Category: Local Culture
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Art Crawl Blooms Again This April
The annual right of spring, St. Paul Art Crawl, returns this April with even more art, music and activities than ever before. This year, organizers…
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Support Nonprofit Neighborhood News
Dear West End, As a small, nonprofit news organization, our success relies on the support of our community. Thankfully, for nearly 55 years the people…
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West 7th/Fort Road Federation Announces Annual Merchandise Contest
The West 7th / Fort Road Federation is pleased to announce a West 7th Community Merchandise design contest! They are seeking artists to submit designs.…
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Influencers for a Kinder World
It is fair to say that Carl Benston, AKA, Mr. Positive, never thought of himself as an influencer, at least not by the standards of…
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Smile
I swallowed a camera two months ago. Dr. Ravi made me do it. OK, it was a medical test. To check for blood in my…
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St. Patrick’s Day in the West End
St. Paul has long been a hub of St. Patrick’s Day festivities. Home to one of the oldest and largest St. Patrick’s Day parades in…
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Grace, Beauty and Courage
On a sub-zero day, something more than anger is needed to get one to leave the warm comfort of home and join hundreds of protesters…
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Plastic and Our Health
In the eighth and final part of her series on plastics, Julie Borgerding July explains how plastic can affect our health and what we can…
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Day By Day Cafe Celebrates 50 years
In November 1973, Greg Ekbom got sober. He graduated from a treatment center and was looking for what to do with his life. According to…
