March 27, 2024 Tim Johnson 3 min read Columns

Range Anxiety and the Green Book

When it comes to electric vehicles, range anxiety is a thing. “Will we make it to our destination?” being the central question driving the anxiety. In late January we leased an electric car from Hyundai. Our Ioniq 5 has a range of 266 miles, which is quite sufficient for traveling anywhere in the Metro region. Our goal, however, was St. Augustine, Florida to visit family. Would we make it the entire way, finding charging stations when needed or would we find ourselves stranded along the road in Iowa, Indiana, Kentucky or one of the other states through which we had to travel?

March 27, 2024 Letter to the Editor 0 min read Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: Thanks to the Fort Road Federation for making our street safer

I would like to give a shout out to Julia McColley, Executive Director of the West 7th/Fort Road Federation, for

March 27, 2024 Letter to the Editor 1 min read Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: Kids Deserve a Healthy Balance Between Online Safety and Access for Support

Dear Community Reporter, I appreciate the conversation our state is having to keep children protected online as the prevalence of

March 27, 2024 Paul Bard 4 min read

Carol Carey Retires from Historic St. Paul

After leading Historic St. Paul (HSP) for over two decades, Carol Carey, the organization’s Executive Director, recently retired from her

March 27, 2024 Damian Goebel 2 min read St. Patrick’s Day

St. Patrick’s Day Parade marches back to Downtown

Hundreds of revelers came out for the “Greatest St. Patrick’s Day parade in the nation” on March 16. Despite the

March 27, 2024 Global Arts Plus 5 min read Global Arts Plus

GAP creative writers share mini memoirs

This month, GAP Creative Writing students were challenged to write a memoir in under 250 words, having to pack lots of detail and feelings into limited space. Here are five of their stories.

March 27, 2024 Community Reporter 2 min read Schmidt, St. Paul Art Crawl

Schmidt on West 7th hosts St. Paul Spring Art Crawl

What do Rembrandt, Georgia O’Keefe, Banksy and Andy Warhol have in common? They all started as local artists. Meet a

March 27, 2024 West End Healthline 3 min read Columns

Harnessing the Power of Spring: Exercising Outdoors

As the seasons shift and the chill of winter gives way to the warmth of spring, there’s a sense of renewal in the air. With the sun shining bright and nature coming back to life, what better time to get back to that exercise routine, or to continue your current one, by taking it outdoors. Embracing exercise is an essential part of a healthy lifestyle and outdoor workouts not only offer a refreshing change of scenery, but also bring health benefits for both the body and mind.

March 27, 2024 Beatrice Cosgrove 2 min read Columns

Year of Wonders is an enthralling story of death and happiness in during the Plague

This book encapsulates what it meant to be a woman during the Plague and explores themes of death, self-discovery and what it means to be truly happy. This one took me a while to read, especially because of the flowery language and sometimes slow-developing storyline, but I thoroughly enjoyed the book and was sad to finish it.