Longtime Community Reporter board member, husband seeing the world

By Margaret KinneyIn August 2021, longtime Community Reporter board member Julie Borgerding July and her husband Ellery July left their home of 20 years in St.…
The Storyteller is a coming-of-age novel filled with mystery, suspense

ABBY’S ANGLEReview by Abby HortonIn The Storyteller, Kathryn Williams’s coming of age novel, we follow a typical teenage girl living her normal life in the…
Notebook Recollections: West 7th Liquor Barrel Glacier

Local staple Tim Rumsey walked to work most days from 1987 to 2000. He began as a form of exercise but kept at it for…
Parks Service, Mississippi River Connection launch teacher award

The National Parks Service and Mississippi River Connection have announced their first-ever Big River Teacher Award, which recognizes outstanding achievement and innovation by a teacher who…
Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage at Saint Paul Public Library

By Terry Giinther, Library Manager May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage month, and the library is celebrating with events and book lists for all…
Fort Road cookbook now available

Months in the making, West Seventh Cooks! cookbook is finally available for purchase. For $25, you can get a hold of about 85 recipes from your…
Youth Bb camps at Macalester College

Sign up for youth basketball camps at Macalester College this summer. Camps are available for boys entering 4-8 grade and girls entering 3-8 grade. Register online:…
Dino & Dragon Stroll

See and walk up to life-size dinosaur and dragon animatronics, including a 60-foot Tyrannosaurus rex, May 7-8 at the Saint Paul RiverCentre. Book your tickets, including…
Pedestrian-safe Shepard Road crossings on city’s radar

by Casey EkKathy Carruth, the Highland District Council executive director, recalls standing alongside members of Mayor Melvin Carter’s office, St. Paul Police Department leadership and other…