Category: Local Culture
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R.I.P. Carl Bentson 10-27-1974 to 12-18-2024
Sunday, August 3, 2025, 5:45 p.m. West 7th’s C.S.P.S. Hall was emptied out. Lights down, chairs and tables folded and put away. The band was…
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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’…
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The Air We Breathe
The kayaks sat on top of our car. Tents, sleeping bags, cooking gear, food and everything else one needs for four days in the Boundary…
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Golden Chow Mein to Remain on West 7th
“FINALLY!!!!!! The news we’ve all been waiting for! Golden Chow Mein will continue with new owners!!!!!!” Long-time employee Mary Erjavec announced on social media August…
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In Memorium: Richard L Kutz 1949-2025
Uppertown blocks celebrate the life of their neighbor Richard Kutz. From his birth residence on the fourth floor of the Paulina Building, Leech and West…
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“Origin Story” to Have a Second Printing
Joe Landsberger’s history of the West End, “Origin Story of Fort Road/West Seventh Street, the Township/City of Saint Paul, the Territory/State of Minnesota: Glacial Age…
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Clean Up Saturdays to National Night Out
In the 90s and early 2000s, Saturdays were cleaning days. My grandmother would wake us all up, give us a broom, and send us outside…
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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…
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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,…
