February 1st, 2010—The Saint Paul Almanac continues its year-round literary celebration of the capital city with an entertaining and thought-provoking schedule of free author events throughout February. The events kick off with the Monday, February 1, Lowertown Reading Jam from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Black Dog Cafe, 308 Prince Street, by the Farmers' Market in Saint Paul's Lowertown. Hosted and produced by Tou SaiKo Lee, this month's Reading Jam features the voices of more than a dozen local Hmong men.... Read More

January 18th, 2010—The publisher of the Saint Paul Almanac invites novice and professional writers alike to participate in the 2011 version of this local treasure. Anyone with a unique Saint Paul story to tell is encouraged to submit their work for consideration in the 2011 Saint Paul Almanac, the publication’s fifth edition. The annually published Saint Paul Almanac features essays, poems, photos, maps, and listings of events, bars, restaurant, theaters, and other cultural venues within a datebook format. Writers featured in past editions include literary giants, everyday... Read More

December 22nd, 2009—The Saint Paul Almanac builds community through providing forums—in print, online, and at events around the city throughout the year—to share our individual stories. We reach deep into the community to promote writing and reading, embracing all generations and the myriad of cultures that make St. Paul a truly international city. If you love Saint Paul and stories and believe in supporting local art and business, please consider making a donation to the Saint Paul Almanac as part of your charitable end-of-year giving!... Read More

December 5th, 2009—Now in its fourth year, the Saint Paul Almanac, published by Arcata Press, offers an eclectic and often quirky mix of evocative essays, history, reviews and profiles, alongside poems, limericks and photography by both critically acclaimed and new, unseasoned writers. The Almanac is the only guidebook to Minnesota's capital city—Saint Paul—as well as an experiment in democratic publishing. The 2010 Saint Paul Almanac sells for $11.95 online at saintpaulalmanac.com, and is available in independent and mainstream bookstores, including Barnes & Noble, Borders, and Amazon.com.... Read More

November 2nd, 2009—If you're interested in hearing fresh new voices by emerging Hmong American writers and new works-in-progress by more established Hmong American writers, check out the Lowertown Reading Jam at the Black Dog this Monday November 2, 7-8:30 p.m! The featured readers include Gaoiaong Vang, Mai Yang Xiong, Linda Hawj, Mai Neng Moua, and May Lee-Yang.... Read More

June 1st, 2009—There are a number of youth baseball programs in Saint Paul, from city leagues and traveling teams to a handful of Little League organizations. Among these is Midway Baseball, a former Little League affiliate started by the Midway area Dunning Boosters in 1989. Last year, it included more than 275 participants, an all-time high. What attracts so many kids to the program? One reason is undoubtedly Jim Kelley Field (named for the longtime director of the baseball league), a beautifully manicured stadium built in 1990... Read More

May 26th, 2009—In the early 1940s, we lived on the East Side of Saint Paul near Hazelwood and Seventh streets, where streetcars stopped almost in front of our house. One of my earliest memories is of waiting for the streetcar to bring my grandfather and aunts home from their downtown jobs at the central post office and The Emporium and Schuneman's, two of the large department stores. In those days Minnesota had no shopping malls, and Dayton's was a Minneapolis store. In Saint Paul, downtown Seventh Street... Read More

May 20th, 2009—It's great to help one person at a time, that definitely is needed, but we want to see changes that affect how government conducts itself, how people treat immigrants. We have to look not only at legal issues that immigrants face but the political and public sentiment against them," Contreras Edin states. Contreras Edin is the executive director of Centro Legal, a nonprofit legal agency that has been providing legal services to the Latino community in Minnesota for over twenty-five years. Immigration is a current... Read More