What Is Truth?

Where was my notebook? My first reaction was confusion. It was that feeling one gets when you are certain where you left the car parked,…
50 years in West 7th, Part Three

There is a certain amount of conceit necessary to record one’s life story! Let alone in three parts!! (you need room for all the!!!!) I…
Community Voices: The Virus Within Us

Here we go again. Some people in the community hunkering down in their homes waiting for it to be safe to go outside. Schools providing…
Great Chefs of Grand Avenue to Debut as Upscale Fundraiser Celebrating Food, Community and Cause

An ambitious new culinary fundraiser will make its debut next month when Great Chefs of Grand Avenue brings together many of St. Paul’s best-known restaurants…
Origin Stories Part the Ninth: Origins of St. Paul, Radically Revised

The City of St. Paul was birthed with the expulsion of immigrants by the U.S. military. In the 1600s French explorers, traders and missionaries came…
50 years in West 7th, Part Two

When I was a kid, I wanted to be a dinosaur hunter. When I was a bigger kid, I wanted to be a doctor. I…
Why Bother?

As much as I’d like to, I don’t blame the person driving the city snow plow. He or she has a job to do. I…
St. Paul Winter Carnival Returns in 2026 to Celebrate 140 Years

Starting January 22nd, 2026, St. Paul’s annual coolest celebration, the Winter Carnival, returns for another year of festivities, going until February 1st. This year’s event…
A Touch of Andrea Salon Closes on Christmas Eve After More Than Four Decades of Community Care

After more than 40 years behind the chair and nearly three decades as a West 7th neighborhood fixture, Andrea Burnstein quietly closed the door to…