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Wabasha St. bike route near death / "R.I.P Downtown St Paul, if these...
The Wabasha Street leg of the downtown bike loop may die a quick death... but if parking meters are extended to 10 p.m. downtown, won't we all? Deep within the recesses of St. Paul City Hall, planners...
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St. Paul, Minneapolis mayors talk soccer on TPT's Almanac. You'll never...
If they build a professional soccer stadium in St. Paul's Midway, will the city find money to complete Ayd Mill Road? Judging by their joint television appearance, St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman will...
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Write-in candidate for City Council? / Elections Facebook page tell-all on...
Word on the street is that a long-declared candidate for St. Paul City Council forgot to file by the Aug. 11 deadline, and will run for office as a write-in candidate in November... More on that in a...
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Hey Minnesota United fans, your team is too quiet. And remember when...
There's been an awful lot of conjecture around prospects for a Minnesota soccer stadium of Major League Soccer caliber. Such a stadium would have to have a grass field (we think). And it would have to...
View ArticleIt's St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman's birthday today.
It's hizzoner's birthday, and here's the invite to "Music for the Mayor" that went out a couple weeks ago, which lists more co-hosts than Coca-Cola has vice presidents. Email addresses have been...
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What does Black Lives Matter think of a Major League Soccer stadium in St. Paul?
Trahern Crews is an authorized spokesman for Black Lives Matter St. Paul (and yes, there are some unauthorized folks out there, like this curious State Fair t-shirt salesman who has taken to selling...
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How much property tax would a soccer stadium generate if a soccer stadium...
If you've ever tried to mouth the words "how much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood" and gotten tripped up on the consonants (or the image), then you're in good company....
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St. Paul city council campaigns are spending from $31,000 to $12
Money isn't everything in a political race -- your bank account is not a reflection of your soul -- but if it were, some of the following political candidates would be going straight to campaign hell,...
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St. Paul City Council President Russ Stark weighs in on proposed soccer stadium
St. Paul City Council President Russ Stark sent the following update on a proposed Major League Soccer stadium to his constituents this week. If a stadium deal comes together in St. Paul, it would be...
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Dave Thune's retirement party at Mancini's Char House next Monday night will...
Remember that time Dave Thune dropped a bag full of dead rats on the desk of Mayor Larry Cohen? Retirement. Thune, a rabble-rouser neighborhood activist in the 1970s, was trying to make a point about...
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Ruby Hunt, 91, to St. Paul City Council: Man up!
Over a year ago, the St. Paul City Council demanded to know why a legal settlement with the owners of Black Bear Crossings on the Lake, a Como Pavilion coffee shop, was costing taxpayers $800,000. More...
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Vacant building numbers down as St. Paul hits record for real estate...
When it comes to real estate construction, there's a lot more money coming into St. Paul -- especially downtown St. Paul -- than at any time on record. Meanwhile, home and commercial building vacancies...
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Neighborhoods First! is dead-set against tax exemptions for Major League Soccer
Debbie Meister lives just west of Ayd Mill Road and a few blocks south of Selby Avenue, which puts her near the center of any number of transit-related issues in St. Paul. Make Ayd Mill Road a linear...
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DFL CANDIDATE KARAOKE SHOCKER! Hosko claims parking meter "cover-up."...
The Scoop is a journalistic veteran of many election cycles in multiple states and two countries, so it's little surprise when the fur starts flying a few weeks before the ballots are counted. And the...
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Who will you support for St. Paul School Board and City Council? The 2015...
The 2015 Voter's Guide is here. The St. Paul School District and City Council candidates are all listed, complete with pictures and links to their campaign websites. Voting. Bon apetit! The post Who...
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A lawsuit of Biblical proportions? St. Paul responds to Rock of Ages
The city of St. Paul gets sued from time to time (ok, ok, who are we kidding? A LOT) but how often does the city get sued by a church that no longer exists, at least not in physical form? The walls of...
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An updated list of St. Paul school board, city council candidate forums and...
What do the candidates for St. Paul City Council think about locally-grown veggies and healthy eating? How about landlords' rights and real estate ordinances? What would the St. Paul school board...
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The Loon Army advances, and St. Paul forms a Midway advisory committee
Psst! Hey, you! Have you joined the Loon Army? It's only $50 down and $1,120 - $195 per season to rally around the home team, with the home team being professional soccer. Minnesota United FC has yet...
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St. Paul City Council candidate campaign finance reports are IN!
Voters interested in the St. Paul City Council races may be titillated to know the two-week pre-election campaign finance reports are in. Political money. There's fascinating nuggets to be gleaned...
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Did the St. Paul Regional Labor Federation's negative campaigning cost Darren...
In St. Paul's Ward 2 city council race, the results are in! And the loser is... negative campaigning? In the final weeks of the Ward 2 campaign, glossy mailers sent out by the St. Paul Regional Labor...
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