May 1, 2022 Casey Ek 0 min read

Parks Service, Mississippi River Connection launch teacher award

The National Parks Service and Mississippi River Connection have announced their first-ever Big River Teacher Award, which recognizes outstanding achievement and

April 3, 2022 Casey Ek 2 min read

Pedestrian-safe Shepard Road crossings on city’s radar

by Casey EkKathy Carruth, the Highland District Council executive director, recalls standing alongside members of Mayor Melvin Carter’s office, St.

April 3, 2022 Letter to the Editor 3 min read

LRT: Money better spent elsewhere

Letter to the Editor [Editor’s Note: Public Safety is the St. Paul Area Chamber of Commerce’s advocacy priority this year, and

April 3, 2022 Casey Ek 0 min read

Home Tour is back, West 7th well-represented

Three west end residences will be open during the Minneapolis & Saint Paul Home Tour. Joe Landsberger and Steve Shimer

March 13, 2022 Community Reporter 0 min read

Birds through Dakota Eyes

Did you ever wonder how the wood duck got its red eyes? C̣aƞte Máza (Neil McKay), University of Minnesota senior Dakota language

February 5, 2022 ituan 1 min read City Planning

Understanding purpose and need

By James Schoettler, member of Citizen Advocates for Regional Transit (CART)The City of Sauk Centre, pop. 4,500, has a four-lane

December 31, 2021 Casey Ek 1 min read

‘Dakota Spirit Walk,’ an augmented reality experience, brings nature sanctuary to life

Walkers within St. Paul’s Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary with access to smartphones can take their reality to the next level

November 1, 2021 Paul Bard 2 min read

Little Bohemia volunteers beautify bike trail with fall planting

by Paul BardA group of 25 neighborhood volunteers took advantage of unseasonably warm fall weather back on Sept. 25 to

September 4, 2021 Letter to the Editor 2 min read

Now is the Time to Act on Climate Change

With the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the world has again received another stark warning. Act now