The newly established, permanent, standing commission will serve as an advisory body to the mayor and city council on matters related to repairing the damage caused by public and private systemic racism in the city, which resulted in racial disparities in generational wealth, homeownership, health care, education, employment and pay and fairness within the criminal justice system among the American...
As the Great River Passage Conservancy and its partners prepare for the next phase of the Mississippi River Learning Center and the River Balcony projects, tour river sites to get more acquainted with the waterway. The public is invited to attend winter walks at Crosby Farm Regional Park through two programs: Hike with a Ranger, March 4, 10am-noon. Register: bit.ly/3IqYFO8,...
By Paul BardHave you ever been inside the CSPS Hall? Anyone who’s driven past the intersection of West 7th and Western will have seen the handsome, three-story red brick building at 383 Michigan St. that houses the Pajarito restaurant. A red neon sign identifies the building as the CSPS Hall. But even if you’ve patronized the Pajarito (or its predecessor,...
ABBY'S ANGLE
by Abby Horton★★★★/5 StarsLittle House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder, originally written in 1932, is a children’s fiction novel reflecting on the author’s life beginning in 1871. We as readers get introduced to the author's 4-year-old self who lives in a log cabin on the edge of the Big Woods...
The City of St. Paul’s youth employment and training program Right Track announced the #RightTrack100 Employer Challenge – its new initiative aimed at encouraging local employers to commit to hosting Right Track interns in 2023. Designed as a fun, accessible way for organizations to connect with Saint Paul’s up-and-coming talent, the #RightTrack100 Employer Challenge also celebrates the program’s 10-year anniversary. "For...
Local icon Tim Rumsey walked to work most days from 1987 to 2000. He began as a form of exercise but kept at it for his love of local lore harvested through his interactions with people on the street. He began documenting his musings and eventually filled 53 pocketbooks with his observations. He continues writing about his observations to this...
Longtime West 7th Library Manager Terry Günther is stepping out of his role to see the world. Specifically, Günther will be dedicating this next portion of his life to service work in Greece through Lighthouse Relief, a nonprofit aiding incoming refugees. Safe travels, Terry!
by Casey EkNeighborhood preservationists were left scrambling to save the Justus Ramsey House, an 1850s-era historic stone building on the patio of Burger Moe’s, after learning that Mayor Melvin Carter Monday Jan. 23 filed an order to have the house leveled, calling it unsafe.Neighbors then filed a temporary restraining order that was later signed by Ramsey County District Judge Laura...