Category: Local Culture

  • The Other Epidemic

    The Other Epidemic

    By Tim Rumsey, MDOn the day we discovered that his colon cancer had returned, the first thing Mr. Thomas Mitchell asked was how my 96-year-old dad…

  • Looking Back

    Looking Back

    50 years of hyperlocal reporting Editor’s note: In this issue and the next, we are featuring a series of articles exploring the newspaper’s history. See also:…

  • Unkind neighbors

    Unkind neighbors

    We have new neighbors in West 7th, and some are not being kind to us.As you may know, Freedom House, a homeless services drop-in center,…

  • Virtual Mothers Day Concert

    Virtual Mothers Day Concert

    Landmark Center will be hosting a free virtual concert for Mothers Day at 1pm on May 9. Register to join it here: bit.ly/3aHfEeZ

  • Policing, Racism and the Problem of Escalation

    Policing, Racism and the Problem of Escalation

    Building an Antiracist Community By Tim Johnson I would like to say my wife and I never argue or get angry with each other.   That,…

  • Community Reporter 50th Anniversary

    Community Reporter 50th Anniversary

    Add your name to our Honor Roll of Community Supporters to help us sustain our work. Our “Community of Reporters” provides the West End with thoughtful,…

  • The Church of St. Matthew drive-up fish fry Fridays

    The Church of St. Matthew drive-up fish fry Fridays

    The Church of St. Matthew (510 Hall Ave.) will host a drive-up to go only fish fry every Friday through April 2 from 4:30 to 7:30…

  • Community Reporter 50th Anniversary

    Community Reporter 50th Anniversary

    Add your name to our Honor Roll of Community Supporters to help us sustain the workOur “Community of Reporters” provides the West End with thoughtful,…

  • When the Gangsters Ruled St. Paul

    When the Gangsters Ruled St. Paul

    by David LambA century ago, the “Public Enemy Number One,” the leader of the group whose members J. Edgar Hoover called “the toughest mob we ever…