St. Paul Oktoberfest 2019 at Schmidt Brewery

Produced by the Germanic-American Institute (GAI), the St. Paul Oktoberfest is just like the Munich original – held in September – with beer imported directly…
30th Annual Czech, Slovak Festival

On Sunday, September 15, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sokol Minnesota celebrates its 30th annual Czech and Slovak Festival. It will again be a…
Remembering Rondo at WAM

Rose and Melvin Smith: Remembering Rondo (through September 8). Currently living in Eagan, Minnesota, Rose and Melvin Smith were residents of St. Paul’s Rondo neighborhood for many…
Reaching the People through Economic Development

by John Hottinger Dr. Bruce Corrie, the City of St. Paul’s Planning and Economic Development Director, brings a rich and varied background which fits with Mayor…
West End Artist Profile: Sid Korpi

Artist, teacher, actor, author, wedding officiant, editor, dog-walker, dancer and animal chaplain — Sid Korpi is a Renaissance woman now living on West Seventh, converting…
Sibley Plaza major facelift underway

After years of deterioration, Sibley Plaza is heading for a major facelift to be anchored by an Aldi’s Grocery Store.
Ramsey County Making Community Engagement Work

by Jerry Rothstein The idea of “community engagement” has emerged in recent years to offer a new way for government agencies to interact with community…
Food Matters: Plucking Raspberries

I love the brambling foods, which are so insistent, flirtatious, and charmingly disheveled. Not to mention so sharply delicious. We grow three varieties of raspberry: Caroline…
Sue’s Fitness: A Change of Pace

by Jerry RothsteinAmidon Graphics is one of the West End’s hidden enterprises. Over its 65 years the commercial printer has developed as a sophisticated resource for…