Hmong group opposes 34th annual Hmong Freedom Celebration at Como Park
A political fight between current and former leaders of Lao Family, a St. Paul-based nonprofit that has served the Hmong community since 1977, landed at St. Paul City Hall on Wednesday night. A public...
View ArticleThey call it Taco Hell: 30 YouTube videos tell their Snelling Avenue story
The Pioneer Press on June 10 chronicled a battle between neighbors of a Snelling Avenue Taco Bell and the eatery’s noisy drive-through, which operates until 5 a.m. on weekends and then opens for...
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Eight takes on the new Green Line, from fans and foes…
The 11-mile, $957 million Green Line light rail rolled into its fourth full day of service on Tuesday, June 17 between downtown Minneapolis and downtown St. Paul. Here’s eight takes from seven riders...
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Art gallery owner Bill Hosko recruits critics of City Hall to downtown...
The neighborhood group that serves as liaison between St. Paul City Hall and downtown residents, business owners and workers is going through some major changes. The CapitolRiver Council’s executive...
View ArticleTaste of Minnesota, Festa Italiana, Harriet Island weddings and 4th of July...
The Taste of Minnesota has moved from flooded Harriet Island to the Carver County Fairgrounds in Waconia. The Festa Italiana is on the move to Island Lake Park in Shoreview. And plenty of brides and...
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Will HRA Chair Amy Brendmoen bond with new HRA Director? They already did …...
As chair of the city’s influential Housing and Redevelopment Authority, City Council Member Amy Brendmoen will have to work closely with the new director of St. Paul’s Planning and Economic Development...
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7th Street streetcar, Snelling Avenue BRT, Southwest line to be voted on...
This is a big week for transportation planning in and around St. Paul. Think Seventh Street streetcar, Snelling Avenue BRT, Southwest Corridor, Gateway Corridor, Rush Line, and Minnesota High-Speed...
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Stoltz Cleaners on Grand keeps open mind as Snelling Avenue “A” Line route...
The Met Council will vote today, Wednesday, July 9, on whether to approve station locations for the A-Line, a bus rapid transit project that would travel along Snelling Avenue and Ford Parkway by the...
View ArticleGreen Line is a fiasco, or huge success, depending upon which blogger you ask
On blogs and social media, passengers continue to dissect Metro Transit’s new Green Line, which debuted June 14. In “Strangulation on the Green Line,” a lengthy post charting the history of its...
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New St. Paul DFL chair will vet city council, mayoral candidates. She’s 25...
The new chair of the St. Paul DFL will play a key role in vetting candidates for the seats currently held by City Council Member Dave Thune, St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman and the St. Paul School Board....
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Former owner, tenant of 1549 Minnehaha Ave. W.: Hamline’s demolishing this?!!
Geologist Herb Garcia and his family technically still live in the large old Victorian home at 1549 Minnehaha Ave. West, between Snelling and Asbury, or at least so he believes. Garcia, who sold the...
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Macalester Republican vies for Paymar’s seat, takes on Highland Park DFL
Macalester College, the 2011 “most liberal college in America,” keeps generating Republican candidates for elected office. First came undergraduate Andrew Ojeda in 2012. Now, according to a staff...
View ArticleSt. Paul City Council to recognize late Hmong adviser Shong Ger Thao
Longtime St. Paul resident and Hmong cultural expert Shong Ger Thao passed away on June 16, having lived several lifetimes worth of adversity and accomplishment, judging by the commemoration in this...
View ArticleTarget says it’s coming to Highland Park in 2015, but where?
Target made public on its blog this week that it’s looking to install a “TargetExpress” store next year in Highland Park. What the retail giant hasn’t revealed is where, exactly. On social media,...
View ArticleSt. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman: Green Line connects 13 health facilities, every...
Eager to spread the gospel of light rail, St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman offered welcoming remarks on Thursday to municipal leaders attending the National League of Cities board meeting and policy forum...
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By future ballpark, Market House condo owners still locked in dispute with...
It’s been a year since owners of the Market House condos officially lost their parking lot by the site of the future Lowertown ballpark, and not much has changed. Condo residents at 289 E. Fifth St....
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Council Member Dave Thune on his successor, a West Seventh Street hotel, a...
St. Paul City Council Member Dave Thune represents the “busiest ward in St. Paul,” which spans downtown, West Seventh Street and part of the West Side, as well as Summit Hill and Railroad Island. The...
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No mini-golf at Schmidt Artist Lofts, but Blue Ox still has sights on St....
Plans for an artist-inspired mini-golf installation at the Schmidt Artist Lofts on West Seventh Street haven’t come together as once hoped, but don’t scratch the entrepreneurial venture known as Blue...
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St. Paul political races: Action toward the top of the ticket, not so much...
Are local political races heating up this season? No, not really. For St. Paul residents, the Aug. 12 primary is mostly looking like a snoozer. The majority of the action on or before the November 4...
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Did St. Paul officials goof when they asked to delay rapid transit on West...
Ramsey County and St. Paul officials recently rallied to get Metro Transit to hold off on launching a type of Bus Rapid Transit service down West Seventh Street by late 2016. The thinking is that...
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