Parks: A Portrait of a Young Artist

Join History Theatre as they bring to life the story of renown photographer Gordon Parks in Parks: A Portrait of a Young Artist. The play opens…
“Not for Sale” – powerful new play about redlining

Late 1950s & early ’60s. Arnold Weigel, a rising star in the Twin Cities real estate business, puts his career on the line when he…
Here’s to another 50 years of the Community Reporter

Greetings. Most readers do not know me, so allow me to introduce myself. I am Casey Ek, the editor of the Community Reporter. I joined…
February is Black History Month

2022 marks the 152nd anniversary of the Fifteenth Amendment (1870), which gave the right of black men to vote following the Civil War. It also marks…
Friedli channeling Indigenous roots through snow sculpting

by Casey EkLocal artist Heather Friedli is continuing to take the snow sculpting world by storm this winter with a series of competition and exhibition appearances…
Jacobson takes helm as Winter Carnival makes a comeback

By Casey EkIn the weeks leading up to the 2022 St. Paul Winter Carnival Lisa Jacobson, the new president and CEO of the St. Paul…
Neighbors

By Tim Rumsey, MDToday, Jan. 21, 8:05 a.m., the cold is painful. Tips of fingers freeze. The musculoskeletal system balks. The mind ices up.That’s why…
Beginner Square Dance classes starting Feb 7

Triple T Square Dance Club, a St. Paul area square dance club, will be offering weekly beginner classes from 6:30–8pm. starting Monday, Feb. 7, at the…
Kinney’s exhibit to adorn Amore Coffee

By Casey Ek Margaret Kinney, who serves on the board of the Community Reporter, didn’t fancy herself an artist per se until she retired from…