50 years in West 7th

Notebook Recollections I used to be a doctor in West 7th for 50 years. (1975 to 2025). I retired last week. During that half century,…
Artist Spotlight: Carolyn Kleinberger

Along the picturesque 4.5-mile stretch of Summit Avenue stand rows of stately Victorian mansions, earning the street recognition as one of America’s greatest in 2008…
Progress for Minnesota, Despite Trump

I was glad to see so many folks from the neighborhood at the recent “Future of West 7th” town hall at North Garden Theater. With…
Origin Stories Part the Seventh: Not in the Book’s History

In 1914 Lucy Leavenworth Wilder Morris was researching original “highways” of Minnesota and found few maps. As she investigated, she interviewed old settlers. “All at…
Darkness & Mystery in Community

It was a sad day when the joy of playing in the darkness came to a sudden and abrupt halt. My grandfather, the patriarch of…
Community Voices: St. Paul’s Brave Steps to Reduce Gun Deaths

Who will stand up for our children? Since the shooting at Annunciation Church almost four months ago, we’ve heard a lot of noise and seen…
Community Voices: Stalled West 7th Improvements Are On The Community, Too

On Monday, October 29, I attended my 86th community meeting about the future of transportation on West 7th Street. I was not expecting much. I…
Don’t Slip Up—Preventing Falls in Winter

As this year closes and the next one opens, one thing we can count on every winter in Minnesota is ice. Icy sidewalks, icy streets,…
Getting Back Into the Reading Groove

Bea’s Books As fall has come to a close and the days have become darker, my reading slump is finally coming to an end. Maybe…