Enjoy Happy Hour on March 23 with Streets.mn!
Meet members of the Streets.mn board and get to know other contributors at a Happy Hour in St. Paul on March 23. Bring story ideas! Bring a friend!
Category: Delight-Cultivating
One Family’s Fascinating History at Oakland Cemetery
The Schoenrocks have been tending to St. Paul’s Oakland Cemetery for over half a century, ensuring that the state’s oldest public cemetery is maintained.
Black Garnet Books Builds Inclusion into Its St. Paul Bookstore
Ever since Dionne Sims decided to create Minnesota’s only Black-owned bookstore, she has considered what an inclusive, accessible and welcoming business should be.
Bungee Cords, Mobility Devices and Pink Tags: Or How I Found Adventure on a Boring Business Trip!
How to make a business trip more delightful: Bring a folding bike and pedal from the airport to the hotel on scenic off-street trails!
Join Streets.mn at the Art Shanty Projects on Lake Harriet
The Streets.mn January meetup will be at the Art Shanty Projects on Lake Harriet this Saturday, January 28, followed by a social hour (or two) at Wooden Ship!
Our Little Free Library and Us
The sixth story in our Little Free Library series describes the joy that having a front-yard library has brought to the writer’s family, and to her neighborhood, in St. Paul.
Be a Volunteer Editor for Streets.mn
We’re looking for two volunteer copy editors to collaborate with writers and help shape our articles starting in January 2023.
Living with the Coyotes Among Us
An investigation on learning to inhabit our cities alongside our coyote neighbors. Hint: The Looney Tunes character of yesteryear left a misimpression.
‘Read in Color’ Program Mirrors the Lives of Children from Underrepresented Communities
I’ve seen my students and others view books as a chance to open, reflect and slide into a better world as a result of Little Free Library’s Read in Color initiative.
Camping for Urbanists
Going all-in on urbanism doesn’t mean you have to give up on spending time in the outdoors; in fact, many urbanists love going camping! We’ll talk to a city planner about creating car-free camping opportunities, and then follow a group on a hare-brained winter bike trip to ski and camp at Afton.