Pedestrian safety improvements will be done at intersections along Hamline Avenue and Hoyt Avenue around the Chelsea Heights Elementary School in 2026 as part of the Safe Routes to School project. …

Highway 280 is closed, and this weekend its detour along northbound Snelling Ave. will also be shut to drivers. Northbound Hwy 51/Snelling Ave. will be closed from Hwy 36 to I-694 starting 8 …

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) called on Postmaster General David Steiner to reconsider policy changes that will lower postal service standards and eliminate end-of-day mail collection at most of the …

What if Minnesota schools could get more funding without your taxes increasing by even a single cent? Yes, it sounds too good to be true. But a proposal along those lines will be on ballots this …

Longfellow resident and longtime teacher Ty Sassaman has big plans this summer. On June 19, 2026, he’ll launch his tandem canoe just below the headwaters of the Mississippi River in Itasca State …

Longfellow resident Larry Long started writing songs and singing them when he was 20, and 54 years later he has not stopped. As he has traveled the country and shared his voice, he has practiced the …

Glam-punk rocker Venus de Mars has always blended activism with her art, and so it was when she performed at the No Kings rally at the Minnesota Capitol in March. As a transgender woman, the actions …

In February, Minnesotans saw for the first time how state agencies spend public dollars on advertising and how little of that money reaches local news. The disclosures were required under a …

The 6th Annual RISE & REMEMBER festival will be held May 23-26, 2026. The annual event, Rise & Remember Festival, exists to hold in remembrance George Floyd and those we have lost unjustly to …

The Saint Paul Parks Conservancy and Saint Paul Parks and Recreation will honor the best of the best of the thousands of volunteers, coaches, advocates, and community champions who help make Saint …

The first week of June, the Twin Cities will be awash in purple as fans, community and the Prince-curious celebrate what would have been his 68th birthday (June 7), 10 years after his passing. …

Amy Goodman, the voice of Democracy Now!, made a strong case for the importance of independent journalism as she participated with the audience in a conversation after her documentary “Steal This …

While working at Rick's Coffee Bar (5402 43rd Ave S) on May 15, Every Third Saturday (ETS) Internship Director Amos Ferrier attempted to stop the theft of his truck and was injured by a fleeing car. …

On Sunday, May 17, the Senate passed a comprehensive, bipartisan $1.2 billion bonding package (HF 719 passed 60-7 and HF 2484 passed 52-15). The two bills invest in Minnesota’s …

When Roger and Vicki Henry started renting out the third floor of their Victorian home in 2018, business picked up quickly. Their first two bookings in 2018 went smoothly and a third was already in …

The South Como Community Investment Cooperative welcomed WaldHaven Mental Health as a commercial tenant for its property at 978 Front Avenue in April, according to the co-op’s president, Jessica …

Brave Hearts Club is a monthly gathering of women (and those who identify as women) committed to showing up for themselves and for each other. Co-founded by Wanjiru Dalton, Kate Fischer, and …

New Native Theatre (NNT) is presenting the world premier of “The Bird Blind” as the final show of their 2025-2026 season. The show wrapped up on May 10 at 825 Arts 825 University Ave. W. in St. …

Market-rate apartments and street-level retail are eyed for the former CVS site at Snelling and University avenues, being redeveloped by 499 Snelling Realty Company. City officials announced the …

A handful of area parks and street projects are vying for 2026-2027 Long-Range Capital Improvement Budget (CIB) dollars. A public hearing on the projects is 5:30 p.m. Monday, June 8 at Arlington …