August 30, 2025 West 7th Library 1 min read Columns, West 7th Library

Celebrate Libraries with the Great North Star Read Together at St. Paul Public Library!

Join us for the first-ever Great North Star Read Together—a statewide Read-In and celebration of Minnesota libraries! Bring your current

An example of a wrapped utility box in Edina, MN. Photo courtesy City of Edina.

July 31, 2025 Damian Goebel 1 min read City of St. Paul, Public Art

City of St. Paul/Forecast Public Art Looking for Artists to Spruce Up Downtown Utility Boxes

Forecast Public Art invites Minnesota-based artists of all experience levels to submit qualifications for the digital design of utility boxes

A Hidden Herald play located near the Hamms statue on West 7th Pl.

July 30, 2025 Abby Horton 3 min read Downtown St. Paul

Hidden Herald Tells the Secret Stories of St. Paul

Beginning in early July, Wonderlust Productions started their second season of Hidden Herald, a series of immersive audio plays that

Book cover of The Professor and the Madman

July 30, 2025 Beatrice Cosgrove 3 min read Bea's Books, Columns

The Murderer Who Wrote the Dictionary

What does a murderer and the editor of the Oxford English Dictionary have in common? Well, everything, according to Simon Winchester.

July 30, 2025 Zach Murphy 2 min read Columns, Film Review

Film Review: The Gamble of “Sinners” Pays Off

The word “Awesome” is thrown around a lot when it comes to films, but Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” resoundingly earns the

July 30, 2025 Highland District Council 1 min read Highland District Council

Highland District Council August 2025

Engagement Committee seeking members We’re seeking volunteers to join our Community Engagement Committee. The committee is responsible for programs, spaces,

June 26, 2025 Tim Johnson 3 min read Building Community, Columns, Public Art, Raspberry Island

At Home on Raspberry Island

It is a fair bet that Albert Einstein would have loved the colorful, fanciful, imaginative Mexican folk art exhibit presently installed on Raspberry Island. Hike down the Wabasha bridge steps or exit off of Wabasha onto Fillmore St. and you will find yourself in the presence of “Alebrijes: Keepers of the Island”. Surrounded by the Mississippi River on both sides, overlooking downtown St. Paul, Raspberry Island is the perfect venue for these four to sixteen foot vividly colorful creatures, whose heads and bodies are a fusion of a diverse and imaginative world.

June 26, 2025 Damian Goebel 1 min read Public Art, Raspberry Island

Raspberry Island Welcomes Colorful, Whimsical Alebrijes for the Summer

Raspberry Island welcomed 16 new inhabitants last month when Alebrijes: Keepers of the Island moved in. The new exhibit, which

Jacket cover of “On a Farther Shore: The Life and Legacy of Rachel Carson” by William Souder

June 26, 2025 Beatrice Cosgrove 2 min read Bea's Books, Columns

The Life and Legacy of Rachel Carson, Part 2

And so we continue our journey with Rachel Carson. Welcome back to my two part review of “On a Farther Shore: The Life and Legacy of Rachel Carson” by William Souder. The second part of the book opens as Carson navigates the publication and success of her new book “The Edge of the Sea” while examining the ups and downs of her personal life, including her romance with Dorothy Freeman, the death of her sister, Marjorie and multiple health complications.