Longtime St. Paul member Rachel Evans has always had a passion for recycling but just last year, she took on the role of communications coordinator for the Waste Commission of Scott County. Rachel is a graduate of Valparaiso University where she obta…
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I first learned about this funny German word “gestalt” in a college video production course. “Gestalt,” meaning “shape” or “form,” refers to the ways in which individual parts come together to make an original whole. Filmmakers use the principles of…
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Kansas City, the city I called home for four years, made headlines this week because of a tragedy. Ralph Yarl, a 16-year-old boy, was sent to pick up his younger brothers from a friend’s house. He mistakenly rang the doorbell at Northeast 115th Stree…
While Andrea has been a St. Paul member her entire life, she is beginning a new chapter as the Book Corner Manager. She began her role on March 6. Stop in to say hello and get to know Andrea. Tell us about your family/where you grew up/went to colleg…
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There is a new kind of cosmetic surgery attracting interest. It’s cheaper than a facelift or tummy tuck, and it’s painless. Calligraphers are offering to help people reinvent themselves through a new personal signature. For around $100, these artists…
Spring cleaning the St. Paul neighborhood Saturday, April 22, 10 a.m.-12 noon Three times a year volunteers don bright vests, grab buckets and litter picker-uppers, and take to the streets surrounding St. Paul. The Make it Yours Neighborhood Cleanup…
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When my daughter was a preschooler, she loved the book Wacky Wednesday. We’d read it every day, multiple times a day. Even now, seven years later, I can recite it to you. “It all began with that shoe on the wall. . .” My daughter knew every word yet…