me to introduce myself. I am Casey Ek, the editor of the Community Reporter. I joined the paper last summer, and I…
