When Kaohly Her took office in January as the first woman and first Hmong American elected mayor of St. Paul, she expected to spend her opening months focused on improving city operations, …

Representative Leigh Finke (D-Minnesota House District 66A) described the most recent legislative session as “not a year where we moved a lot of legislation,” attributing challenges to the …

St. Paul’s long-delayed tree preservation should be fully leafed out when it returns to the St. Paul City Council for a public hearing June 24, 2026. Council members May 20 again laid over the …

The 2026 Breakaway Music Festival will tune up June 26-27, 2026. The festival, in its third year in St. Paul, is joined this summer by the Great Lawn Concert Series, which began May 29 with a tribute …

Two places that welcome elders as both clients and as volunteers are the Hamline Midway Elders Program and Keystone Community Services. At age 89, JoAnn Olsen is still giving back to her Midway …

It is a time of political and cultural assault on trans youth. That assessment was made by Ryan Berg, program manager for ConneQt, which provides host families for LGBTQI+ young people between the …

The class of 2026 celebrated their achievements in front of family and friends in the Como Auditorium on May 21 at the annual Senior Honors Night. This year’s senior class consistently displayed …

Books are fun, educational, inspiring, and much more. Everyone has their favorite book and might have read it multiple times. Books inspire a love of reading, learning, and growing. Books also …

Two lifelong friends are carving out space for women to be ‘herd.’ Amy Brendmoen and Gretchen Sage-Martinson met working as summer staff at YMCA Camp St. Croix in the late 1980s, and they’ve …

Filmmaker Gwendolen Cates is presenting her latest documentary “The Doctrine,” featuring a St. Paul program at the Riverview Theater, 3800 42nd Ave. S. in Minneapolis at 7 p.m. on June 17. The …

The Comosapiens, a hyperlocal community group, are coordinating street corner protests the First Friday each month as they continue building visibility, connection, and community action together. …

At its 30 th  Constitutional Convention in Minneapolis, the AFL-CIO, the federation of 65 national and international labor unions that represent nearly 15 million working people, awarded …

Capitol Region Watershed District shared the following on June 4, 2026 regarding the large fish die-off that occurred in Como Lake this week: "Como Lake recently had a fish die-off that is …

Community members, law enforcement professionals, family, friends, and supporters will gather for the first annual Rodriguez’s Aztec Run on Sunday, June 14, from 8 a.m. to noon at Como Park, 1199 …

As e-bikes and e-scooters surge in popularity, AAA – The Auto Club Group is launching its new “E-Ride Ready” campaign to help parents better understand the …

The City of Saint Paul announced last week that public meetings of the Saint Paul City Council are now available as live streams on the City’s official YouTube channel at YouTube.com/stpaulgov . …

With party conventions completed, the campaign season is well under way. The first ballots in the Minnesota primary election will be cast this month, June 26, 2026. Primary election day is Aug. 11 …

The 2026 legislative session concluded in mid-May, bringing another challenging year at the Capitol under a split government — with a tied Minnesota House and a one-seat DFL majority in the Senate. …

For more than four decades, Senator Sandy Pappas helped shape both Minnesota policy and the physical landscape of St. Paul — from women’s workplace protections and public education to riverfront …

Phase two of the neighborhood street and pedestrian improvements within the area of East Como Boulevard, Grotto Street, Maryland Avenue, and Arlington Avenue will take place in 2026. The project will …