by Jerry RothsteinPartners Jeff Harstad and Stephen Schumacher have rebuilt and reopened the historic car wash at Erie and Jefferson, adjacent to McDonald’s. Their business, The Car Wash Co., is now operating seven self-service locations around the Twin Cities, in West and South St. Paul, Maplewood, Little Canada, Coon Rapids and Fridley, with West 7th reopening this month.Jeff and Steve...
by Casey Ek
The City of St. Paul is one step closer to offering its residents who are Black descendants of slaves reparations as it forms a new commission for the task. On Jan. 4, the St. Paul City Council voted unanimously to approve the formation of the permanent St. Paul Recovery Act Community Reparations Commission set...
City Perspective
Hello Saint Paulites,As a Board Member of St. Paul Regional Water Services (SPRWS), I am pleased to share an update about progress being made to replace lead pipes throughout neighborhoods across the SPRWS service area. The removal of lead pipes is one of my top priorities as I finish my third and final term...
By Joel Giffin, DO The dark days of January can be a difficult time for many people, especially in Minnesota. Some people call this the winter blues, but the medical term for this feeling is seasonal affective disorder, or SAD. It is common to feel a little down in January, but full SAD goes beyond a small change in mood....
It's time to divest from fossil fuelsSince the early 1900s, the science has been clear. The more carbon we pump into the atmosphere, the warmer our planet becomes. In spite of having this knowledge, our society has continued to develop a fossil fuel-based economy regardless of the environmental cost. The decision to go down this path has led us...
Building an Antiracist Community Woke and aware
Growing up in a small rural Minnesota town, there was little that gave me reason to consider the lives of Minnesotans who identified as Black, Indigenous or what we broadly identify today as people of color. Nor did we have cause for considering the lives of those who were gay....
Sculpting Championship in Stillwater in late January. Taking on teams from around the globe, including teams representing Canada, Turkey, Finland and others, House of Thune is made of captain Dusty Thune and members David Aichinger and Kelly Thune. Their sculpture, entitled Journey, was inspired by “falling apart, picking up the pieces and trying to rebuild ourselves,” according to a Facebook...
The Twin Cities Jazz Festival will celebrate its 25th anniversary when it returns to St. Paul’s Lowertown Arts District for two days of free and family-friendly entertainment, Friday, June 23 and Saturday, June 24. This silver anniversary celebration will be the swan song for Founder Steve Heckler. He’ll hand over the baton to a new executive director, Dayna Martinez. Martinez...