Category: Local Culture
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An Alternative Path
Riding or hiking along the banks of the Mississippi is one of the delights and benefits of having Crosby Farm Regional Park in our backyard.…
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Why I Stood on a Chair and Shouted at the Riverview Corridor Open House
Way back in 2013, I was walking around the St. Paul downtown skyway looking for some lunch. During my walk, I ran across a table…
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Cooper’s Foods to close at the end of June
A cornerstone of the West End for over three decades, Cooper’s Foods, 633 West 7th, is closing its doors for good on June 27. “It…
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West 7th / Fort Road Federation June 2024
Join our board! We are currently recruiting candidates for two of our board seats: one in Area 1 (homeowner or renter), and the other in…
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Highland District Council June 2024
Highland Park Garage Sale Weekend Highland Park’s weekend of garage sales is Friday, June 21 and Saturday, June 22 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.…
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HDC, W7/FRF host annual meetings, welcome new Board members
The West 7th / Fort Road Federation (W7/FRF) and the Highland District Council (HDC) held their annual meetings and Board of Directors elections last month,…
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Celebrate all things West 7th at West Fest this summer
There’s a party coming to West 7th this summer, and organizers want everyone in the neighborhood to know they are invited. The event, West Fest…
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Keeping Fear in Its Place
Our response was instinctive, as if our bodies made decisions without consulting our minds. The huge bear on the other side of the glass lunged…
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Mr. Positive is ill
I’ve driven by Carl Bentson‘s St. Clair State Fair House every day for 30 years. Like so many others, I have to. To right-start my…
