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…
One French Buhr Millstone’s Unusual Journey to St. Paul

by David Lamb When Bob Frame, an engineering historian at the engineering and architectural firm Mead & Hunt, looked across his recently re-landscaped yard at…
“No confidence”: As UFM residents look to move program, patients flee a clinic adrift

by David Lamb The marriage that created the United Family Medicine (UFM) Residency Program in 1993, providing high-quality health care to a generation of Saint…
Neighbors Speak Out: United Family Medicine Clinic Leadership Severs Ties with Residency Program, Displacing 34 of 35 UFM Doctors

Less than a year into their roles, the CEO and board chair of the United Family Medicine (UFM) clinic have initiated action to sever the…