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Como Park Zoo Says Goodbye To Skeeter, Beloved Giraffe Of Sixteen Years
ST. PAUL (WJON News) -- Como Park Zoo and Conservatory is once again mourning the passing of an animal friend. The Zoo says Skeeter the giraffe was humanely euthanized earlier this week after a decline in health related to arthritis. Skeeter was a member of the zoo's family for 16...
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Grab The Pastrami At This Old-School Minnesota Jewish Deli That’s Been Open Since 1949
Some sandwiches come with a side of history, and this one has been piling it on since 1949. Tucked into a quiet corner of St. Paul, Minnesota, there is a small deli where generations of families have grabbed a seat, ordered pastrami on fresh bread, and come back again for decades.
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Como Park Zoo euthanizes Skeeter the giraffe, a favorite of visitors and zookeepers
Skeeter the giraffe, who called St. Paul’s Como Park Zoo home for 16 years, was euthanized Thursday following months of declining health. “It’s hard to put into words what Skeeter has meant to our community. Skeeter was everyone’s giraffe,” senior zookeeper Jill Erzar said in a news release. “He was our tallest animal, our largest by weight, and I would argue our most charismatic. He inspired countless children with his soulful eyes and the excited way he took snacks.”
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Origin Stories Part the 19th: Historic Banfil Street
A small street in the West End illustrates our founding,one of the earliest streets along West 7th to be platted. The quaint village street in the Uppertown Triangle is lined with vernacular (local materials and traditional construction) cottages. James M. Winslow, real estate speculator and hotel builder mapped and platted the neighborhood’s streets October 20, 1851. The street was named after John Banfil/Banfill (1811-1887), another early East Coast speculator. The post Origin Stories Part the 19th: Historic Banfil Street first appeared on Community Reporter .
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New Mural, Park Improvements Celebrated Across St. Paul In October
A colorful new mural celebrating migration, nature and community was dedicated Oct. 8 at the newly renamed Brewers Bluff Park, formerly Victoria Park. The post New Mural, Park Improvements Celebrated Across St. Paul In October first appeared on Community Reporter .
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Cue the Coo: Mac welcomes 12 foot steel cow
On the morning of Oct. 7, students awoke to find a new face had taken up residence in front of the Leonard Center: 12 feet tall, 17 feet long and made entirely of steel. The largerthan-life sculpture, “Coo,” looks to the sky, mid-moo, with a Highland cow’s signature curved horns and wispy bangs.