The Southview Square shopping center is 50 years old. Here’s a look at it in 1988 and 2021.

The Southview Square shopping center is 50 years old. Here’s a look at it in 1988 and 2021.
Six months into the pandemic, we check in on how local businesses are doing. A few have closed, a few are actually opening, and a lot are adapting.
“We have had to pivot hard,” says local business owner Jena Bushey. We talk with West St. Paul businesses about how they’re coping with the coronavirus shutdown.
How West St. Paul businesses respond to closures, from not requiring rent to opening a takeout window, can be heartening in the midst of the storm.