West 7th Businesses Sue Listening House

By Casey EkA collection of West 7th area businesses and property owners has sued the City of St. Paul and the Listening House, the organization…
Investing in creative solutions to Minnesota’s housing shortage

District Perspectives By Sen. Sandy PappasInvesting in creative solutions to Minnesota’s housing shortageHousing is a human right. But too many of our neighbors in St.…
Another look back: News from the 2000s Part 2

Celebrating 50 years: 1971-2021 Editor’s Note: In the last issue of the Community Reporter, Margaret Kinney gave us a look at the first five years…
Riverview Corridor Progress: Bad to Worse

by Greg StruveIn the recent Policy Advisory Committee meeting and subsequent public presentations, the Riverview Corridor Plan has gone from bad to worse. In determining that…
Will the Circle Be Unbroken?

Will the Circle Be Unbroken is the song and refrain that played in my mind on a continuous loop as my siblings, my wife and…
Health Lessons from a Matriarch

By Jonathan Dickman, MD At the end of October, my family lost our matriarch as my grandmother died from complications following a car accident. My grandmother would…
Claddagh coffee reaches 10-year milestone

by Casey EkMary Hogan-Bard was known among her friends to make a mean cup of coffee—pour overs were her specialty. They would often tease her, asking…
Keystone responds to pandemic with creativity

by Jerry RothsteinKeystone Community Services is one of the organizations with which our community is blessed — devoted to looking for areas of challenge and creating…
Recollections: A Case of Brotherly Love: November 1997

By Tim Rumsey, MDFrank Heller’s older brother Raymond was hospitalized at United with metastatic prostate cancer. He did not look good. Frank stayed with him in…