Category: Feature
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Ways of Knowing Minnesota Compass Provides Data that Matters
By Jerry RothsteinWhat do we know about our city, our neighborhood, our street, not to mention the wider world of the great state of Minnesota?…
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Building a Non-racist Community Racism: A Hidden History
by Tim Johnson, Retired pastor of Cherokee Park United Church[Editor’s note: This is the second in a series that Tim Johnson is writing for the…
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Building a Non-racist Community: Embracing Solidarity
by Tim Johnson, Retired pastor of Cherokee Park United Church [Editor’s note: This is the first in a series that Tim Johnson is writing for…
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Keystone/West Seventh Providing for our Future
I believe the children are our futureTeach them well and let them lead the wayShow them all the beauty they possess inside… [Creed and Masser/Whitney…
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A Century of Civic Action
In September, 1919, Minnesota became the 15thstate to ratify the 19thAmendment to the Constitution, which prohibited the states and the federal government to refuse the…
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The Women of Claddagh Coffee
by Jerry Rothstein When Claddagh Coffee opened in August, 2011, it didn’t take very long for it to become one of the neighborhood’s favorite spots.…
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Welcoming Pastor Emily: In the City for Good
by Jerry Rothstein A few months ago, Pastor Emily Rova-Hegener arrived in the West End to take up her new call — to both St.…
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Neighborhood Tradition Has Deep Roots
In 1990, Ray, Nancy and Mary Jo Matykiewicz planted a pine seedling in their side lot on Bay Street. That fall Ray was deployed to…
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Riversedge Brings Bold Vision to Downtown
by Commissioner Rafael Ortega Over the past six months, Ramsey County has been working with developer AECOM to refine a vision for the Riversedge development…
