Arcata Press | Saint Paul Almanac and Minnesota Humanities Center Awarded $90,000 Heritage Partnership Grant
July 31, 2015
Saint Paul Almanac and the Minnesota Humanities Center received a $90,000 Heritage Partnership grant to plan how to consistently publish and distribute the stories of Minnesota African American leaders and writers.
Celebrating Ten Years of the Saint Paul Almanac!
July 29, 2015
Saint Paul Almanac celebrates its first decade with a grand book release party for its new literary collection, Saint Paul Almanac: A Ten-Year Retrospective. (Aug. 5, 2015) SAINT PAUL—The Saint Paul
TWISP | This Week In Saint Paul: Monday, July 27th – Sunday, August 2nd 2015
July 27, 2015
I can’t believe that summer is almost two thirds over. I can’t believe that it has already been quite full. It is not over, thankfully. You could think awhile about how to fill the rest of the summer, but I have done a little of that for you--at least for this week.
TWISP | This Week In Saint Paul: Monday, July 20th – Sunday, July 26th 2015
July 20, 2015
It’s another full week. I have not wilted from the heat yet but have had to turn on my air conditioner at home only twice so far. Maybe it is because I have been taking in some of the great views the city has to offer in the performance, art, and community venues that keep me from noticing it is getting to the hot part of the year.
Art by Leann E. Johnson
Old Rondo
By Donte Collins ● July 17, 2015
we were Ferris wheel watchers firefly fighters dollar store cap gun robbers cops and Sunday creased collars private school scholars giving the church basket the dollars our mothers slipped into our pockets seconds before.
My Como Zoo Funeral
July 14, 2015
I want mini donuts at my funeral nothing fancy, just a van owned by a retired couple who won’t skimp on the sugar and for the kids, all-you-can-ride wristbands.
TWISP | This Week In Saint Paul: Monday, July 13th – Sunday, July 19th 2015
July 13, 2015
Last week’s Canadian fires brought me a scratchy throat and sights of suns and moons with colors that would make the artist’s palette envious. On alternate evenings, I saw the blood moon and the pink sun that hovered over Saint Paul and was reminded of the brilliant things happening in the stages, in the neighborhoods, and in the hearts and minds that made and consume it all.
Eating Philosophy
July 9, 2015
Waitress walking across the bridge still smell like kitchen. Want to serve you my seven spice butter sauce blueberry eyes freshly baked buns grated parmesan hair.
TWISP | This Week In Saint Paul: Monday, July 6th – Sunday, July 12th 2015
July 6, 2015
The spectacle of the Fourth of July left us with a late night of fireworks after an exciting extra-inning ball game at CHS field. Last week was grand, but there are even more fireworks in store for this week. You cannot possibly catch them all, but Saint Paul is busy this week. Take a look, listen, feel, and taste. You will be glad you shared it with us.
Art by Chad Hambright
Good River Feeling Bad
By J. Otis Powell‽ ● July 5, 2015
Her voice is deep water, Though she’s too shallow this year for ships, Her body more round than angular, When I ask her questions I get more, Answers than I know what to do with, She says her name in whispers
Wednesday, July 22, 2015: Kevin Vollmers with Gazillion Strong present “The Minnie-rasure” of People of Color at the Lowertown Reading Jam
July 5, 2015
Do I see myself in the water’s reflection? Do you? Or have we been written out of this Minnesota Brand all together? “The Minnie-rasure” of People of Color.