Midway Como Frogtown Monitor

District 11: a place where your voice matters

What does a district council in St. Paul do? The answer is as varied as the people who live in district, Como resident Sarah O’Brien has discovered in the last year since she was hired to … more

By TESHA M. CHRISTENSEN | 9/18/22

NEW CAREER PATHWAYS CENTER

Volunteers from 3M helped ready the new Career Pathway Center on the Saint Paul College campus on Aug. 31, 2022. The new Saint Paul Public Schools learning space features classrooms, state-of-the-art … more

Submitted | 9/18/22

What will happen with rent control?

Changes to St. Paul’s sweeping rent control regulations could be adopted by the St. Paul City Council in mid-September. But with so many amendments and a looming legal challenge, it’s … more

By JANE McCLURE | 9/18/22

Is inclusionary zoning a good solution?

When people lose their homes or storefronts to involuntary displacement, what can be done? The St. Paul Planning Commission Aug. 19 voted to set up a community advisory committee to study and make … more

By JANE McCLURE | 9/18/22

There are easy woodland walks that don’t require heavy hiking. (Photo by Susan Schaefer)

From the ‘Hood to the Woods

Beach to beechWhen I arrived in Minnesota as an east coast transplant in the late 1980s, my summer visions were of expanses of New Jersey beaches rather than expansive views of blue beeches, the … more

By SUSAN SCHAEFER | 9/18/22

Jessica and Steven Willman, with (left to right) Adon, Sophie, Jack and Ollie. Two children were adopted after being fostered. (Photos submitted)

FOSTER THE FAMILY

What do you do when a foster child you have raised for several years is suddenly going home to her birth parents? How do you react the first time the school principal calls you in to discuss a … more

By JAN WILLMS | 9/18/22

Dan Hornsby does much of his writing at Milkweed coffee shop on East Lake Street near where he lives. He is a visting professor teaching creative writing at Macalester College. (Photo by Terry Faust

A priest named Dan

It is an exciting moment when a writer’s first novel is published. But when that first novel is also turned into a movie, the feeling of accomplishment and satisfaction can be intense.Dan … more

By JAN WILLMS | 9/18/22

Citizens rally outside the Hamline Midway Library to express support for saving the historic building on Tuesday, July 19, 2022. (Photo submitted)

In unusual move, historic preservation committee didn’t support library nomination

Planning for a new Hamline Midway Branch Library continues, with a decision in August to not consider National Register of Historic Places designation for the 92-year-old structure. The State … more

By JANE McCLURE | 9/18/22

A second set of bleachers have been constructed at Como Park High School’s turf field. (Photo by Eric Erickson)

‘More normal year’ coming?

After hosting summer school classes for students from across the St. Paul Public School district, Como Park High School welcomed new and returning Cougars into the building at the start of … more

By Eric Erickson Social studies teacher | 9/18/22

SPPS students show gains in all subjects on MCA test

The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) has released districtwide results for the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment (MCA) and ACCESS for English Language Learners (ELLs) for the 2021-22 school … more

9/18/22

Nigerian officials work with Books for Africa

His Royal Majesty Richard Oghenevwogaga Ebelle (JP), Okorefe l, Ovie (King) of Agbarha-Otor Kingdom (Urhoboland, Delta State, Nigeria), met with Books For Africa staff on Sept. 2, 2022 at the Books … more

9/18/22

Deidra Peaslee of Saint Paul College Selected for Aspen Institute’s New Presidents Fellowship

Deidra “Dee Dee” Peaslee, EdD, president at Saint Paul College, is one of 26 leaders selected for the 2022-23 class of the Aspen New Presidents Fellowship. This program supports community … more

9/18/22

U of St. Thomas professor earns Phi Alpha Delta’s prestigious award for diversity and equity work

Dr. Artika Tyner has been chosen as the recipient of one of Phi Alpha Delta’s (P.A.D.) most prestigious awards, the John J. McAulay Legal Educator Award (#padcon2022). Phi Alpha Delta is the … more

9/18/22

New program at Hamline aims to help working paraprofessionals earn their teaching licenses

Hamline University’s innovative Para Pathway program, which launched this fall, aims to support paraprofessionals across the state in earning bachelor’s degrees and teaching licenses in … more

9/18/22

Young climate carnival-goers “voted” for their favorite step toward sustainability. (Photo courtesy of Frogtown Green)

LIFE IS A (CLIMATE) CARNIVAL

First the bad news: Frogtown, Saint Paul’s most diverse and vibrant neighborhood, will be hard hit by the coming climate crisis. Residents of our low-income neighborhood are already suffering … more

By Patricia Ohmans Frogtown Green | 9/18/22

On July 11, Brass Solidarity plays a few tunes in front of the Arthur and Edith Lee house at 4600 Columbus where an angry mob gathered in 1931 to force the family out. (Photos by Jill Boogren)

GFS: Sowing seeds of solidarity

The little white house at 4600 Columbus Ave. S. is a typical south Minneapolis home. It has a garden out back and another out front, where every year in mid-July the Black-eyed Susans bloom. Its … more

By JILL BOOGREN | 9/18/22

2022 engagement plan: It is a wrap

The Sept. 10 District 10 Como Community Council Harvest Festival event at Tilden Park concludes D10’s ambitious 2022 community engagement plan. While we still have several tried and true … more

By SHEVEK McKEE Executive director district10@ district10comopark.org | 9/18/22

New park opens at Highland Bridge development

On Aug. 9, 2022, the City of Saint Paul celebrated the opening of Uncií Makhá Park (2230 Montreal Ave.), a brand-new 6.4 acre park at the Highland Bridge development. The new park … more

9/18/22

Several large carp over two feet in length were tagged during the 2021 survey.

Common carp muddy the water at Como Lake

Capitol Region Watershed District (CRWD) is scheduled deployed four large box nets on Aug. 10 to catch and remove common carp over a period of 4-5 weeks in Como Lake. Common carp are an invasive fish … more

9/18/22

PLAN IT September 2022

LIVE PAINTING EXPERIENCEMinneapolis artist seangarrison’s show “The Darkness In My Skin: A Live Painting Experience” runs through Friday, Sept. 17, 2022, at the Historic Mounds … more

9/18/22