Category: Local Culture
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West 7th / Fort Road Federation March 2025
560 Randolph, FCC Trash Truck Appeal Our work continues on our appeal of the proposed trash truck site at 560 Randolph. Subscribe to our newsletter…
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All Aboard: Brake Bread Adds a Unique Gathering Space
In late August, the owners of Brake Bread, a local bakery located at 1174 West 7th, struggling with limited seating and wanting a space for…
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Make Snow Where You Can
Building Community The winter landscape for the beginning of 2025, much like the winter landscape for virtually all of 2024, is bleak and barren. At…
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Group Collaborating to Reopen Historic Walnut Street Stairway
Rethos, the St. Paul Parks Conservancy, and the West 7th/Fort Road Federation, in collaboration with the City of St. Paul, are embarking on a fundraising…
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Minnesota Author Writes New Novel With a West 7th Setting
Pete Gallagher, a West End native and now a Shoreview resident, recently released his new novel “Backwashed.” The novel is a murder mystery set in…
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The Last Time I Saw Mr. Positive
The last time I saw Carl Bentson, he was laying on his back on his front steps. Eyes closed, glassy, kitty–wampus. His head on the…
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Viengchan Oriental Market Opens In Former Cooper’s Site
The long-awaited return of a neighborhood grocery store to West 7th finally came when Viengchan Oriental Market opened its doors on December 18 at the…
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Plastic In Land and Air
In part six of her series on plastics, Julie Borgerding July talks about the prevalence of plastics in everything we touch, from in our homes…
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West 7th Artist Designs 2025 Winter Carnival Buttons
Heather Friedli, owner of Friedli Gallery 943 West 7th, was chosen this year’s St. Paul Winter Carnival buttons. Her designs were unveiled at a ceremony…
