HDC, W7/FRF host annual meetings, welcome new Board members

The West 7th / Fort Road Federation (W7/FRF) and the Highland District Council (HDC) held their annual meetings and Board of Directors elections last month,…
Celebrate all things West 7th at West Fest this summer

There’s a party coming to West 7th this summer, and organizers want everyone in the neighborhood to know they are invited. The event, West Fest…
Cultivating Creativity: How Minnesota’s 2023 Legislature is Investing in the Arts

Minnesota’s vibrant arts scene is a cornerstone of our St. Paul identity. From the Ordway Center for the Arts to Teatro del Pueblo, and Penumbra…
Keeping Fear in Its Place

Our response was instinctive, as if our bodies made decisions without consulting our minds. The huge bear on the other side of the glass lunged…
Mr. Positive is ill

I’ve driven by Carl Bentson‘s St. Clair State Fair House every day for 30 years. Like so many others, I have to. To right-start my…
A community lesson for the whole world

Lucky I am to have made a documentary portrait of Carl Bentson. Mr. Positive is a half hour film about a good neighbor who never…
Keg and Case files for bankruptcy

Developer Craig Cohen filed for bankruptcy April 19, citing more than $11 million in outstanding debts. In the filing, Cohen named Keg & Case Market…
City Council approves bike plan updates

The St. Paul City Council approved an update to the City’s 2015 bike plan April 24. The update calls for over 160 miles of new,…
Vote on Capital Improvement Budget community proposals

Voting is underway for community members to weigh in on several proposed projects in St. Paul, including improvements to Jefferson Ave. and along the Same…