Claddagh family brings us — EMERALD

By JERRY ROTHSTEINAmanda Caruso and Molly Bard have known each other for a long time, worked together at Claddagh off and on during its first…
Kinney’s exhibit to adorn Amore Coffee

By Casey Ek Margaret Kinney, who serves on the board of the Community Reporter, didn’t fancy herself an artist per se until she retired from…
The M names new executive director

The Minnesota Museum of American Art (the M) Board of Directors has named Dr. Kate Beane as its 10th executive director. Beane most recently served as…
BEA’S BOOKS: Measuring Up

Measuring Up by Lily LaMotte and Illustrated by Ann Xu Above all, Cici loves to cook. It’s one of her favorite hobbies. she and her…
‘Dakota Spirit Walk,’ an augmented reality experience, brings nature sanctuary to life

Walkers within St. Paul’s Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary with access to smartphones can take their reality to the next level thanks to a new app-based augmented…
Laundry Love: Finding Joy in a Common Chore

Book review by Paul BardWest End resident and self-styled “Laundry Evangelist” Patric Richardson has earned a surprising amount of press for his unorthodox approach to the…
Federation Update

fortroadfederation.org Wanted: West 7th RecipesWe’re collecting recipes of West 7th, from you, for a West 7th / Fort Road Federation cookbook which will be sold…
(Re)Discover George Latimer Central Library

By Terry Giinther, Library Manager Have you been to the historic George Latimer Central Library recently? It’s worth the short trip down West 7th Street. The…
West 7th Notebook Recollections, December 1997

By Tim Rumsey, MDLocal staple Tim Rumsey walked to work most days from 1987 to 2000. He began as a form of exercise but kept…