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UCB Fundraiser Benefits Veterans Honor Flight
United Community Bank teamed up with residents and businesses in Perham, Frazee and Dent to raise more than $30,500 for Veterans Honor Flight of North Dakota and Minnesota through a series of community fundraisers in September. The effort was part of Minnesota Bankers Community Impact Month and included food trucks,...
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Billboard battle heads to city council
The proposal to convert a billboard to dynamic display use is headed to the St. Paul City Council before year’s end. The advocacy group Scenic St. Paul has appealed Planning Commission approval of steps needed to make the conversion. No appeal hearing date had been set as of Monitor...
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Democracy in action at Como Park
Fifty seniors studying a University of Minnesota political science course at Como this semester facilitated a mock election during the build-up toward the midterm elections. The school auditorium became an election precinct over the course of two days which allowed every social studies class in the school to visit and experience voting.
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Street work coming over next five years
The Saint Paul Department of Public Works’ draft Five-Year Capital Plan includes work on Como Avenue and streets in Frogtown and the West Midway commercial/industrial area. City Council members’ reviews this fall of the 2027 city budget has included scrutiny of capital spending of the 2027-2031 streets plan.
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City delays decision on new Uni-Snelling entertainment district
More time is needed for University-Snelling area business owners and residents to discuss an ambitious liquor licensing plan centered on the busy intersection. In the meantime, Dilla Sports Bar and Ethiopian Restaurant will be allowed to apply for the on-sale liquor license it has sought. The St. Paul City Council...
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County awards planning grants for ‘critical corridors’
Proposed projects near the opposite ends of University Avenue are among those benefiting from Ramsey County’s Critical Corridors Program. The program, which opened to St. Paul projects this year, supports efforts focused on community reinvestment, economic development and affordable housing. Creating walkable communities with increased density and efficient land use are other goals.
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St. Paul hides a century-old jungle behind glass, and it’s free to walk through
Right in the middle of St. Paul, a curved glass building full of tropical plants has kept growing since 1915. The Marjorie McNeely Conservatory sits inside Como Park, and it costs nothing to walk in. You move from a room of towering palms to a misty fern grotto to a...