“Train Dreams” is a Meditative, Generation-Spanning Tale

Have you ever stopped to think about the train laborers who helped build America’s railways? Here’s a film that you won’t soon forget. Chris Bentley’s…
Great Chefs of Grand Avenue to Debut as Upscale Fundraiser Celebrating Food, Community and Cause

An ambitious new culinary fundraiser will make its debut next month when Great Chefs of Grand Avenue brings together many of St. Paul’s best-known restaurants…
Origin Stories Part the Ninth: Origins of St. Paul, Radically Revised

The City of St. Paul was birthed with the expulsion of immigrants by the U.S. military. In the 1600s French explorers, traders and missionaries came…
The Flu: What Is It, What Are The Symptoms, And How Is It Treated?

After spending the holidays with our loved ones we find ourselves getting sick similar to the family we visited and one may think, is this…
Read Brave with Lobizona and St. Paul Public Library

Read Brave, St. Paul Public Library’s annual citywide book club, invites teens, families and community members to read the same young adult book and have…
West 7th / Fort Road Federation February 2026

It’s a great time to plug in! Contact the Federation with questions, to connect with neighbors, or to find local resources. Salt Reduction in West…
Noecker, Perez-Vega Announce Runs for Ramsey County Board Seat Long Held By Rafael Ortega

The Ramsey County Board seat held for more than three decades by Commissioner Rafael Ortega will be open next year, with St. Paul City Council…
50 years in West 7th, Part Two

When I was a kid, I wanted to be a dinosaur hunter. When I was a bigger kid, I wanted to be a doctor. I…
Why Bother?

As much as I’d like to, I don’t blame the person driving the city snow plow. He or she has a job to do. I…