Transit for the Neighborhood—and the Region

Letter to the EditorBy James Schoettler, Citizen Advocates for Regional Transit (C-A-R-T.org) Kent Petterson made a number of good points in the December issue of…
St. Paul Teacher Joins Hall of Fame, Recognized for Outstanding Work in Youth Service

Keystone Community Services is proud to announce that one of our staff, Ed Steinhauer, was inducted into the Youth Intervention Hall of Fame on December…
New light on case sets Myon Burrell free

by David Lamb After the killing of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers on May 25, 2020 spurred renewed interest in issues…
St Paul Winter Carnival 2021

St. Paul Winter CarnivalThe 135th edition of the winter tradition will move forward in a new form this year in light of the pandemic. The…
Allina Health to Open United Family Physicians Clinic

After months of swirling rumors about the future of Allina Health’s residency program erstwhile housed at the United Family Medicine (UFM) clinic, Allina announced its…
Facing Pandemic, Local Businesses Carve Paths Forward

by David LambIn a year that has become known for feeling to many like history’s worst ever, things have been especially tough for small-businesses owners as…
Racism, Runny Noses and the Myth of Freedom for All

by Tim JohnsonRetired Pastor, Cherokee Park United Church[Editor’s Note: This is the tenth article in Tim Johnson’s series on racism. Comments and insights are welcome:…
When the Gangsters Ruled St. Paul

by David LambA century ago, the “Public Enemy Number One,” the leader of the group whose members J. Edgar Hoover called “the toughest mob we ever…
Riverview Corridor’s “Modern Streetcar” is NOT Modern Streetcar

by Jim Schoettler, C.A.R.T. The Riverview Corridor project took pains to distinguish between Light Rail Transit (LRT) and Modern Streetcar (MS-LRT). They said that LRT…