A United Defense Against ICE

District Perspectives, District 65B Operation Metro Surge and the recent deployment of 2,000 additional federal agents to the Twin Cities area have triggered an organized…
What Is Truth?

Where was my notebook? My first reaction was confusion. It was that feeling one gets when you are certain where you left the car parked,…
50 years in West 7th, Part Three

There is a certain amount of conceit necessary to record one’s life story! Let alone in three parts!! (you need room for all the!!!!) I…
Community Voices: The Virus Within Us

Here we go again. Some people in the community hunkering down in their homes waiting for it to be safe to go outside. Schools providing…
“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…
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…