With great enthusiasm, we share the news that Rebecca Nichloson is the East Side Freedom Library’s new Executive Director. Rebecca joined ESFL on November 3. She has 15+ years of
By a Macalester student and ESFL intern who wishes to remain anonymous for safety reasons. Written August 2025 Every other week, the East Side Environmental Justice group (ESEJ) gathers
By a Macalester student and ESFL intern who wishes to remain anonymous for safety reasons. Written in August 2025 Do you ever feel overwhelmed with the complexity and violence
By a Macalester student and ESFL intern who wishes to remain anonymous for safety reasons. Ever since I arrived in the United States for the first time 3 years ago,
The East Side Freedom Library is excited to be moving forward on our Community Digital Repository! Click the link to learn more, but in short – we are working hard
Looking north at the corner of Payne and York Avenues, 1910s. Then and Now: Social Change and Economic Development in East Side Saint Paul Amidst ongoing debates over what can
JB Vang President Kou Vang at a community meeting in Feb. 2024. Photo Credit: Geordie Flantz Redevelopment of the Historic Hamm’s Brewery Site Continues JB Vang is pressing forward with
Get the Lead Out By Mandy Okonek It is “highly likely” that unsafe amounts of lead particulates are in our air. Direct neighbors of Northern Iron and Machine Facility (867
Photo Credit: Mandy Devens Purple Line Opens with More Rapid Bus Transit in the Works By Michaela Corniea and ESU Staff Americans, to put it simply, are obsessed with cars.
The East Side Freedom Library is excited to announce the establishment of a digital repository for community archives! The rise of community-generated archives has unfolded in a time when the