Category: Local Culture

  • Rice Park lights up for the holidays

    Rice Park lights up for the holidays

    On November 10, Mayor Melvin Carter and the City of St. Paul celebrated the annual lighting ceremony for The Salvation Army “Tree of Lights” in…

  • Celebrating 100 years of Palumbo Mass

    Celebrating 100 years of Palumbo Mass

    By Jeanne Pechmann Most of us won’t remember the article in the St. Paul paper about the tragedy that has affected our family since 1923.…

  • Holiday season in full swing

    Holiday season in full swing

    The Holiday’s are right around the corner, and the West End and surrounding neighborhoods are a great spot to celebrate. Shopping local Keg and Case…

  • Piano Lessons , part one 

    Piano Lessons , part one 

    Notebook Recollections 10-20-16  Our clinic had an outside piano. Three actually, Minnesota weather being what it is.  Number one was a 1926 Raudenbush upright player…

  • West 7th / Fort Road Federation December 2023

    West 7th / Fort Road Federation December 2023

    Welcome our Newest Board Member The Federation welcomes our newest board member and Area 3 Coordinator, Seth Smiglewski. Seth moved to the West 7th neighborhood…

  • Highland District Council December 2023

    Highland District Council December 2023

    Community Spotlight Each month, the Highland District Council will feature a Highland Park resident, business or organization. Our goal with this initiative is to build…

  • Support news in your own back yard

    Support news in your own back yard

    Dear West End, Did you know? The Community Reporter has brought local news to our neighborhood for more than 50 years.  Did you know? This…

  • Justus Ramsey House finds its new home

    Justus Ramsey House finds its new home

    The Justus Ramsey House may be in pieces at the moment, but it will soon have a new home.  The Minnesota Transportation Museum was announced…

  • Persistence

    Persistence

    Building Community  Prudence would suggest finding a comfortable chair in a comfortable spot, and let younger, healthier members shoulder the responsibility of hosting this event…