Lyngblomsten expands Lyngblomsten, a Minnesota senior services organization, will begin preparing a 20-acre site in mid-October 2021 for a senior living campus in Lino Lakes. This is a significant …
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10/17/21
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The National Merit Scholarship Program has recognized Como senior Soren Sackreiter for his academic excellence and outstanding collegiate potential. Through his coursework and performance on the PSAT …
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By Eric
Erickson
Social studies teacher
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10/17/21
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Melvin Carter, incumbent1) Priorities:Saint Paul today is larger, more diverse and more prominent than ever. As our community reinvents itself, so too must we be prepared to reinvent the services, …
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9/16/21
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A former riverboat captain is District 10 Como Community Council’s new executive director. And Shevek McKee found out about the job by reading the Midway Como Frogtown Monitor that was …
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By TESHA M. CHRISTENSEN
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9/16/21
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Preserving St. Paul’s remaining industrially zoned properties is the focus of a study launched in August by the St. Paul Planning Commission. The study could have major impacts on the West …
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By JANE McCLURE
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9/16/21
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As we near the middle of September and start to feel cooler autumn air, high school sports teams are already one month through the 2021 fall season.Student athletes across the state began their first …
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By Eric
Erickson
Social studies teacher
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9/16/21
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For over 100 years, Como Regional Park has been meeting the recreational needs of residents of Saint Paul and surrounding communities. There really is something for everyone at the park with Como …
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By MARGIE O’LOUGHLIN
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9/16/21
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This fall, the Church of the Holy Childhood will be celebrating 75 years of parish life: liturgy with celebrated music, prayers, parish activities, and more. Plans for this September and October as …
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9/16/21
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Meet police at resource fair Meet the Saint Paul Police Department Community Engagement Specialists at Information and Resource Fairs this month. Learn about crime trents, prevention tips and ongoing …
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9/16/21
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The planned new Keystone Community Services food shelf, Victoria Theater renovations and conversion of the Work It co-working space into a child care center are among the local projects approved in …
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By JANE McCLURE
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9/16/21
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Ramsey County Manager Ryan O’Connor proposed to the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners a biennial budget of $772.8 million for 2022 and $781.9 million for 2023 on Tuesday, Aug. 24, …
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9/10/21
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By JAN WILLMSFor his 18th novel in the Cork O’Connor series, Como author William Kent Krueger has written a prequel to the adult life of his Irish-Ojibwe private investigator. In …
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By JAN WILLMS
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8/12/21
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With a new academic year set to begin in September, Como Park Senior High School Principal Kirk Morris is planning and preparing for what everyone hopes is a more “normal” school …
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By Eric
Erickson
Social studies teacher
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8/12/21
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Superintendent Joe Gothard was expected to introduce a resolution requiring masks for all children ages two and older, staff and visitors at the Committee of the Board meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 10, to …
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8/12/21
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The Major Taylor Bicycling Club of Minnesota has been bringing diversity to Twin Cities cycling since it started in 1999. Co-founded by Louie Moore and Walter Griffin, the nonprofit …
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By MARGIE O’LOUGHLIN
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8/12/21
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The Hamline Midway Coalition (HMC) Board of Directors is happy to announce that Sarah O’Brien has been hired to be the next executive director of Saint Paul District Council 11. O’Brien …
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8/12/21
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A special election to fill two District 10 board vacancies was held in July. Como community members elevated sitting Sub-District 4 board member Benjamin Kowalsky-Grahek to the Vice Chair seat and …
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8/12/21
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Como Relays Aug. 18 & 25 Every Wednesday in August Run Minnesota is hosting Como Park Relays at the intersection of Horton Ave. and Lexington Pkwy. Kids race (race 1/4 mile or 1/2 mile) start at …
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8/12/21
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The International Institute of Minnesota is expanding its headquarters building at 1694 Como Ave. The expanded facility is part of a $12.5 million project that will allow the organization to increase …
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7/23/21
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Rent control on ballot? The fate of a proposed November ballot question on rent stabilization or rent control is now in the hands of Ramsey County elections officials. Members of the Housing Equity …
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By JANE McCLURE
St. Paul’s S.A.F.E. ordinance and its tenant protections were repealed on a 4-3 city council vote June 23. Council members have said they’ll start work immediately on a new tenants’ protection ordinance. That doesn’t mollify some h
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7/23/21
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