New regulations for religious uses in St. Paul look very different than they did a few months ago when they provoked outcry throughout the city. Adoption of the new regulations will clarify and …
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By Jane McClure
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1/11/22
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MatasCastillo elected ChairThe Ramsey County Board of Commissioners elected Trista MatasCastillo as Chair of the Board for 2022. Since 2019, Commissioner MatasCastillo has represented Ramsey County …
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1/11/22
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Parks funding wins OK Grants and donations for improvements to area parks and trails won St. Paul City Council in October. The council received $22,693 from the Ramsey County Soil and Water …
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By JANE McCLURE
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11/12/21
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Keystone project moves ahead Keystone Community Services’ planned new and expand food shelf facilities took a step ahead Oct. 20 as the St. Paul City Council approved an allocation of $902,255 …
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By JANE McCLURE
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11/12/21
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B Line bus rapid transit service is to start in 2024, providing a faster connection between St. Paul’s Union Depot and Uptown Minneapolis. The $65 million project’s final corridor and …
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By JANE McCLURE
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11/12/21
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Extending the Midtown Greenway into St. Paul could generate $3 billion in economic development, according to a recent study, and the supporters say the route will help fight climate change.Midtown …
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By MARGIE O’LOUGHLIN
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10/17/21
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Coping with the ups and downs of everyday life can be challenging in the best of times. But add COVID-19 to the mix, and those challenges can increase greatly.Jerrod Brown, a professor at Concordia …
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By Jan Willms
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10/17/21
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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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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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In the summer of 2020, Christine Vang was selected as the new principal of Central High School – the first Hmong-American ever to fill that position. What ensued was a year like no other, with …
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By MARGIE O’LOUGHLIN
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9/16/21
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When the 2,000+ students of St. Paul Central High School returned on Sept. 8, 2021, dozens of staff members lined the front steps to welcome them back. The freshmen class was brand new to the …
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By MARGIE O’LOUGHLIN
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9/16/21
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The staff of Our Lady of Peace Hospice (OLP) released 200 Monarch butterflies in the courtyard of Our Lady of Peace on Thursday, Aug. 26 in memory of the lives of those who have passed in our care. …
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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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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 MARGIE O’LOUGHLIN Seven years ago, Wonderlust Productions co-artistic directors Alan Berks of Merriam Park and Leah Cooper began inviting people from the adoption community to share their …
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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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Mississippi Market increases food donations, food justice efforts Mississippi Market has launched a new food donation program to help meet the increase in hunger the community is facing, which is …
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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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