Category: Lifestyle & Wellness

  • Insects in our lives — what is your reaction?

    Insects in our lives — what is your reaction?

    VIEWS FROM THE GARDEN by Kent Peterson There is no doubt that we humans have an emotional relationship with insects. Thoughts ranging from the base…

  • Linda Miller: If you can talk, you can write

    Linda Miller: If you can talk, you can write

    by Pat Tupper “If you can talk, you can write.” Linda Miller explained to me. The volunteer leader of a current West Seventh family history…

  • Metro Transit Begins to Drive Change

    Drive Change’s mission is to provide a respectful and inclusive environment that is harassment-free, so everyone feels comfortable and safe using public transit. Harassment is…

  • Mississippi Market’s Spring Plant Sale

    Mississippi Market’s annual spring Plant Sale at the co-op’s West 7th store runs from May 3–27, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. An extensive selection…

  • Kessler & Maguire Lunch & Learn Workshop

    Home and Fire Safety Tips  On Thursday, May 9, Jeremy Berger from the St. Paul Fire Department will discuss eight fire safety tips for older…

  • West 7th Public Library

    West 7th Public Library

    by Leslie Spring, library manager Kaleidoscope: Performing Arts for the Very Young, free family-friendly programs geared towards kids ages birth to kindergarten, is back this…

  • UFM Integrates Mental Health into Primary Care

    UFM Integrates Mental Health into Primary Care

    by Riley Karbon, Director of Advancement, United Family Medicine Sue (name changed) came in recently to United Family Medicine (UFM) for a routine diabetes management…

  • West End Neighbors’ Garden, History Tour

    West End Neighbors’ Garden, History Tour

    by Joe Landsberger Twelve years ago a group of gardeners decided to put on a garden tour to do their part in building our immigrant…

  • Attitude and Aging

    Attitude and Aging

    A by Deb Padgett In January of 2016, Christopher Bergland, posted an article in Psychology Today titled “Positive Attitudes About Aging May Be a ‘Fountain…