Category: Local Culture

  • Resisting the Abusive Tape of Racism

    Resisting the Abusive Tape of Racism

    by Tim JohnsonRetired Pastor of Cherokee Park United Church[Editor’s Note: This is the ninth article in Tim Johnson’s series on racism. Comments and insights are…

  • Join the keystone virtual book club

    Join the keystone virtual book club

    Love to read and talk to your friends about books? This group is for you! As part of our new virtual programming for seniors, we’re…

  • Overcoming Racism Conference

    Overcoming Racism Conference

    Virgil Mountain (Blacklance) led an opening ceremony at 2018 Overcoming Racism Conference. This year’s virtual conference Nov. 13-14 will explore, through an anti-racist lens, how…

  • Audacity Revisited

    Audacity Revisited

    by Deborah PadgettGeorge Floyd’s killing, Elijah Cummings’ and John Lewis’s deaths have left me humbled, helpless and grief stricken. I cannot be silent because silence…

  • New Investment Challenges Hard Times

    New Investment Challenges Hard Times

    by Jerry RothsteinThe Bay Street Burger Dive, which opened in August at the former Bay Street Grill site, has become the latest in an 80-year…

  • New Murals in Council Chambers of St. Paul City Hall/Ramsey County Courthouse

    New Murals in Council Chambers of St. Paul City Hall/Ramsey County Courthouse

    New mural art (pictured) was unveiled Aug. 19 by local artists including CLUES Latinx Mural Apprentice Project, Emily Donavan, Adam Swanson, and Leah Yellowbird. Although…

  • 2020 Community Service Award Winner Jerry Rothstein

    2020 Community Service Award Winner Jerry Rothstein

    Jerry Rothstein, editor of the Community Reporter for the past 12 years, has been awarded a 2020 Community Service Award by the Fort Road Federation, which…

  • The Productive Time

    The Productive Time

    GARDEN VIEWSKENT PETTERSON columnist This is the most satisfying and productive time of the gardening year, and maybe its most challenging. By that I mean…

  • Church Bulletin

    Church Bulletin

    Remember to verify all scheduled events, including church services. A feature that lists special church events for the month. Call 651-665-0068 or e-mail items to…