Saint Paul Almanac

Including a calendar, date book, restaurant reviews, essays and poems about Saint Paul, the Saint Paul Almanac is a rich resource for anyone wishing to explore the cultural and social depths of Saint Paul throughout the year.

Poetry, happiness and memory: Minnesota's Poet Laureate Joyce Sutphen

By Lisa Steinmann, Saint Paul Almanac

Poetry, happiness and memory emerged as the dominant themes at lunch on March 20th with Minnesota Poet Laureate Joyce Sutphen at the Humanities Center in St. Paul, part of the Lunch and Learn series. Sutphen’s talk was playfully labeled with alternative titles: “Got Poetry?,” Poetry in Your Pocket,” “Poetry Out Loud,” and “Poetry for Lunch.” In the end, these were really just chapters in a free-ranging discussion that touched on why it’s important to get poetry, to understand it and keep it close at hand, like a poem in your pocket, something you can remember and recite.

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Photostory: Help Saint Paul break a Guinness World Record!

By Lisa Steinmann, Saint Paul Almanac

I had a meeting with Kimberly Nightingale in Lowertown two weeks ago and, sure enough, we got invited to play around with a Hasbro toy from our youth.

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Photostory: Last week of AZ Gallery's Winter Carnival Children's Art Show

By Staff, Saint Paul Almanac

AZ Gallery's annual Winter Carnival Children’s Art show is back! The show features artwork by elementary and middle school students from public and private schools throughout Saint Paul, in celebration of the Saint Paul Winter Carnival.

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Photostory: At the Lowertown Reading Jam with Louis Alemayehu

By Nigel Parry, Saint Paul Almanac

Above: Web poster for the January 23rd "Nuevo Mestizos" Lowertown Reading Jam with Louis Alemayehu. "We will explore through song, story and spoken word some of the ideas of Gloria Anzuldua as to what it means to live in the border lands of culture, race, sex, class and nationality. There is a visionary identity that connects us to the world, ecologically, spiritually, politically, culturally in a new way... Nuevo Mestizos."

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All aboard! Union Depot could once again be St. Paul's gateway to the world

By Patricia Anita Young, Saint Paul Almanac

My dad James Melvin Young Sr. became a second generation “Red Cap Porter” when his uncle William A. Young retired circa 1949. Melvin was 23 years old when the Saint Paul Union Depot at 214 Fourth Street in Lowertown was the gateway to the world. Working there was the spark that ignited a love for world travel for my dad.

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Kofi Bobby Hickman featured in Almanac/Irrigate Arts banner project

By Staff, Saint Paul Almanac

This is the final piece in the Irrigate project "University Avenue Voices." Our team met all summer to curate the written pieces (originally published in the Saint Paul Almanac), design, and find the locations along the light rail corridor for the posters and this one big banner.

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Behind the scenes: 2014 Saint Paul Almanac Community Editors starting at the beginning

By Lisa Steinmann, Saint Paul Almanac

Last night was the first meeting of the Saint Paul Almanaccommunity editor group and my second season as an editor. When our work is done, we will have helped launch the 2014 (and eighth) edition. It will make its debut next year in September.

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Nick Nelson finds out more about the Saint Paul Almanac

By Nick Nelson, Saint Paul Almanac

City of Saint Paul videographer Nick Nelson talked with Saint Paul Almanac publisher Kimberly Nightingale about the release of the 2013 Saint Paul Almanac, a travel guide to Minnesota's capital city and a collection of community stories.

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The Brawl in Saint Paul: Teaching today's youth conflict resolution requires creativity

By Kofi Bobby Hickman, Saint Paul Almanac

During the Civil Rights movement, most youth felt that the leadership of their community was inadequate and didn’t speak to their concerns, and therefore they would “take matters into their own hands.” Little did they realize that their methods and tactics were causing more problems than they were solving, that they had the effect of polarizing the community; as a result, there were constant di

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My dad's love for his parks

By Pat Kaufman-Knapp, Saint Paul Almanac

My dad, William LaMont Kaufman, was superintendent of Saint Paul Parks for thirty-four years. He dearly loved his job, and because he did, approximately one-third of our childhood was spent in his beloved parks. Como, our favorite, offered so much to children as well as to adults.

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