West 7th/Fort Road Federation September 2025

Host sites needed Are you interested in hosting an air quality monitor for the Community Air Monitoring Project? We’re looking for volunteers who are willing…
Celebrate Libraries with the Great North Star Read Together at St. Paul Public Library!

Join us for the first-ever Great North Star Read Together—a statewide Read-In and celebration of Minnesota libraries! Bring your current read—whether it’s a book, ebook,…
Origin Story, Part the Fourth: Les Français arrivent avec les Ojibwés

In the 1500s eight thousand years of Dakota way of life and territorial integrity in Minnesota was challenged by European colonial powers. Following Christopher Columbus’…
Insty Prints Merging with Allegra Eagan

Long-time print shop Insty Prints announced last month they would be shutting down their operations on West 7th and merging with Allegra print shop in…
Community Voices: Thank You, West 7th Pharmacy, for 110 Years of Care

To the Editor: On June 30, our neighborhood said goodbye to a trusted friend, West 7th Pharmacy. After 110 years of service to the people…
The Big Yellow Dumpster

I just returned from outside Carl “Mr. Positive’s” St. Clair home. He is six months gone from the West 7th speck on the old earth…
At Home on Raspberry Island

It is a fair bet that Albert Einstein would have loved the colorful, fanciful, imaginative Mexican folk art exhibit presently installed on Raspberry Island. Hike…
Origin Story, Part the Third: Native Lands

For eight thousand years the Dakota navigated the waterways of our state in their dugout canoes. This network of streams and rivers was created by…
Happy as a Clam

West seventh All-Star cab driver, William “Texan” Dubois is a happy man. Ever-wise, calm, alert and ready. Knows who he is and what he is…