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In downtown St. Paul, motorcycle gang cops to do hard take-downs … of knowledge
Hear that noise? It’s the sound of undercover cops riding into downtown St. Paul on their hogs, bandanas flapping in the wind, all dark jean jackets and leather chaps, a skull and a crossbones...
View ArticleUrban Organics, Flat Earth Brewery, Mill City Distillery setting up shop in...
This just in, sort of. St. Paul City Council President Kathy Lantry wandered over to the city-owned third of the Hamm’s Brewery a couple of weeks ago and snapped some shots of Urban Organics, an...
View ArticleMetro State University’s latest memo to faculty on payroll problems
Metropolitan State University is grappling with payroll problems that have led to an as-yet undisclosed number of employees getting shorted thousands of dollars in summer pay and scheduled step...
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Goodbye, Melvin Carter III…
This just in -- there's a goodbye celebration for former City Council Member Melvin Carter III on Thursday. Here's the details... RECEPTION FOR MELVIN CARTER III Host:Aurora St. Anthony NDC, Episcopal...
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Marriage is a many splendored thing in the Coleman offices
Clarise Tushie-Lessard, press secretary to hizzoner Chris Coleman, got married last weekend to House caucus researcher Erik Anderson. Bob Hume, a former Coleman spokesman who currently works for Gov....
View ArticleLowertown is the next Wrigleyville? Clouds in Water Zen Center may move?
When is a downtown arts district no longer an arts district? When it’s taken over by excavators and hardhats, naturally. At least, that’s the concern among some Lowertown artists, past and present. On...
View ArticleColeman as Natl. League of Cities president, Unidale Mall Farmers Market...
Deep within the bowels of St. Paul City Hall, little birds tell the Scoop… COLEMAN FOR PRESIDENT? Assuming he wins a third term in office, St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman will be inaugurated as the new...
View ArticleVote on Southwest LRT delayed; minority advocates concerned about Cedar and...
The proposed Southwest Light Rail Transit Line from Minneapolis to Eden Praire — an extension of the Central Corridor — is about to get delayed, indefinitely at least 60 to 90 days, unless the winds...
View Article7 candidates for St. Paul’s Ward 1 council seat at candidate’s forum
The League of Women Voters held an issues forum on Tuesday for the seven candidates for the Ward 1 seat on the St. Paul City Council. The seat, previously held by Melvin Carter III, represents Frogtown...
View ArticlePhalen folks teed off to be last to know about city’s golf privatization plans
The fine folks at the Payne-Phalen District 5 Planning Council say they have no official opinion as a board about a proposal to privatize the city’s Como and Phalen golf courses, even though the issue...
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If the Como golf course is privatized, the city would continue to operate...
On Wednesday, the St. Paul City Council will consider issuing a request for proposals for private partners to operate the Como and Phalen golf courses. The city would continue to own the land, but...
View ArticleStudy group looks at turning University Avenue into one lane in each direction
In St. Paul, University Avenue is mostly two lanes in each direction. When the Central Corridor Light Rail Transit line gets rolling, what if it became one lane in each direction? Business advocate...
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Saints owner Michael Veeck on ballpark bonds: “Whoopee!”
Michael Veeck, a third-generation baseball "showman" and one of three principal owners of the St. Paul Saints, was pretty happy to hear last week that the St. Paul City Council had approved $8.5...
View ArticleRamsey County still wants Vadnais Heights ice rink, could sell off two aging...
Ramsey County’s $10 million bid for the financially-troubled Vadnais Heights ice arena (aka Vadnais Sports Center) was rejected last week by bond holders, but that may not be the end of the story. “I...
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Resignation rumors are untrue; Khaliq is still on City Council
The Scoop just received a phone call from a tipster claiming that Nathanial Khaliq had resigned the St. Paul City Council. A quick call to Khaliq confirms otherwise. “Is this a practical joke?” said...
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Gateway State Trail stretch to open tonight
A portion of the Gateway State Trail in St. Paul between L’Orient Street and Cayuga Street is expected to reopen by the end of Thursday, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. The...
View ArticleHigh-speed rail from the Union Depot to Chicago?
Mike Rogers, transit project manager with the Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority, has a big project on his hands — high-speed rail from the Twin Cities to Chicago. It’s a politically,...
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Mayor Coleman to talk transportation and development in Washington
St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman is scheduled to testify before a federal panel on transportation Wednesday afternoon. Coleman, who this year is serving as president of the National League of Cities, will...
View ArticleNeighborhood House’s Armando Camacho leaves to head Opportunity Partners
Neighborhood House President Armando Camacho has been named the new CEO at Opportunity Partners, a nonprofit serving people with disabilities. Since 2008, Camacho has served as president of...
View ArticlePresident of Payne-Phalen group opposes emergency shelter so close to East Side
Al Oertwig, president of the Payne-Phalen District 5 Council, is the latest public figure to express concern about a proposed relocation of the Dorothy Day homeless shelter to a site near the virtual...
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