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Coleman wants Tim Butler to serve second term as fire chief
Tim Butler will serve a second six-year term as St. Paul fire chief. Mayor Chris Coleman announced the reappointment Thursday, saying Butler has proven he is “the best person to lead the St. Paul Fire...
View ArticlePenfield leasing office opens
The city of St. Paul has sent out a notice that the leasing office for the Penfield has opened. Located at 508 Jackson St., the office is open Monday-Wednesday and Fridays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.,...
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Five file to run for council (so far) in St. Paul’s Ward 1
The period to file to run for office in St. Paul (July 30 - Aug. 13) is halfway over, and to date, three candidates have filed to run for mayor (Chris Coleman, Tim Holden and Sharon Anderson) and five...
View ArticleJohnny Howard wins Green Party endorsement
How much weight does the endorsement of St. Paul’s Green Party carry in Frogtown and Summit-University? We’re about to find out. On Sunday, the party met at a special convention and endorsed Johnny...
View ArticleSt. Paul bicycle amenities are growing, but we’re no Minneapolis, says…
An article in Friday’s Pioneer Press spells out various bicycle projects moving forward throughout St. Paul, including bike lanes being added this summer along John Ireland Boulevard and Johnson...
View ArticleWith ballpark lots closed, St. Paul Farmers Market parking got hairy...
As the final public parking lot closed next to the Gillette Building and future regional ballpark in Lowertown, St. Paul Farmer’s Market goers found themselves forced to adapt to the new parking...
View ArticleKurt “Dirty Kurty” Dornfeld wants your vote for mayor of St. Paul, more...
You might find the man who would be mayor of St. Paul seal-coating streets in Highland Park around this time. You’ll definitely find him covered in black tack and grit, which he wears with pride. By...
View ArticleWill Major League Baseball and St. Paul deliver? Fans of Neighborhood House’s...
In advance of the All-Star Game that takes place at Target Field next summer, the Minnesota Twins have asked Major League Baseball for a $300,000 favor. The Twins want the league to pitch in money for...
View ArticleNew downtown St. Paul group, Wabasha Partners, racking its brain on dirty...
Here’s a late entry into this story about downtown St. Paul news racks and the Green Party activist on a mission to get them cleaned up. It appears he’s not alone. Tony Bol, chair of Wabasha Partners,...
View ArticleCandidate booed at East Side forum on neighborhood violence
Mayoral candidate Tim Holden did not have his shining moment in the sun when East Side residents came together Thursday night to discuss a wave of youth “flash mob” style attacks that have resulted in...
View ArticleTrucks, high school internships and bike paths. From Hwy 280 to Snelling,...
When it comes to city services, from police and fire to schools and parks, residents tend to be takers, consuming more city goods than their property tax dollars actually pay for. The truck-heavy...
View ArticleAmy Brendmoen’s chickens, Artify Hamline Station applications due, Arjo...
The Scoop has four brief items to share this fine Monday afternoon. Amy Brendmoen’s Chickens The first item of note concerns St. Paul City Council Member Amy Brendmoen’s chickens. On the city’s YouTube...
View ArticleSt. Paul wants to sell, rehab or build upon 240 parcels of land within 2 years
The city of St. Paul is looking to fill vacant lots citywide, complete some long-scheduled housing rehab projects and do a full-court press in six neighborhoods — Payne-Phalen, Frogtown, Dayton’s...
View ArticleLowry Hotel building gets a makeover
Not far from the St. Paul river bluffs, across the street from St. Paul City Hall and the Ramsey County Courthouse, Scott Goltz is dusting off buried treasure. At least, that’s what it sometimes feels...
View ArticlePioneer-Endicott plans to offer wine shop, Details hair salon
In downtown St. Paul, the elegant but long-vacant Pioneer-Endicott buildings — which are being restored into apartments — are poised to get some new commercial tenants on the skyway level. That...
View ArticleLabor union endorses Dai Thao … and Noel Nix…
The local Service Employees International Union (SEIU) — think of security officers, maintenance workers, home health aids, and public school paraprofessionals — has made endorsements in the St. Paul...
View ArticleDesign is late, but Lowertown ballpark construction remains on schedule, says...
Mayoral candidate Tim Holden is pulling no punches over the fine print in the Lowertown ballpark contract between the city of St. Paul and the Ryan Cos. The design-build contract requires Ryan to...
View ArticleShould Ramsey County remove six riverfront buildings along Kellogg Boulevard?
In downtown St. Paul, Ramsey County is considering removing the six West Publishing buildings which for years have constituted Ramsey County Government Center West along Kellogg Boulevard, overlooking...
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Como Park Zoo’s new giraffe to make Sunday appearance
Pioneer Press Standing 5-foot-8, Como Zoo’s latest baby makes quite an impression. The St. Paul zoo will introduce its days old baby giraffe on Sunday to the public. Born on Sept. 1 weighing 130...
View ArticleColeman to tour new Schmidt Brewery artist lofts, now open for reservations
You heard it from the Scoop first: Dominium is hosting a sneak preview tour of the new Schmidt Artist Lofts at 5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 9. St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman is among the invited attendees....
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