Is wood smoke a neighborhood threat?
By Scott Carlson In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the District 12 Community Council’s Environment Committee has been discussing how a largely overlooked issue could be further exacerbating the... Read More
Vacant Luther Seminary dorm is temporary homeless shelter
By Scott Carlson As a new year is dawning, a former dormitory at Luther Seminary is taking on a new life: It has become a temporary homeless shelter. Seminary officials... Read More
New director heads Creative Enterprise Zone
By Scott Carlson Angela Casselton recently became executive director of the Creative Enterprise Zone, returning to the nonprofit world and an organization known for facilitating wall murals in south St.... Read More
No SAP Arts Festival in 2021
By Scott Carlson The organizers of the St. Anthony Park Arts Festival have cancelled the 2021 arts festival due to continuing fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. The nonprofit issued the... Read More
Changing up the holiday season
By Scott Carlson Well, Santa Claus won’t be coming to town. At least not on Saturday, Dec. 5 when Kris Kringle had been scheduled to appear from 4 to 5 p.m.... Read More
Then there was a ‘metal grinding on metal’ sound
By Scott Carlson At 3 a.m. one day this past spring, Lou Smith awoke to the sound of “metal grinding on metal.” He looked out a house window, didn’t see... Read More
