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      • Volume 1: Saint Paul Almanac (2007)
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      • Global Poetry Celebration 2026
      • Reading Series for Volume 14: Illumination
      • The New Faces of Publishing: Community Editors for Volume 14
      • To the Beloved Moon
      • Accustomed
      • In Gaza / בעזה
      • Baye [or Baay]
      • Global Poetry Celebration 2025
      • Solitude
      • Since the beginning
      • An international student, detained by ICE in Minneapolis, buys lilies for Easter brunch
      • My Mother Smoking a Cigar
      • Fighting B(l)ack Pain
      • How the Body Wears Its Sorrows
      • Upon learning that an angler fish is small enough to fit in the palm of your hand,
      • Alive in the Mississippi River Valley:
      • Poetry NOW Poetry FOREVER Contest
      • Listen! An Evening of Poetry and Music
      • It’s Here! The Summer/Fall 2024 Digital Magazine
      • Global Poetry Celebration 2024
      • Blaze
      • On Being The Artist
      • Asking For A Friend
      • Global Poetry Celebration 2023
      • Announcing the Fall 2023 Digital Magazine
      • 2023 Community Editor Apprenticeship Applications Open February 17
      • COURAGE Writing Contest
      • Dream of Wild Health
      • Environmental (In)Justice Storytelling Contest Winners
      • Reading Series: Saint Paul Almanac Volume 13
      • Untitled
      • Sacred Water
      • Minnesota Nice
      • Stones
      • Saint Paul Almanac Receives Propel “Seeding Cultural Treasures” Grant
      • Saint Paul Almanac Presents Free “Rooted in Rondo” Screening at CHS Field
      • Global Poetry Celebration 2022
      • Animal Economics
      • Let Us Consider
      • Big Lake Smelt Don’t Lie
      • Children of Michigan
      • Fire Medicine
      • I Want My Future Back
      • Diagrammer of Sentences
      • Restoring prairie
      • How I Became a Feminist
      • Between the Stations
      • Salvation of Bread
      • MAL-UNION
      • Interlude with Cadaver Seeking Dogs
      • Caretakers
      • Gifts of the Superior Hiking Trail – The Dragonfly
      • School of big and small
      • Isaac’s Blessing Bags
      • Rooted in Rondo
      • Environmental (In)Justice Storytelling Contest
      • Break Through Writing Contest
      • You’re Invited to the Party! – Saint Paul Almanac’s Launch of the Carol Connolly Initiative for Almanac Poets and Writers
      • Carol Connolly Initiative for Almanac Poets and Writers
      • Seeking a creative writer and a visual artist to lead a storytelling contest!
      • 2021 Saint Paul Sidewalk Poetry Contest
      • Global Poetry Celebration 2021
      • 2020 Saint Paul Almanac Block Party
      • V Fest 2020
      • Juneteenth 2020
      • Take Back Pride – 2020
      • Storymobile Podcast
      • A Tapestry of Community Celebrating the Life of George Floyd
      • Thank you for supporting the Saint Paul Almanac
      • Surprise Retirement Party for Kimberly Nightingale
      • Saint Paul Almanac – winning awards and building communities through the arts!
      • The Saint Paul Almanac is now taking writing and art submissions for the upcoming Vol. 13 edition!
      • Saint Paul Almanac: Newsletter for October 24, 2019
      • Saint Paul Almanac: Newsletter for October 11, 2019
      • Rondo: Beyond the Pavement Has Been Selected to Various 2019 Film Festivals
      • Saint Paul Almanac Announces Our Next Executive Director!
      • Saint Paul Almanac: Resistance and Resilience, Volume 12! Book Release Party
      • I Wish
      • West Saint Paul
      • Survive These Evil Fates
      • Pet
      • When Words Are Not Enough
      • Philando Castile
      • If I Declare the Obvious
      • Glass Womb
      • Alzheimer’s Lament
      • William Taylor, First Fiddler of Minnesota
      • Arts Roots in Saint Paul: The Seventies!
      • Listening
      • My Time as an Irvine Park Resident
      • Memories of a Boy Becoming a Man
      • I’ve Been Working on the Railroad
      • Wiigwaasabak
      • More Champagne?
      • The Bazooka Bubble Gum Fraud
      • Baseball on Griggs Street
      • Saint Paul Almanac Newsletter August 8, 2019
      • Saint Paul Almanac Newsletter July 23, 2019 Release
      • Saint Paul Almanac Newsletter July 10, 2019 Release
      • Saint Paul Almanac Newsletter June 26, 2019 Release
      • Poetry in the Park in the Dark – 2019
      • Poetry in the Park in the Dark Launched
      • Saint Paul Almanac Newsletter June 2019 Release
      • RONDO: Beyond the Pavement showing in film festivals across the country!
      • Executive Director Job Announcement
      • Executive Director Position
      • Poetry and Seeds! in the Park in the Dark
      • RONDO: Beyond the Pavement showing at the Rondo Library & at Ober Community Center
      • News about RONDO: Beyond The Pavement
      • Poetry in the Park in the Dark — Selected Poets and Artists
      • Community Reaction to Viewing RONDO: Beyond the Pavement
      • RONDO: Beyond the Pavement screening
      • Choose Your Adventure: A Saint Paul Guide for College Students and Twenty-Somethings
      • RONDO: Behind the Pavement – Podcast
      • The Song “Rondo Street”
      • Rondo: Beyond the Pavement Film Screening
      • Your Poems and Art Coming to a Park in the Dark
      • Your Stories, Poetry, Art & Photos in New Saint Paul Almanac Book
      • Storymobile Alumni Party
      • Poetry in the Park in the Dark
      • Storymobile to Collect State Fair Stories at the Minnesota State Fair
      • 8 Seasons of Art: A Black Arts Story.
      • ALMANAC ANNOUNCES ITS FIRST EVER ALUM PARTY BASH!
      • Golden Thyme Café Jam
      • Lowertown Reading Jam: “In the Spirit of Our Mothers”
      • Writers And Musicians To Celebrate The Enduring Legacy Of Poet And Activist Meridel LeSueur At ‘Renewal’ Gathering February 22
      • Second annual benefit for the Carol Connolly endowment for the Saint Paul Almanac
      • Final batch of IMPRESSIONS broadsides hits the rails!
      • IMPRESSIONS to Release Final Set of Broadsides
      • IT’S GIVE TO THE MAX!
      • The Lowertown Reading Jam Returns to the Black Dog with Brittany Lynch’s “Knowledge of Self”
      • Saint Paul Almanac Announces Two Public Saint Paul Listening Sessions
      • IMPRESSIONS Releases Six New Fall Broadsides
      • Sid Carlson White Talks on Story, Place, Understanding and The Almanac
      • IMPRESSIONS Keeps Rolling with Six New Broadsides September 1 at Union Depot
      • Evelyn, Aging
      • of a time
      • Tell me again
      • Where I Belong
      • Saint Paul Almanac Literary Festival – April 13 through June 17, 2017
      • IMPRESSIONS Releasing Six New Broadsides June 1
      • Saint Paul Almanac: On a Collected Path Release Party April 6, 2017 at the Black Dog Cafe!
      • Announcing the Eleventh Saint Paul Almanac: On a Collected Path
      • IMPRESSIONS: First Six Broadsides and the Poets and Artists here!
      • IMPRESSIONS Launch Wednesday, March 1
      • IMPRESSIONS to Launch with Party Near Green Line Terminus
      • IMPRESSIONS Finalists
      • Dakota Writers Speak to Presence
      • Launch: Saint Paul Almanac Carol Connolly Endowment!
      • Help Us Publish Our 2017 Saint Paul Almanac
      • Saint Paul Almanac Announces Poetry Winners for Inaugural IMPRESSIONS Poetry Competition
      • Keno Evol’s “Black Poets On Black Magic – Joy & Survival”
      • The Lowertown Reading Jam Returns
      • Saint Paul Almanac Announces Call for Artists for IMPRESSIONS
      • New and Improved Storymobile 2.0 Brings Better People-Powered Storytelling to the Streets of Saint Paul
      • Saint Paul Almanac Announces Call for Poetry Submissions for IMPRESSIONS Poetry Competition
      • Why Ain’t You a Doc?
      • Remembering Dorothy Day
      • The English Language Class
      • Learn the Fundamentals: An Interview with Billy Peterson
      • My Second Grade Teacher
      • Do We Remember . . . the North Central Voters League?
      • Send in Your Stories, Poems and Artwork
      • The Good Ole Days All Over Again
      • Fire on Pig’s Eye Island
      • Cheesehead
      • From the Beginning: Forums, Theater, and Music
      • Mears Park
      • The Sweet Potato Lady (Deborah Torraine)
      • Wokiksuye
      • Contribute to the Saint Paul Almanac
      • TWISP | This Week In Saint Paul: Monday, December 28th, 2015 – Sunday, January 3rd, 2016
      • TWISP | This Week In Saint Paul: Monday, December 21st – Sunday, December 27th, 2015
      • “Makato Wokiksuye” Dakota Writers Speak to Presence
      • Christmas Unplugged
      • Dancing at the Crossroads
      • TWISP | This Week In Saint Paul: Monday, December 14th – Sunday, December 20th, 2015
      • Letter to the Lady Who Fell
      • TWISP | This Week In Saint Paul: Monday, December 7th – Sunday, December 13th, 2015
      • Our Lady of Guadalupe
      • The Invitation
      • TWISP | This Week In Saint Paul: Monday, November 30th – Sunday, December 6th, 2015
      • TWISP | This Week In Saint Paul: Monday, November 23rd – Sunday, November 29th, 2015
      • TWISP | This Week In Saint Paul: Monday, November 16th – Sunday, November 22nd, 2015
      • TWISP | This Week In Saint Paul: Monday, November 9th – Sunday, November 15th, 2015
      • IMPRESSIONS Coming to a Train or Bus Near You Saint Paul Almanac on Wheels!
      • TWISP | This Week In Saint Paul: Monday, November 2nd – Sunday, November 8th, 2015
      • TWISP | This Week In Saint Paul: Monday, October 26th – Sunday, November 1st, 2015
      • TWISP | This Week In Saint Paul: Monday, October 19th – Sunday, October 25th, 2015
      • 2015 Saint Paul Almanac Literary Reading Festival
      • TWISP | This Week In Saint Paul: Monday, October 12th – Sunday, October 18th, 2015
      • TWISP | This Week In Saint Paul: Monday, October 5th – Sunday, October 11th, 2015
      • TWISP | This Week In Saint Paul: Monday, September 28th – Sunday, October 4th, 2015
      • TWISP | This Week In Saint Paul: Monday, September 21st – Sunday, September 27th, 2015
      • TWISP | This Week In Saint Paul: Monday, September 21st – Sunday, September 27th, 2015
      • TWISP | This Week In Saint Paul: Monday, September 14th – Sunday, September 20th, 2015
      • TWISP | This Week In Saint Paul: Monday, September 7th – Sunday, September 13th, 2015
      • TWISP | This Week In Saint Paul: Monday, August 31st – Sunday, September 6th, 2015
      • TWISP | This Week In Saint Paul: Monday, August 24th – Sunday, August 30th 2015
      • TWISP | This Week In Saint Paul: Monday, August 17th – Sunday, August 23rd 2015
      • TWISP | This Week In Saint Paul: Monday, August 10th – Sunday, August 16th 2015
      • TWISP | This Week In Saint Paul: Monday, August 3rd – Sunday, August 9th 2015
      • Arcata Press | Saint Paul Almanac and Minnesota Humanities Center Awarded $90,000 Heritage Partnership Grant
      • Celebrating Ten Years of the Saint Paul Almanac!
      • TWISP | This Week In Saint Paul: Monday, July 27th – Sunday, August 2nd 2015
      • TWISP | This Week In Saint Paul: Monday, July 20th – Sunday, July 26th 2015
      • Old Rondo
      • My Como Zoo Funeral
      • TWISP | This Week In Saint Paul: Monday, July 13th – Sunday, July 19th 2015
      • Eating Philosophy
      • TWISP | This Week In Saint Paul: Monday, July 6th – Sunday, July 12th 2015
      • Good River Feeling Bad
      • Wednesday, July 22, 2015: Kevin Vollmers with Gazillion Strong present “The Minnie-rasure” of People of Color at the Lowertown Reading Jam
      • TWISP | This Week In Saint Paul: Monday, June 29nd – Sunday, July 5th 2015
      • TWISP | This Week In Saint Paul: Monday, June 22nd – Sunday, June 28th 2015
      • Wednesday, June 24, 2015: Michael Kiesow Moore and Morgan Grayce Willow present “ArtTransForms” at the Lowertown Reading Jam
      • TWISP | This Week In Saint Paul: Monday, June 15th – Sunday, June 21st 2015
      • Grandma’s Arms
      • TWISP| This Week In Saint Paul: Monday, June 8, – Sunday, June 14, 2015
      • The Cathedral—June Thirteenth
      • TWISP | This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, June 1, – Sunday, June 7, 2015
      • TWISP | This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, May 25, – Sunday, May 31, 2015
      • Young Sins
      • Blessed for Life
      • Saint Paul Connections: The Labor Movement and the Civil Rights Struggle
      • POW WOW
      • TWISP | This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, May 18, – Sunday, May 24, 2015
      • Wednesday, May 27, 2015: Ka Vang presents “The Word | The Blues” at the Lowertown Reading Jam
      • TWISP | This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, May 11, – Sunday, May 17, 2015
      • TWISP | This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, May 4, – Sunday, May 10, 2015
      • TWISP | This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, April 27 – Sunday, May 3, 2015
      • TWISP | This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, April 20 – Sunday, April 26, 2015
      • TWISP | This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, April 13 – Sunday, April 19, 2015
      • Wednesday, April 22, 2015: Emmanuel Ortiz presents “Farmworkers and Food Justice” at the Lowertown Reading Jam
      • TWISP | This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, April 6 – Sunday, April 12, 2015
      • TWISP | This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, March 30– Sunday, April 5, 2015
      • TWISP | This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, March 23– Sunday, March 29, 2015
      • TWISP | This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, March 16 – Sunday, March 22, 2015
      • TWISP | This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, March 9 – Sunday, March 15, 2015
      • Wednesday, March 25, 2015: Eva Song Margolis presents “ReMix the Struggle” at the Lowertown Reading Jam
      • Around Saint Paul – Black Dog Coffee and Wine Bar
      • What’s in a Name?
      • TWISP | This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, March 2 – Sunday, March 8, 2015
      • TWISP | This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, February 23 – Sunday, March 1, 2015
      • Wednesday, February 25th 2015: Sharon M. Day presents “Uprisings” at the Lowertown Reading Jam
      • TWISP | This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, February 16 – Sunday, February 22, 2015
      • TWISP | This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, February 9 – Sunday, February 15, 2015
      • TWISP | This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, February 2 – Sunday, February 8, 2015
      • TWISP | This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, January 26 – Sunday, February 1, 2015
      • Walks with the Chowhound
      • Empty Promise
      • Five Things to Love about Saint Paul from Someone Who Moved Here from Somewhere Else
      • The Drive
      • In Praise of Aging
      • Silverheels
      • Photograph
      • TWISP | This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, January 19 – Sunday, January 25, 2015
      • Cold
      • January 28th 2015: Jessica Lopez Lyman presents “Crossing the Blue Wall” at the Lowertown Reading Jam
      • TWISP | This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, January 12, – Sunday, January 18, 2015
      • Why We Love Our City
      • Of Arthur “Chan” McWatt (March 10, 1926–April 3, 2012)
      • Home Is Knowing the Path to Her Door
      • Park Two
      • Graphic Memoir
      • Deliverance
      • A Misty Dream of Glacial Saint Paul
      • The Restaurants of Frogtown
      • Untitled
      • The Spot
      • Bird in Hand
      • Worms Eat My Garbage: A Saint Paul Love Story
      • From Somalia to Kenya, to Somalia to Minnesota
      • Memory Care Unit
      • Fabel’s Shoe Store
      • We Were Fine, Thank You
      • From Mears Park in Spring
      • Niam, Ua Koj Tsaug Thank You, Mom
      • Praises
      • Miss Decides She’s Had Enough
      • Playing Catch with My Dad
      • An Uncommon Wedding: Eat Your Heart Out, Kate Middleton
      • All That Silk and Satin Gear
      • Upside Down
      • Prom 1999
      • Osceola, Osceola
      • Van Gogh Appears at the Café Amore
      • First Kiss
      • A Copy Boy’s Tale
      • Round Earth
      • Immigrant Status
      • Inchworms and God
      • I Only Wanted Chicken
      • A Garden That Changes
      • Imniza Ska (“White Cliffs” of Saint Paul)
      • Respite
      • Bratz
      • An Eleven-Year-Old’s Profile in Courage
      • Up and Far Out of Sight
      • Cinnamon Rolls and Neighbors
      • TWISP | This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, Jan. 5–Sunday, 11, 2015
      • TWISP | This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, December 29, 2014–Sunday, January 4, 2015
      • Rondo Pioneers
      • “The Chug and Deubner Hill”
      • “Painting is Easy Until You Know How”
      • TWISP | This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, December 22–Sunday, December 28, 2014
      • This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, December 15–Sunday, December 21, 2014
      • Lowertown Reading Jam 2014-2015: “Dakota Writers Speak to Presence: Honoring the 38+2”
      • Helping Father in the Garden on a Summer Night
      • The River Bench Series, Garden Encounter
      • This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, December 8–Sunday, December 14, 2014
      • This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, December 1–Sunday, December 7, 2014
      • Kwame J. C. McDonald: He Faced Death with Courage
      • Ironic Meetings of Ghosts at the Irish Fair of Minnesota on Saint Paul’s Harriet Island
      • Lowertown Reading Jam 2014-2015: “The Crooked Rib?!”
      • Central Corridor Light Rail Construction
      • This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, November 24–Sunday, November 30, 2014
      • The Zoo at Night
      • All Good Things Are Wild And Free
      • Paper Planes
      • This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, November 17–Sunday, November 23, 2014
      • November 20th, 2014 – Soul Sounds Open Mic – Drop Out Crisis: Youth Poets Push Back
      • November 13th, 2014 – Soul Sounds Open Mic – with Lisa Brimmer
      • This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, November 10–Sunday, November 16, 2014
      • November 6th, 2014 – Soul Sounds Open Mic – No Projection
      • This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, November 3–Sunday, November 9, 2014
      • October 30th, 2014 – Soul Sounds Open Mic – Rap Verses
      • Dylan, Spider John, and the Purple Onion
      • This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, October 27–Sunday, November 2, 2014
      • An Invitation from Minnesota Author and Illustrator: Minnesota State Fair A to Z!
      • Five Things to Love about Saint Paul from Someone Who Moved Here from Somewhere Else
      • The Welcoming Energy of Lowertown
      • The Saint Paul Art Tour You Weren’t Expecting
      • Dating on the Hill
      • October 23rd, 2014 – Soul Sounds Open Mic – Ferguson October
      • This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, October 20–Sunday, October 26, 2014
      • The Vagabonds of Children’s Hospital
      • Our Lady of Peace High School 1952-56
      • October 16th, 2014 – Soul Sounds Open Mic – with MC Longshot
      • This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, October 13–Sunday, October 19, 2014
      • October 9th, 2014 – Soul Sounds Open Mic – with Downrange Telemetrics
      • 2015 Saint Paul Almanac Literary Festival
      • This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, October 6–Sunday, October 12, 2014
      • October 4th, 2014 – Soul Sounds Open Mic – with the Storymobile
      • The True Box of Life
      • This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, September 29–Sunday October 5, 2014
      • September 25, 2014 – Soul Sounds Open Mic – with Lt. Sunnie
      • This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, September 22–Sunday 28, 2014
      • September 18, 2014 – Soul Sounds Open Mic – with Melvin Giles
      • This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, September 15–Sunday 21, 2014
      • Selby Avenue, 1970
      • September 11, 2014 – Soul Sounds Open Mic – Hard Truths and Deep Loss
      • September 4, 2014 – Soul Sounds Open Mic – with Laresa Avent
      • August 28, 2014 – Soul Sounds Open Mic – Occupy Homes
      • This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, September 8–Sunday 14, 2014
      • This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, September 1–Sunday 7, 2014
      • This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, August 25–Sunday 31, 2014
      • 2015 Saint Paul Almanac on Sale
      • An Invitation from Minnesota Author and Illustrator: Minnesota State Fair A to Z!
      • Choose Your Adventure: A Saint Paul Guide for College Students and Twenty-Somethings
      • This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, August 18–Sunday 24, 2014
      • This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, August 11,–Sunday 17, 2014
      • This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, August 4,–Sunday 10, 2014
      • The Welcoming Energy of Lowertown
      • August 21, 2014 – Soul Sounds Open Mic with Jeremiah Bey
      • August 14, 2014 – Soul Sounds Open Mic with Michelle Be
      • July 31, 2014 – Soul Sounds Open Mic – Odes
      • This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, July 28–Sunday, August 3, 2014
      • This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, July 21–Sunday, July 27, 2014
      • Going to the Library
      • This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, July 14–Sunday, July 20, 2014
      • Saint Paul Almanac Book Release Party
      • City Critters in Saint Paul
      • July 24, 2014 – Soul Sounds Open Mic with Rebecca Song
      • July 17, 2014 – Soul Sounds Open Mic with Chava Gabrielle
      • July 10, 2014 – Soul Sounds Open Mic with TYSN
      • This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, July 7–Sunday, July 13, 2014
      • Teaching from the Heart
      • July 23rd 2014: Mankwe Ndosi presents “Dreams for the Beginning of the Beginning” at the Lowertown Reading Jam
      • July 3, 2014 – Soul Sounds Open Mic with Donte Collins
      • This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, June 30–Sunday, July 06, 2014
      • Thank You for Calling The Radisson Saint Paul
      • This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, June 16–Sunday, June 22, 2014
      • June 25th 2014: Ben Weaver presents “Things we have given up, for what and why?” at the Lowertown Reading Jam
      • This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, June 9–Sunday, June 15, 2014
      • This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, June 2–Sunday, June 8, 2014
      • June 19, 2014 – Soul Sounds Open Mic with Too Black
      • Storymobile Brings People-Powered Storytelling to the Streets of Saint Paul
      • The Saint Paul Art Tour You Weren’t Expecting
      • This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, May 26–Sunday, June 1, 2014
      • Dusk
      • Roblyn Avenue, 1953
      • 2014 Saint Paul Almanac wins the Midwest Book Award for Travel; finalist in four other categories
      • This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, May 19–Sunday, May 25, 2014
      • A Mother’s Hope
      • May 28, 2014: David Mura presents “E/Merging Voices of the Twin Cities on Race & Identity” at the Lowertown Reading Jam
      • Midway Memories
      • This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, May 12–Sunday, May 18, 2014
      • This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, May 5–Sunday, May 11, 2014
      • Frogtown, 1996
      • June 5, 2014 – Soul Sounds Open Mic presents Nature Poems
      • May 29, 2014 – Soul Sounds Open Mic with Fres Thao
      • May 22, 2014 – Soul Sounds Open Mic with RACBD
      • May 15, 2014 – Soul Sounds Open Mic with brilyahnt peace
      • May 8, 2014 – Soul Sounds Open Mic with Leah Clark
      • May 1, 2014 – Soul Sounds Open Mic with Mic RNS and writing workshop
      • Haircut
      • The Welcoming Energy of Lowertown
      • This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, April 28–Sunday, May 4, 2014
      • An Interview with Mr. F. Steven Winfield… about His Last Baseball Game Played
      • The Day Marvin Gaye Died
      • April 17, 2014 – Soul Sounds Open Mic featuring Save the Kids
      • College Entrance Essay
      • This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, April 21–Sunday, April 27, 2014
      • Remembering Dorothy Day
      • Untitled
      • This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, April 14–Sunday, April 20, 2014
      • April 23, 2014: Robert Karimi presents “Poetry about Food & Sex” at the Lowertown Reading Jam
      • April 17, 2014 – Soul Sounds Open Mic’s National Poetry Month Celebration
      • My Name Is Hmoob: Call Me Freedom
      • April 10, 2014 – Soul Sounds Open Mic featuring the Be Heard MN Youth Slam Team
      • This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, April 7–Sunday, April 13, 2014
      • What Saint Paul Owes to Whiskey
      • April 3, 2014 – Soul Sounds Open Mic featuring Mark K. Tilsen with Writing Workshop
      • City Trees, Coffee Shop, Spring
      • This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, March 31–Sunday, April 6, 2014
      • A Stranger’s Opinion of St. Paul
      • This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, March 24–Sunday, March 30, 2014
      • Bald-headed Men and Sundays
      • March 27, 2014 – Soul Sounds Open Mic presents “Words on Womyn”
      • Slow Boats and Fast Water
      • Tornado
      • Danger Days
      • Skeleton of a Nation
      • This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, March 17–Sunday, March 23, 2014
      • Wafers
      • A Little Rock
      • This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, March 10–Sunday, March 16, 2014
      • March 26, 2014: Ifrah Mansour presents “West Bank Footprints; Hidden, Awe-inspiring Stories” at the Lowertown Reading Jam
      • Booker Taliaferro Washington and Me
      • March 20, 2014 – Soul Sounds Open Mic with Liz Lassiter
      • March 13, 2014 – Soul Sounds Open Mic with Mahmoud El-Kati/Sankofa Series
      • Calling Gadahlski
      • March 6, 2014 – Soul Sounds Open Mic with Andrea Jenkins and writing workshop
      • This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, March 3–Sunday, March 9, 2014
      • March
      • What’s in a Name?
      • This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, February 24–Sunday, March 2, 2014
      • Mary Dear
      • Saint Paul Almanac Writers and Juxtaposition Arts Artists Featured in Black History Month Publication
      • This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, February 17–Sunday, February 23, 2014
      • February 27, 2014 – Soul Sounds Open Mic: “Voices from the Margins”
      • February 26, 2014: Chay Douangphouxay presents “CAN YOU HAND(LE) IT?” at the Lowertown Reading Jam
      • February 20, 2014 – Soul Sounds Open Mic with Kevin Moore
      • February 13, 2014 – Soul Sounds Open Mic “Love Letters”
      • This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, February 10–Sunday, February 16, 2014
      • Photograph of My Grandparents
      • Walks with the Chowhound
      • This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, February 3–Sunday, February 9, 2014
      • Hans Weyandt, co-owner of Micawber’s, ends the chapter titled ‘bookseller’
      • True Myth
      • Brave New Voices Youth Poetry Slam Festival: Six young people wanted to represent Minnesota!
      • February 6, 2014 – Soul Sounds Open Mic with Lydia Hoglund and Writing Workshop
      • This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, January 27–Sunday, February 2, 2014
      • Empty Promise
      • Five Things to Love about Saint Paul from Someone Who Moved Here from Somewhere Else
      • This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, January 20–Sunday, January 26, 2014
      • The Drive
      • Small Comfort
      • In Praise of Aging
      • This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, January 13–Sunday, January 19, 2014
      • This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, January 6–Sunday, January 12, 2014
      • Silverheels
      • Photograph
      • Sidewalk Poetry: Untitled
      • Cold
      • Universe on University Ave
      • Fred H. Bigler Potato Chip Company
      • Hands
      • Night Class
      • A Day in the Life of Kimberly Smith
      • My Rites of Passage
      • City Dumps: When “Away” Was Near
      • Episodes from Someone Else’s Previous Marriage: 472 South Bellows Street #3
      • Advent
      • A Strange Man Named Hicks
      • This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, December 31, 2013–Sunday, January 5, 2014
      • This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, December 23–Sunday, December 30, 2013
      • The Juliet Avenue Neighborhood Ladies’ Annual Open House
      • The Power of Education
      • Back Again
      • This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, December 16–Sunday, December 22, 2013
      • I Remember RONDO
      • This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, December 9–Sunday, December 15, 2013
      • January 30, 2014 – Soul Sounds Open Mic with Michael Lee
      • January 23, 2014 – Soul Sounds Open Mic’s “First Take”
      • January 22, 2014: Guante presents “Let the Bars Breathe” at the Lowertown Reading Jam
      • January 16, 2014 – Soul Sounds Open Mic with Clara Yonge
      • January 9, 2014 – Soul Sounds Open Mic with Marisa Carr and Writing Workshop
      • Soul Sounds Open Mic Winter 2013-2014 Season
      • December 19, 2013 – Soul Sounds Open Mic’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Mic
      • December 18, 2013: Heid Erdrich presents “Double Hungry: Sustainable Poems” at the Lowertown Reading Jam
      • December 12, 2013 – Soul Sounds Open Mic with Chia ‘Chilli’ Lor
      • December 5, 2013 – Soul Sounds Open Mic with Hieu Minh Nguyen with Writing Workshop
      • Not Afraid of the Dark
      • Minneapolis Star Tribune calls us “fat”—and we’re okay with that
      • Kwvtij/Brothers
      • This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, December 2–Sunday, December 8, 2013
      • Esoteric
      • Poetry in the Ramsey County Detention Center
      • This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, November 25–Sunday, December 1, 2013
      • Saint Paul’s Big River Journey
      • The Little Guy
      • Union Depot highlights Lowertown artists from the 2014 Saint Paul Almanac
      • This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, November 18–Sunday 24, 2013
      • Soul Sounds: an open mic for nurturing arts, building community
      • Purgatory
      • Name Poem
      • Share the love on Give to the Max Day!
      • Kellogg and John Ireland
      • Micheal “Eyedea” Larsen—A Great St. Paul Poet
      • Ocean Floating on the Avenue
      • At the Sparkle Laundromat on Rice Street
      • Winter Coming
      • Reflections on Patricia Hampl’s “A Romantic Education”
      • The Goddess of Film
      • I Loved You
      • November 21, 2013 – Soul Sounds Open Mic with Joe the Great One
      • November 20, 2013: Andrea Jenkins presents “Intersectionality” at the Lowertown Reading Jam
      • November 14, 2013 – Soul Sounds Open Mic with Kayla Steward
      • Kung Fu Zombies Vs. Cannibals is Monstrously Good!
      • Videos from the 2014 Saint Paul Almanac Literary Festival
      • Purgatory, or Riding the Bus Home from School
      • Looking for Daisy in the Archives of the Saint Paul Public Schools
      • When Our Elders Perish, an Entire Library Burns to the Ground (African Proverb)
      • Nov. 9, 2013 – Reading at Polly’s Coffee Cove with Greg Watson, Nicholas Cetanzi, Susan Downing, and Colin McDonald
      • November 7, 2013 – Soul Sounds Open Mic with Meta Def with writing workshop
      • October 31, 2013 – Soul Sounds Open Mic with Danez Smith
      • October 24, 2013 – Soul Sounds Open Mic with deM atlaS
      • October 23, 2013: Ellena Schoop presents “NU GRIOT’s Gumbo Revolution” at the Lowertown Reading Jam
      • October 17, 2013 – Soul Sounds Open Mic hosted by Tish Jones
      • Open House at the Minnesota ­History Center
      • Work Avoidance
      • Of a Kind
      • What Do You Love About Saint Paul?
      • 2014 Saint Paul Almanac Literary Festival: 25 Readings in 25 Days!
      • Soul Sounds Open Mic 4th quarter events announced
      • Photos from the 2014 Almanac Launch Extravaganza!
      • “Summer Socks”
      • Sept. 12, 2013—Experience the 2014 Saint Paul Almanac Book Release Art and Music Extravaganza!
      • Photostory: Mizna at the Lowertown Reading Jam
      • June 26th, 2013: Marcie Rendon presents “Anishinaabe Song/Poems for the New Millennium” at the Lowertown Reading Jam
      • June 13th, 2013: Launch party for Rondo Arts and Cultural Business District
      • June 13, 2013 – Soul Sounds Open Mic with D’Allen White
      • June 6, 2013 – Soul Sounds Open Mic with the (K.)N.E.W. MN Youth Poetry Slam Team
      • May 30, 2013 – Soul Sounds Open Mic with PaviElle
      • 2013 Saint Paul Almanac wins Midwest Book Award in “Culture”!
      • Inspiration and Perspiration
      • May 23, 2013 – Soul Sounds Open Mic with CeeWhy
      • May 22nd, 2013: Mizna presents “If You See Something, Say Something” at the Lowertown Reading Jam
      • May 16, 2013 – Soul Sounds Open Mic with Margeaux Davis
      • May 9, 2013 – Soul Sounds Open Mic with Chris Gibson
      • May 2, 2013 – Soul Sounds Open Mic features Inspired Works with Writing Workshop
      • The 2013 Saint Paul Almanac is a finalist in three Midwest Book Awards categories!
      • Saint Paul Almanac Editor Patricia Kirkpatrick Wins Minnesota Book Award!
      • April 24th, 2013: TruArtSpeaks presents the (K.)N.E.W. MN Youth Poetry Slam Team at the Lowertown Reading Jam
      • Going to See My Mother (an Excerpt)
      • Poetry, Happiness and Memory: Minnesota’s Poet Laureate Joyce Sutphen
      • April 25, 2013 – Soul Sounds Open Mic with Marcus Kar
      • April 18, 2013 – Soul Sounds Open Mic with Marie Chanté
      • April 11, 2013 – Soul Sounds Open Mic with Mic 101
      • April 4, 2013 – Soul Sounds Open Mic with Kyra Calvert and Writing Workshop
      • March 28, 2013 – Soul Sounds Open Mic with Mayo
      • A Civilized People
      • March 27th, 2013: Sha Cage presents “The Blacker The Berry” at the Lowertown Reading Jam
      • March 21, 2013 – Soul Sounds Open Mic with K.Raydio (Krysta Rayford)
      • March 14, 2013 – Soul Sounds Open Mic with Nehemiah Jett
      • March 7, 2013 – Soul Sounds Open Mic with Kate Lynn Hibbard and Writing Workshop
      • Music Under Glass At The Marjorie McNeely Conservatory
      • Nanny and Nanny’s Daddy
      • The Bully
      • Finding Home: The Journey to Saint Paul
      • Bill’s Menagerie
      • End of the Line
      • XXX Searle
      • Tickets
      • A Lot of Learning to Do
      • The Sweetest Kiss in Saint Paul
      • February 28, 2013 – Soul Sounds Open Mic with Tim Blighton
      • ARTIST CALL: Send the Saint Paul Almanac your photos and artwork for the 2014 edition!
      • Photostory: Help Saint Paul break a Guinness World Record!
      • February 27th, 2013: Saymoukda Vongsay presents “When Poets Found Bass” at the Lowertown Reading Jam
      • February 21, 2013 – Soul Sounds Open Mic with David “Dancin’ Dave” Marcotte
      • Groundbreaking of Schmidt Brewery Artist Lofts
      • Poem: My Chocolate
      • Introducing our new blog: Around the Editors’ Table
      • Lowertown Reading Jam Schedule 2012–2013
      • PHOTOSTORY: Last week of AZ Gallery’s Winter Carnival Children’s Art Show
      • Photostory: At the Lowertown Reading Jam with Louis Alemayehu
      • They Build Ice Palaces There!
      • This One Is Not Hers: 1989 Golden 240 Volvo Station Wagon
      • Linwood
      • Workin’ on the Railroad— Dale Street Shops
      • There Was No Sun in the Room
      • Bridge
      • Swimming with the Sharks
      • Mawk-Eyed
      • Poem for the Saint Paul City Council
      • The Sunrise
      • February 14, 2013 – Soul Sounds Open Mic with Antoine Duke
      • February 7, 2013 – Soul Sounds Open Mic with Saymoukda Vongsay and writing workshop
      • January 31, 2013 – Soul Sounds Open Mic with Patricia Van Ert
      • January 24, 2013 – Soul Sounds Open Mic with Hasani Harris
      • January 23rd, 2013: Louis Alemayehu presents “Nuevo Mestizos” at the Lowertown Reading Jam
      • January 17, 2013 – Soul Sounds Open Mic with The Mimz
      • Hats Off to Larry Ho: Saint Paul Poet and Politician
      • Clarence Street for Sale
      • January 10, 2013 – Soul Sounds Open Mic with Mic RNS and writing workshop
      • December 26th, 2012: Dakota Writers Speak to Presence
      • Submission deadline for 2014 Almanac extended til year end
      • Two Murray High School Eighth Graders
      • A Wealth of Poetry
      • December 26th, 2012: Aimee Renaud presents “By Chance By Choice: Radical Writings on Family” at the Lowertown Reading Jam
      • The Winter Saint Paul Farmers’ Market opens on December 1st!
      • December 20, 2012 – Soul Sounds Open Mic with Lewis Mundt
      • December 13, 2012 – Soul Sounds Open Mic with Aimee Renaud
      • December 6, 2012 – Soul Sounds Open Mic with Matt Carlyon and writing workshop
      • This November 15th: Click. Contribute. Change your world.
      • Kofi Bobby Hickman featured in Almanac/Irrigate Arts banner project
      • Behind the scenes: 2014 Community Editors starting at the beginning
      • November 29, 2012 – Soul Sounds Open Mic with Hieu
      • November 28th, 2012: J. Otis Powell‽ presents “Three Artists, Three Themes” at the Lowertown Reading Jam
      • Video: Nick Nelson finds out more about the Saint Paul Almanac
      • November 15, 2012 – Soul Sounds Open Mic with Ashley Gold
      • November 8, 2012 – Soul Sounds Open Mic with Spencer Virden
      • November 1, 2012 – Soul Sounds Open Mic with Mankwe Ndosi and writing workshop
      • All Aboard!
      • October 25, 2012 – Soul Sounds Open Mic with Guante
      • October 24th, 2012: Bao Phi presents “Where No Brown Has Gone Before” at the Lowertown Reading Jam
      • October 18, 2012 – Soul Sounds Open Mic with Ashley Dubose
      • October 11, 2012 – Soul Sounds Open Mic with Chantz Erolin
      • Visit the 2013 Saint Paul Almanac Exhibit in Lowertown at AZ Gallery and the Black Dog!
      • September-November 2012 performers at the Soul Sounds Open Mic
      • Presenting the 2013 Saint Paul Almanac—our seventh edition!
      • Sept–Nov 2012: Readings from the new 2013 Saint Paul Almanac
      • Sept 13, 2012: Join us at the 2013 Saint Paul Almanac Book Release Party!
      • August 30, 2012 – Soul Sounds Open Mic with Kenna Cottman
      • August 23, 2012 – Soul Sounds Open Mic with Gayle Smaller Jr.
      • August 16, 2012 – Soul Sounds Open Mic with Desdamona
      • August 9, 2012 – Soul Sounds Open Mic with Bobby Hickman
      • August 2, 2012 – Soul Sounds Open Mic & writing workshop with The Lioness
      • July 26, 2012 – Soul Sounds Open Mic with Khary Jackson AKA “6 is 9”
      • July 19, 2012 – Soul Sounds Open Mic with Crystal Ruiz
      • July 12, 2012 – Soul Sounds Open Mic with IBé Kaba
      • July 5, 2012 – Soul Sounds Open Mic & writing workshop with Melanie Holst-Collins
      • July 25th, 2012: Katie Ka Vang presents “Many Hats” at the Lowertown Reading Jam
      • The Brawl in Saint Paul
      • June 28th, 2012 – Soul Sounds Open Mic with Sheronda Orridge
      • June 21, 2012 – Soul Sounds Open Mic with Jake Virden
      • June 14, 2012 – Soul Sounds Open Mic with Brittany Delaney
      • June 7, 2012 – Soul Sounds Open Mic with Ahanti Young
      • June 27th, 2012: David Vu presents “Life’s Lessons Learned” at the Lowertown Reading Jam
      • Saint Paul Almanac wins Midwest Book Award!
      • O’Shea Irish Dance
      • A Song Apart
      • The Telepathic Monkeys at Como Golf Course
      • Elephant in the Room
      • Springtime in Minnesota
      • My Dad’s Love for His Parks
      • The Game
      • May 23, 2012: Sheronda Orridge presents “Raising Consciousness and Healing Through Words” at the Lowertown Reading Jam
      • April 25, 2012: M.anifest presents “ROUTES TO ROOTS: ‘Sankofa’ and uncovering our histories through our artistic journey” at the Lowertown Reading Jam
      • April
      • Call for Visual Art submissions for 2013 Almanac: Deadline April 4th, 2012
      • Pig’s Eye Island Adventure
      • Keys Café
      • Oreo Cookie
      • How Max Shulman Got to College
      • Meridel LeSueur Recalls Swede Hollow Before Prohibition
      • Life in the United States and Life in My Country
      • The Mounds Theatre and Me
      • March
      • Mar 28, 2012: Tou SaiKo Lee presents “Stories from O.G.s” at the Lowertown Reading Jam
      • Carnival
      • Sleigh Ride
      • Thirty Degrees Below Zero
      • A Nostalgic Zephyr: William Hoffman on the Old Jewish West Side
      • Feb 13, 2012: Alexander Wanna presents “Poetry & Comedy” at the Lowertown Reading Jam
      • Happy New Year from the Pig’s Eye Post!
      • Saturday Morning
      • The Dead of Winter
      • Radio Crew
      • Jan 9, 2012: Wendy Brown-Báez presents “Yours Truly” at the Lowertown Reading Jam
      • Thank you from the Saint Paul Almanac!
      • Dec 14: Join Tata Diego for a ride on the Almanac Train!
      • Dec 12, 2011: Nimo Farah presents “Nomadic Expressions” at the Lowertown Reading Jam
      • Nov 16th is “Give To The Max Day”: Support your Hometown Almanac!
      • Your story wanted for the 2013 Almanac — Deadline: December 15th, 2011
      • Share Your Memories of Deb Torraine
      • OCT 23: Our Sweet Potato Sister: Celebrating the life and writings of Deb Torraine
      • Nov 14th, 2011: Lowertown Reading Jam: J. Otis Powell! presents “Duende and the Sound of Soul”
      • Saint Paul Almanac Readings, coming to a coffee bar near you…
      • College Park
      • 2012 Almanac book release events in September: Fundraiser (8th) & Party (15th)
      • 2012 edition of Saint Paul Almanac to launch in September
      • University Ave
      • July 11th, 2011 Lowertown Reading Jam: Tata Diego Slams Again!
      • From the Saint Paul Almanac: Remembering Deborah Torraine
      • Another Crossing
      • A Little Brown Bird
      • School Bus Bullies, Superheroes, and Why I Remember the Kitchen
      • My Mother’s Garden
      • Gordon Parks Recalling 1920s Rondo
      • June 13th, 2011 Lowertown Reading Jam: Melvin Giles presents “Sowing the Seeds of Peace”
      • Butterflies on Selby
      • Pig’s Eye Post Spring Edition: Things to do Outside | New and Closing Exhibits
      • Too Big for My Skin
      • A Normal Wet Rainy Day in Saint Paul
      • Remembering Katie McWatt through Arthurs’ Words
      • Avian Celebrities on Como Lake
      • Last chance to see the Spring Saint Paul Art Crawl; Almanac a finalist in the 21st Annual Midwest Book Awards!; New writing from Terry Ford, Karina Strom, and Captain Bob Deck
      • Angels in the Skyway
      • Rachel’s Trees
      • High Water
      • May 9th Lowertown Reading Jam: Desdamona presents “Silence and the Sound”
      • Seventh Place: Saint Paul’s Window on The World
      • The Farmers’ Market
      • Benediction
      • Porky’s serves its last burger; The Almanac’s Carol Connolly receives 2011 Kay Sexton Award; Mark your calendars for the Spring Saint Paul Art Crawl
      • Apr 11th, 2011 Lowertown Reading Jam: Marcie R. Rendon presents Anishinabe and Lakota Poets
      • New faces at the Almanac; Flooding in Saint Paul… then and now; New writing from Patricia Cummings, Tim Nolan, Marianne McNamara and Wendy Brown-Báez
      • New faces and organizational growth for Arcata Press, publishers of the Saint Paul Almanac
      • World War II—The Home Front in Highland Park
      • Cold Night
      • In Nomine Patris
      • Building a Bridge with Words
      • Mar 14th, 2011: Lowertown Reading Jam: St. Paul Poet Laureate Carol Connolly presents Six Fine Irish Performers
      • Poetry you can stomp on; Upcoming LRJs; New writing from Gordy Palzer, Deb Pleasants and Diane Wilson
      • A Man’s Epiphany at O’Gara’s
      • Not Your Typical Irish Dancer
      • Early Spring
      • Tracks
      • The Uptown
      • The Best Place in the World
      • Saint Paul Poet Laureate Carol Connolly: Poem for the Second Inauguration of Mayor Chris Coleman on January 4, 2010
      • The Hmong Wedding
      • Great-Grandma’s Fur Coat
      • Winter Carnival 1887: A Ghost Story
      • Feb 21st, 2011 Lowertown Reading Jam: Tou SaiKo Lee presents “Asiatic Fresh & Classic”
      • The Almanac in the Press; Coming Asia-tasticness on Monday night; New writing from Barbara Cox, Michael Maupin and David Haynes
      • Night Light Hockey at Groveland
      • 25 Random Things About Me And Saint Paul
      • Sixth-Grade Cookie Competitors
      • Feb 14th: Dr. Goddess Takes Saint Paul
      • Old Saint Paul
      • A Seventh Grader reviews Saint Paul classic, Mickey’s Diner
      • Secrets
      • Winter Wonderland and the Hunt for Treasure
      • Anthem
      • Still Life, St. Paul
      • Jan 10th, 2011 Lowertown Reading Jam: May Lee-Yang presents works in progress by multidisciplinary artists
      • Saint Paul Almanac seeks stories for sixth edition from YOU!
      • Crosby Lake: The Wilderness in the City
      • The East Side—A Story of Tradition and Change
      • Letter From United
      • New Year
      • Pig’s Eye Post Holiday Edition
      • The Como Lake Community Christmas Tree
      • Revolt at the Midway Discount Shopping Mall
      • Christmas is One of the Best Holidays
      • Search for a Home for the UGM Sign
      • Saint Paul Hotel
      • Third Annual Lowertown SantaCon; New writing from Jewel Hill Mayer, Chuck Tompkins and Aleli Balagtas; Chilling winter facts about the Twin Cities
      • Welcome to Mount Como
      • Dec 13th, 2010 Lowertown Reading Jam: Matthew Rucker presents “The Best Slam Poetry in the World”
      • At the Bar Where F. Scott Fitzgerald Drank Gin
      • December
      • Weather
      • New writing from Todd Boss, Maximilian Selim and Nora Murphy; Last few shows of ‘A Klingon Christmas Carol’ this weekend; Massively Updated Events Calendar; Upcoming Lowertown Reading Jams; and another Saint Paul Fact to wrestle with
      • Final “Celebration through Stories” Reading on Saturday; 8 Upcoming Lowertown Reading Jams; New Writing from Molly Culligan, Angela Mack and Diane Wilson; Black Nativity @ Penumbra Theater; A Fact
      • S.O.S. Saint Paul to Buenos Aires: Juan Pablo, are You Listening?
      • November
      • The Club: O’Gara’s Bar & Grill
      • Give to the Max Day report back; METRO magazine shout out; Kids reviewing things; Hmong New Year; Yet another fact
      • Mickey’s Diner
      • Lady Elegant’s Tea Room
      • November: A Karen Immigration Story
      • Smiler
      • WATCH THE VIDEO: Support your local Almanac!
      • Give to the Almanax Day; Weather love; Coming events; New writing from Greg Brick and Margaret Hasse; Schools fact
      • Nov 8th, 2010 Lowertown Reading Jam: Tish Jones presents “The Truth: Wants More”
      • Exploring the Fort Road Sewers
      • Big Hair
      • Restoring Sanity in MN; Lowertown Loves Love; Recent Milestones in Saint Paul; More Minnesota Nice; Chow Yun Fat sighting?
      • Memories of Russia with a Dentist in Frogtown
      • On the Mythical Sighting of Chow Yun Fat in St. Paul
      • A Minnesota Nice Story: The Area Reporter
      • In a City Classroom
      • Minnesota Nice story competition; Truly Super Upcoming Events; Writing from Louis DiSanto, Andy Remke, and Janaly Farias
      • A Minnesota Nice Story: The Lost Wallet
      • Clues to lost royal complex unearthed by LRT excavation crew
      • A Kilometer of Cheese
      • Upcoming Almanac readings; R.I.P. Eyedea; Giant Halloween puppets; New poetry and writing; and…a bed spring fire escape?
      • I Am
      • From Lefse to FuFu: A World of Camaraderie in the Kitchen at Lyngblomsten
      • The Fish Hatchery
      • October 11, 2010 Lowertown Reading Jam: Deborah Torraine presents “Exploring ‘The Sacred'”
      • Stories/Events/News: Deborah Torraine; Twin Cities Black Film Festival; ZooBoo; Taste of Minnesota troubles?
      • Poem: Fall Linens
      • Running, Living, and Dying in Saint Paul
      • Our first blog entry: Welcome to the Pig’s Eye Post!
      • Saint Paul Skyways = Freedom
      • My Unforgettable Lesson of the RNC
      • Putting a SPNN on Saint Paul
      • September 16th: Arcata Press to celebrate release of 2011 Saint Paul Almanac
      • Arcata Press launches new Saint Paul Almanac website
      • August Wilson’s Early Days in Saint Paul
      • July 5th, 2010: Melvin Giles presents “Nurturing the Soil of the Soul”
      • July
      • June 7th, 2010 Lowertown Reading Jam: Tish Jones introduces the Minnesota Quest Youth Slam Team
      • Ta-coumba Aiken
      • The Great Escape
      • Police Work: Undercover as a prostitute with Carolen Bailey
      • Why Beep Baseball for the Blind?
      • Poem: The Strength of a Woman
      • New Girl in Town
      • The Wisdom of the Urban Gardener
      • May 3rd, 2010 Lowertown Reading Jam: “Celebrating Local Cultural Workers” with Deborah Torraine
      • My Nana is Rolling over in Her Grave
      • Pazzaluna: Good Vibrations
      • Can’t Nobody Make a Sweet Potato Pie Like My Mama
      • Irv Williams: A Life in Music
      • April 5th, 2010 Lowertown Reading Jam: Desdemona presents “Poetry & Activism” with award-winning artists & poets
      • A Fanatic’s Guide to Getting the Most out of the Weather in Saint Paul
      • Mar 1st, 2010 Lowertown Reading Jam: Saint Paul Poet Laureate Carol Connolly presents a Quintet of Irish Poets
      • Feb 1st, 2010 Lowertown Reading Jam: Tou SaiKo Lee presents “Hmong Male Writers take the Mic”
      • Saint Paul: The Speaking Place
      • A Trio of Saint Paul Storytellers
      • The Saint Paul Almanac Invites Submissions
      • Jan 4th, 2010: Marcie Rendon presents Native American Literature at the Jam
      • 2010 Almanac now available
      • Support the Almanac this holiday season!
      • Nov 2nd, 2009 Lowertown Reading Jam: May Lee-Yang presents fresh voices, new works by Hmong Women and Girls
      • A Pint-Sized Child
      • Jimmi Owens, Midway Baseball Ambassador
      • Streetcars of Saint Paul
      • Gloria Contreras Edin: A New Hope for Latino Immigrants
      • My Best Friend
      • Saint Paul Saints—Change-ups, Curves & Ponytails—1998
      • On the Moustache
      • Carol Bly—Affection for the World
      • It’s Electric!
      • Cass Gilbert, The Journey of an Minnesotan Architect
      • The Bird Man of Dunn Brothers
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      • Looking for my Grandmother
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      • Life seen through two windows on Payne Avenue
      • Skiing on Pike Island
      • I (Heart) Swede Hollow
      • Some Cheers for Winter
      • My First Winter in St. Paul
      • The St. Paul Hotel in the late 1970s
      • Capitol Winchester
      • The Snow King
      • Minnesota RollerGirls
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      • Trust
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      • Saint Paul Curling Club—A Primer
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