History

Sign of the future: St. Paul officially brings back historic Rondo Avenue street name
Before the construction of Interstate 94 which drove a multi-lane wedge directly through the center of St. Paul’s historic Black neighborhood, there was a neighborhood called ‘Rondo.’ Mayor Melvin Carter unveiled the new sign.
Hubert H. Humphrey could replace Henry Mower Rice in proposed congressional statue swap
Minnesota lawmakers are weighing a resolution to ask that Humphrey’s likeness go into the U.S. Capitol’s National Statuary Hall, replacing Rice’s statue, which has been on display for more than a century.
New exhibit showcases letters that LGBTQ+ community used to connect from 1950s to today
The exhibit pulls materials from across the Tretter Collection in GLBT Studies at the University of Minnesota to examine how the use of mail by LGBTQ+ people has subverted the postal service through challenging obscenity laws, and the reliance on anonymity and discretion.