St. Paul Area Chamber of Commerce announces “land rush” sale west of St. Paul
The St. Paul Area Chamber of Commerce is selling large tracts of land to the west of the city’s borders. While the news release doesn’t describe the exact location, it would appear the land falls west...
View ArticleSt. Paul Library system ditches Photoplay Magazine from 1930s through 1960s....
The St. Paul Library Board held a discussion Monday of the library system’s policy for disposing of books, magazines and historical documents. While no vote was taken, library director Kit Hadley...
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St. Paul Council miffed with mayor over being last to see 4 downtown drawings
St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman’s administration last Thursday alerted members of the St. Paul City Council that he’d be releasing big concept drawings for four key development opportunities in downtown...
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At Selby-Snelling, what kind of political action committee is the WAC PAC?
Psst! The WAC PAC, a new political party, has formed in St. Paul, and they even have a prominent storefront in the up-and-coming southwest corner of Selby-Snelling (Snelby!) to prove it. What they...
View ArticleSt. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman chooses a spokesman: Tonya Tennessen of Weber...
St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman has chosen a replacement for former spokesman Joe Campbell, who recently went on to become marketing director for MNsure, the state health insurance exchange. The Scoop...
View ArticleAffordable housing forum at U of M: Do first-ring suburbs have too much of it?
When light rail travels through Hopkins, affordable housing projects will likely follow. The result will draw more low-income residents and people of color to the first-ring suburb, which is already 30...
View ArticleEmerald Ash Borer: Should cities spray or remove all their ash trees?
In Ontario, Canada, the city of Hamilton has an aggressive plan to combat the Emerald Ash Borer, and it’s not too different from that of St. Paul’s. In short, cut down everything. A choice selection...
View ArticleSt. Paul NAACP President: There’s too much affordable housing on the Central...
On Monday afternoon, the University of Minnesota Law School will host a discussion on diversity in the suburbs and affordable housing, and Jeffry Martin, president of the St. Paul Chapter of the NAACP,...
View ArticleCanadian Pacific rail yard expansion: Neighbors and advocates weigh in
Canadian Pacific Railway and the city of St. Paul will host an open house at 6 p.m. today, April 23, at the Battle Creek Rec Center on plans to expand the CP rail yard down by Pig’s Eye Lake. The major...
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Is St. Paul ready for light rail? Survey says…
The Green Line, or Central Corridor, is ready to roll. Are the communities along the light rail ready for it? That's the question posed and at least partially answered by two new reports from the...
View ArticleCanadian Pacific Rail responds to emotional forum on Mississippi River rail...
The city of St. Paul hosted a public forum at the Battle Creek Rec Center on Tuesday night to discuss Canadian Pacific Railway’s planned expansion of its rail yard, which borders Pig’s Eye Lake. Some...
View ArticleDorothy Day plans still in the works
Pioneer Press Catholic Charities received plenty of pushback when it trumpeted plans to relocate and expand the Dorothy Day Center, the state’s largest drop-in shelter for the homeless. The plan, which...
View ArticleState historical group softening toward Lowertown ballpark?
Pioneer Press Even as Lowertown ballpark construction moves forward full-throttle, the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) still has concerns about the future home of the St. Paul Saints. Black...
View ArticleA professor, tree care consultant, and city forester weigh in on Emerald Ash...
The Pioneer Press on Sunday published a front-page article on how different cities are responding to the Emerald Ash Borer, a dreaded beetle that infests ash trees with its larvae, gradually destroying...
View ArticleCity Council Member Russ Stark weighs in on the Green Line’s impact on housing
On Wednesday, May 14, the Pioneer Press reported on the seeming paradox of declining home values and rent increases along the Central Corridor Light Rail line, or Green Line. Much of that increase...
View ArticleA bus stop returns to 6th and Wacouta, by River Park Lofts, and downtown...
In Lowertown, the humble Metro Transit bus stop that once stood in front of the River Park Lofts at 6th and Wacouta streets is set to return, on steroids, following a voyage that had it relocated for...
View ArticleFugitive dentist Jack Shepard just wants to come home… and hold Al Franken’s...
Facing arson charges for allegedly trying to burn his own dental office, St. Paul dentist Jack Shepard fled Minnesota 32 years ago for Italy. He’s been in Rome ever since, but files for elected office...
View ArticleAbout that 6th Street bus stop… Metro Transit will pay for sidewalk improvements
There’s been plenty of hub-bub about a Metro Transit bus stop that has made its way back home to the corner of 6th and Wacouta, in front of the River Park Lofts, after years sitting in front of the...
View ArticleDowntown churches angry over street assessments try to depose Dave Thune on...
A lawsuit filed against the city of St. Paul by a group of downtown churches angry over their street assessments is still alive, and the attorney for the plaintiffs is trying to get St. Paul City...
View ArticleA high-speed “Zip Rail” to Rochester from St. Paul, the airport or both, but...
High-speed rail may indeed roll into St. Paul or the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport someday from Rochester, Minn., but cross Minneapolis off the list of possible destinations. “Target Field...
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