At a time when many book buyers have taken their shopping online, St. Paul's SubText Books has not only stuck with bricks and mortar, but it has become a downtown anchor.
An exhibit at the Hennepin History Museum shows how construction of freeways across the country divided and destroyed Black communities, with effects still felt today.
The W. 7th resident and new executive director of its district council once had rock star dreams. She still gigs, but her day job now is to champion her neighborhood.