Category: Neighborhood News

  • Federation Update

    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

    (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

    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…

  • West 7th Businesses Sue Listening House

    West 7th Businesses Sue Listening House

    By Casey EkA  collection of West 7th area businesses and property owners has sued the City of St. Paul and the Listening House, the organization…

  • Investing in creative solutions to Minnesota’s housing shortage

    Investing in creative solutions to Minnesota’s housing shortage

    District Perspectives By Sen. Sandy PappasInvesting in creative solutions to Minnesota’s housing shortageHousing is a human right. But too many of our neighbors in St.…

  • Another look back: News from the 2000s Part 2

    Another look back: News from the 2000s Part 2

    Celebrating 50 years: 1971-2021  Editor’s Note: In the last issue of the Community Reporter, Margaret Kinney gave us a look at the first five years…

  • Riverview Corridor Progress: Bad to Worse

    Riverview Corridor Progress: Bad to Worse

    by Greg StruveIn the recent Policy Advisory Committee meeting and subsequent public presentations, the Riverview Corridor Plan has gone from bad to worse. In determining that…

  • Will the Circle Be Unbroken?

    Will the Circle Be Unbroken?

    Will the Circle Be Unbroken is the song and refrain that played in my mind on a continuous loop as my siblings, my wife and…

  • Health Lessons from a Matriarch

    Health Lessons from a Matriarch

    By Jonathan Dickman, MD  At the end of October, my family lost our matriarch as my grandmother died from complications following a car accident. My grandmother would…