Category: Lifestyle & Wellness

  • Racism in Medicine

    Racism in Medicine

    West End Healthline By Jenny Zhang, MD The use of race in medicine has been an area of fierce debate for many years. Supporters of race-based…

  • Confronting the Virus

    Confronting the Virus

    County Perspectives by Commissioner Rafael Ortega, Columnist At every Ramsey County Board meeting since this global pandemic upended our lives one year ago, we have observed…

  • Free cooking classes at Mississippi Market

    Free cooking classes at Mississippi Market

    Free virtual classes provide accessible and affordable cooking tips, tricks and recipes while also helping people feel connected during this time of isolation. Instructors are local and…

  • Lunch with a Friend

    Lunch with a Friend

    by Tim Rumsey In October, 2019, I was reading a handbill after enjoying my lunch at Day by Day Café.Lost Family Member: Lorenzo Rossi52 years old7…

  • We’re almost there

    We’re almost there

    GARDEN VIEWSby Kent Petterson, columnist Hey, vegetable gardening friends—we’re almost there to spring planting time! It may not look like it today, but in a couple…

  • Your thoughts are lying to you (And so are mine!)

    Your thoughts are lying to you (And so are mine!)

    Being Well by Erin Brandel Dykhuizen, MA, MSW, LICSW Let me be real here for a minute — this column almost didn’t happen this month.…

  • Modern Medicine’s Promising COVID Vaccine

    Modern Medicine’s Promising COVID Vaccine

    West End Healthline By Jonathan Colin Rizo, MD, PGY2In December 2020, The BioNTech-Pfizer BNT162b2 and Moderna mRNA 1273 vaccines were granted emergency use authorization for the prevention…

  • The Bold North

    The Bold North

    In the darkest and coldest months of the year, West Enders and other St. Paulites find a multitude of ways to enjoy the nature our neighborhood has…

  • Escaping the Spiral of the Winter Blues

    Escaping the Spiral of the Winter Blues

    Being Wellby Erin Brandel Dykhuizen, MA, MSW, LICSW I haven’t been to my (now virtual) book club in three months. I haven’t even tried to read…