WALK ABOUTS

GARDEN SOCIAL

It was a beautiful evening as neighbors reconnected at the RHA Garden Social.

Delicious food, lovely music, and refreshing beverages made for a perfect night!

Thanks to everyone that attended!

GAI BENEFIT FOR UKRAINE

RHA Members met up at the Benefit for Ukraine held at the Germanic American Institute. We learned about their “Communities for Ukraine” campaign to support Ukrainian refugees who have fled to our adopted “sister cities” of Plonsk, Poland and Zell, Germany.

CLADDAGH COFFEE

Although an illness prevented the small business discussion that was planned, attendees enjoyed a variety of treats and beverages at Claddagh Coffee, walked a bit around the neighborhood and ended up at the Gnome for a festive bonfire and a brilliant sunny winter day!

HOLIDAY LIGHTS STROLL

We enjoyed a chilly but festive evening walk about on Summit Avenue with a few stops for cups of Holiday Cheer!

PARKS HISTORY

Mason Riddle gave us some historical background information on Summit Overlook Park, Nathan Hale Park and Cochran Park!

ST. PAUL SIDEWALK POETRY WITH AARON DYSERT

A super fun and informative walk about! Resident artist, Aaron Dysert, from the city of St. Paul taught us all about sidewalk poetry. Did you know the font and letter spacing is specifically selected to endure ice and shoveling?

OKTOBERFEST VISIT TO GAI

Our friends at the Germanic American Institute made time for us during St. Paul Oktoberfest!

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DISCUSSION WITH JUNE BERKOWITZ from NINA'S COFFEE CAFE

We were joined by local business owner June Berkowitz to hear about her experience as Nina’s Coffee Cafe owner. Many people know June as a neighborhood staple and wonderfully bright personality. We’re lucky to have her and Nina’s in Ramsey Hill. We made our way to Nina's and were treated with delicious handcrafted beverages! Thanks, June!

Hallie Q. Brown Center

Our tour of Hallie Q. Brown was amazing. HQB Executive Director, Jonathan Palmer, led a very knowledgeable and in-depth tour of organization's rich history of community engagement. Landing on the Raising Rondo event, we got to see an extremely well-organized community center in action—delivering food and essentials to residents, and building trust across our neighborhood.

GERMANIC AMERICAN INSTITUTE

Thanks to the Germanic American Institute and everyone who came out last weekend for our tour of the GAI. The Ratskeller was amazing and the homemade German cakes were delicious!

SCAVENGER HUNT

A fun scavenger hunt into three RHA parks! A great way to get to know each other. Thank you Jacob and Andrea.

MAKINGS OF A DOCUMENTARY

Thanks to guest member Dan Reed for joining us for "Makings of a Documentary"! Dan lead us on a tour of the neighborhood, past the JJ Hill House and talked about making the PBS documentary "St. Paul's Historic Hill: Salvaging a Gilded Past".

F. SCOTT FITZGERALD WALK ABOUT

UW Eau Claire Professor, local musician and RHA member Joel Pace led us on a tour from Overlook Park to the Commodore and back around to the University Club of Saint Paul. It was an engaging Walk-About—filled with poetry, scat and deep knowledge of F. Scott, Zelda and their entourage. The tour of the Commodore and the University Club was a major reminder of the beautifully preserved history and architecture in our neighborhood.

RAMSEY HILL BUSINESS IMPRINT

Thank you to everyone who joined, and to our guest Board Member and Neighborhood Business Liaison, Scott Griescbach. We took a bigger loop around the neighborhood, taking time to chat about the business footprint—from non-brick and mortar businesses, like the Arts & Culture group Irie Sol, to longstanding landmarks, such as Sweeney's Saloon.

RAMSEY HILL HISTORIC PRESERVATION

Thanks to everyone who was able to make it out for our most recent Sunday Walk-About! We were joined by RHA Board Member Mason Riddle for an informed and timely discussion on our neighborhood’s historic preservation efforts. We’ll make sure to keep those conversations flowing.

PARKS AND GARDEN WALK ABOUT

Thanks to everyone that came out in the late winter snow for our Parks & Garden Walk-About! We talked about the history of Overlook, the future of Cochran and the increased use of Boyd Park. We ended with a great community gathering outdoors at the Gnome by a fire.