50 years in West 7th, Part Two

When I was a kid, I wanted to be a dinosaur hunter. When I was a bigger kid, I wanted to be a doctor. I…
Why Bother?

As much as I’d like to, I don’t blame the person driving the city snow plow. He or she has a job to do. I…
Film Review: Stellar Cast Elevates “Jay Kelly”

Ah, the aging movie star. The price of fame. Public persona versus the real person. These are familiar themes in the world of Hollywood, and…
Origin Stories Part the Eighth: Fort Snelling at Bdote

While Fort Snelling has been around a couple hundred years, the Dakota have called Bdote home for eight thousand. Bdote is the confluence of the…
Slip Happens: A St. Paul Guide to Surviving this Snowy Season

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, until you slip on that hidden patch of ice on your way to Grandma’s house. Remember these…
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…