Walking Lake Phalen

by Hallie O’Falvey I was walking around Lake Phalen, recently. It is the second largest and deepest lake in St. Paul proper. It is also…
I Get Your “OK Boomer” But Don’t Throw the Boomer Out with the Bathwater

by Deborah Padgett My seventeen-year-old grandson is a financially successful entrepreneurial digital marketing coach and agency owner. Yesterday he used the term “OK boomer!” with…
Best Buy Teen Tech Center Opens in St. Paul

Best Buy has opened its sixth Teen Tech Center in the Twin Cities at CLUES, Comunidades Latinas Unidas en Servicio, 797 East 7th Street. There…
The Women of Claddagh Coffee

by Jerry Rothstein When Claddagh Coffee opened in August, 2011, it didn’t take very long for it to become one of the neighborhood’s favorite spots.…
41st Annual Landmark Center Holiday Bazaar

Landmark Center’s Old-Fashioned Holiday Bazaar is the perfect place for holiday shoppers to find gifts for everyone on their list. The St. Paul tradition hosts…
Penumbra Presents Langston Hughes’ ‘Black Nativity’

Penumbra’s homegrown Christmas show features exceptional lead vocalists, the outstanding Kingdom Life Church Choir, and stirring choreography, making for a celebration full of joy, community,…
West End Artist Profile: Ardell Nelson

Making the world beautiful one piece of furniture at a time. Ardell is an artist and visual designer who recently established Color UP Studio in…
Transit Assistance Program (TAP)

Metro Transit’s Assistance Program (TAP) is designed to make public transit more affordable for lower income residents. TAP provides a reduced fare pass on a…
West Side Art Show and Sale

On Saturday Dec 7, 2019: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Realife Cooperative, 170 East Emerson Ave, West St Paul, come to appreciate, buy and…