Mor Boutique Brings Community-Focused, “Life-First” Retail to Grand Avenue

When Sara Holst officially opened the doors of Mor Boutique on October 11, she wasn’t launching a long-planned retail venture—she was following what she describes…
Cossetta’s Panettone Rises to New Heights

Jaime Martinez, Cossetta’s Executive Chef of Bakery and Pastry Production, received Best in the Americas awards for both traditional and chocolate panettone at the Panettone…
Plans for Keg and Case Renovation Call For Boxing Gym, Events Center

The Keg And Case building at 928 West 7th could be getting new life in the coming months. Outlaw Developers presented plans for a new…
Moloney’s Irish Imports Opens in Former Irish on Grand Space

On Saturday, November 8, Moloney’s Irish Imports officially opened in the Former Irish on Grand space, the same Grand Avenue storefront where generations of locals…
50 years in West 7th

Notebook Recollections I used to be a doctor in West 7th for 50 years. (1975 to 2025). I retired last week. During that half century,…
Artist Spotlight: Carolyn Kleinberger

Along the picturesque 4.5-mile stretch of Summit Avenue stand rows of stately Victorian mansions, earning the street recognition as one of America’s greatest in 2008…
Progress for Minnesota, Despite Trump

I was glad to see so many folks from the neighborhood at the recent “Future of West 7th” town hall at North Garden Theater. With…
Origin Stories Part the Seventh: Not in the Book’s History

In 1914 Lucy Leavenworth Wilder Morris was researching original “highways” of Minnesota and found few maps. As she investigated, she interviewed old settlers. “All at…
Highland District Council Announces First Round of Commercial Corridor Grant Funding Recipients

Murals, window displays, small business marketing efforts and new awnings are just some of the improvements coming to Highland in the coming months thanks to…