The St. Paul residents who sponsored a petition to amend the St. Paul City Charter received certification in August from the St. Paul City Clerk that they have obtained a sufficient number of …
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9/11/24
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Two area projects made the cut when the St. Paul Long-Range Capital Improvement Budget (CIB) Committee wrapped up its work on 2025-2026 neighborhood projects. The recommendations approved Aug. 12 …
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By Jane McClure
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9/11/24
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The Frogtown Arts Festival kicked off a delicious new tradition this year – a thrilling Egg Roll Contest. “We want to extend a huge thank you to all the participating restaurants: Bangkok …
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9/11/24
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Lyngblomsten, a Minnesota nonprofit senior services organization, has launched the Pop-Up Arts Memory Café for those living with memory loss and their care partners to come together in a …
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9/11/24
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GOLD BRT TO OPEN IN 2025
The METRO Gold Line – the state’s first Bus Rapid Transit line to operate primarily within bus-only lanes – will open on March 22, 2025, project …
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9/11/24
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BASIC INCOME WEEK SEPT. 16-22
With Minnesota emerging as the epicenter of the national guaranteed income movement, a series of art exhibits, comedy shows, community workshops, and family …
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9/11/24
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Music, vendors, a parade and more were part of this year’s Little Africa Festival at Hamline Park on Aug. 4. The African Economic Development Solutions hosts the annual festival to bring …
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8/8/24
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Urban Growler celebrates its 10th anniversary on Friday, July 19, 2024. Back row (left to right): Steve Badger, founding member; Dr. Bruce Corrie, Concordia University; Chad Kulas, Midway …
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8/7/24
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Since it first opened nearly 110 years ago, a space on University Avenue has captured the spirit and history of Saint Paul. The building at 825 University Avenue was first opened as Victoria Theater, …
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By Joseph Palumbo
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8/7/24
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With St. Paul City Council approval July 17, the Como Regional Park Long-Range Plan is en route to Metropolitan Council for final review and approval.
Metropolitan Council action is needed …
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By Jane McClure
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8/7/24
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The newly open Red Lake Nation College in downtown Minneapolis is one of the first tribal colleges in a major U.S. city and is reaching a “never-served” community,” according to Dan …
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By Tesha M. Christensen
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8/7/24
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Tears streamed down 62-year-old Myra Curry’s face as she sat in a circle receiving praise from her cohort fellows. One after the other, people took turns telling Curry how proud, and inspired …
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By Talia McWright
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8/7/24
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Any future music festivals outside of Allianz Field need more pre-event community notice and sound level monitoring during the events themselves. Some area residents are seeking such changes in light …
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By Jane McClure
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8/7/24
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Bri Harrington always wanted to paint, but never thought it was practical, so she put it off until she couldn’t any longer.
“I feel like it just bubbled out of me, and I just had to …
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By Lucia Bodling
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8/7/24
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Hidden Herald Wonderlust Productions announces the launch of a unique downtown St. Paul experience called “Hidden Herald,” a series of short audio plays telling 31 secret stories about …
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8/7/24
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Cradling the Mississippi River on either side, the Twin Cities are a critical, yet hazardous, resting place for migrating birds. An estimated 40 million birds migrated through the Mississippi River …
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By Margie O’loughlin
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8/7/24
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Enjoying the summer? On balance we’ve had our share of sweltering heat, counterpointed by consistent downpours and bratty algae blooms. Last month saw the hottest day on earth ever recorded. …
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By Rennie Gaither
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8/7/24
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My obsession with picking up trash in the neighborhood began late 2019 with adopting five nearby drains with the Adopt A Drain (https://mn.adopt-a-drain.org/) that Rennie so nicely wrote about in the …
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By Jen Hadley
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8/7/24
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With the 20th book in his Cork O’Connor mystery series ready to be published on Aug. 20, 2024, local author William Kent Krueger took some time to ruminate on his career.
“When I …
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By Jan Willms
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8/7/24
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Recognizing the need to replace outdated equipment in the school’s weight room, Como Park Athletic Director Koua Yang placed a call to the executive director of the Thielen Foundation. Months …
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By Eric Erickson, Social studies teacher
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8/7/24
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