Midway Como Frogtown Monitor

Monitor In A Minute September 2019

by Jane McClure Survey on frontage roads The St. Paul Department of Public Works is conducting a survey, prior to resurfacing the Concordia and St. Anthony avenues’ freeway frontage roads. … more

9/17/19

Building a Stronger Midway: A tourist in your own town

By CHAD KULAS, Midway Chamber of Commerce Executive Director I’m writing while my family visits my mother-in-law in Wyoming. It’s a wonderful place to visit, and very different to our lives in … more

9/17/19

Stop the presses! Make your neighborhood your brand

By DENIS WOULFE, Denis@MonitorSaintPaul.com or 651-917-4183 We were vacationing up along the North Shore last month and it was a great time of the year to see those iconic spots that make Minnesota … more

9/17/19

TC Mobile Market fills gaps in local grocery scene

By MARGIE O’LOUGHLIN Twin Cities Mobile Market’s Keshawn Williams (right) finished a transaction with a Hamline Hi-Rise resident. There are no chips, pop, or junk to be found on the Mobile … more

9/17/19

Garden to Cafeteria launched

On Aug. 19, 16 St. Paul School district teachers, staff, University of Minnesota representatives in food safety and gardens, and representatives from Urban Roots toured three different SPPS school … more

9/17/19

New charter school in former Central Lutheran

Michelle Cambrice Ten years in the making, a group of engaged educators will open a new charter school called The Journey School this fall. The Journey School, which is currently accepting enrollment … more

8/11/19

Como High: Gibson Foundation, cooking in Paris, FFA, and swimmers on MPR

Ms. Gbolo in Paris Hope Heals camps Como staff members Mr. Donnell Gibson and Ms. Kristy Pierce have successfully expanded a thriving summer program to serve St. Paul students and alumni. The Gibson … more

8/11/19

Do’s and don’ts during the State Fair

By MICHAEL KUCHTA, Executive Director, district10@district10comopark.org Do’s and don’ts during fair The Minnesota State Fair runs Aug. 22-Sept. 2. Some residents can’t wait. Some residents … more

8/11/19

Community August 2019

Dragonflies Nature Survey Walk Aug. 10 Attend a Dragonflies Nature Survey Walk documenting species in Como Woodland on Saturday, Aug. 10, 9 a.m. at the Kilmer Fireplace, 1221 Wynne Ave (SW Como … more

8/11/19

Writing about environmental issues

by Margie O'Loughlin Margie O'Loughlin I’ve worked as a reporter for the Longfellow Nokomis Messenger and Midway Como Monitor since 2015. I came into the job with a fledgling interest in community … more

8/11/19

Go ‘Around the World’ in the Midway

by Chad Kulas, Midway Chamber of Commerce Before the Green Line opened in 2014, supporters of the transit line said it could take you “around the world in 11 miles”– a reference to the distance … more

8/11/19

Minnesota United goes unbeaten for July in MLS action

Minnesota United goes unbeaten for July in MLS action By Matthew Davis Minnesota United had its way with MLS teams in July. The Loons (10-7-5) went 5-0-2 against MLS competition that month … more

8/11/19

Monitor In A Minute August 2019

by Jane McClure Midway Amoco faces sanctions A Hamline-Midway convenience store faces sanctions for selling flavored tobacco products in violation of city regulations. The St. Paul City Council … more

8/11/19

Alatus plans at Lexington and University, TCGIS, Met Council funds

by Jane McClure Alatus plans meet mixed response Two redevelopment plans for a vacant lot near Lexington Parkway and University Ave. would offer a six-story mixed-use building with a grocery store … more

8/11/19

Neighbors mourn ‘senseless destruction’ of former Saint Andrew’s

Twin Cities German Immersion school to demolish church for three-story addition By TESHA M. CHRISTENSEN “This is a day we hoped would never come,” stated Tom Goldstein during a rally on the steps … more

8/11/19

St. Paul inventor helps save summer and maybe, the planet

By Stephanie Fox It was just a mishap, or so it seemed at the time. But, in the summer of 2008, while boating on Lake Okoboji in Iowa, Alex Orcutt lost a flip-flop. “I was shoving a ski boat off a … more

8/11/19

Citizens group reducing pollution in Como Lake

By MARGIE O’LOUGHLIN Anyone who has walked or biked around Como Lake this summer has got to wonder, “What is that smell?” The short answer is decomposing curly-leaf pondweed. The long answer is … more

8/11/19

Pies on the Prairie

Surprise - there’s Pierce Butler Meadows just before the Snelling Ave. crossing By MARGIE O’LOUGHLIN The Pierce Butler Route is known as a short cut through the Midway and Central neighborhoods … more

8/11/19

Chroma Zone Mural & Art Festival coming to town

By MARGIE O’LOUGHLIN For eight days in September, St. Paul’s Creative Enterprise Zone (CEZ), and partner Burlesque of North America, will host something that has never been done before in … more

8/11/19

Happy centennial, Grotto House

By TESHA M. CHRISTENSEN Seven years to the day they bought the house at 1012 Grotto St., Emily and Jesse and their 10-pound Chihuahua Buster Busta held a party. Their home – which they lovingly … more

8/11/19