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Editor’s note: This article mentions domestic violence. Six metro-based organizations are rounding up animal lovers who can foster a dog or a cat caught in a domestic violence situation for up to 72 hours. Fosters will be provided food, a fostering help hotline, toys and anything else needed to take care. People just need to have space their home for a short-term four-legged guest. “What we’re really looking for are...
Marketfest 2024 Is Nearly Here
Theme weeks bring a unique element to Marketfest. Marketfest is nearly here! Starting in early June, each Thursday will bring a dazzling display of vendors, activities and entertainment to downtown White Bear Lake—with a unique thematic twist on Fourth Street. “There are sponsorship opportunities to have a dedicated theme...
Foodie Finds: Dock & Paddle
ST PAUL, Minn. — If you're craving a lakeside experience on this (hopefully) warm weekend, head to Dock & Paddle in St. Paul. The restaurant serves a Fish Fry Friday special through the Lenten season with beer-battered cod, french fries and cole slaw. The hours are Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
St. Paul restores "Rondo Avenue" name in historic Black neighborhood
ST. PAUL, Minn. — St. Paul has officially restored the original name of a nearly 2-mile stretch of Concordia Avenue to "Rondo Avenue."Much of the historic Rondo neighborhood, once the epicenter of the Twin Cities' Black community, was systematically destroyed between 1956 and 1968 to make way for Interstate 94.Seven hundred homes were demolished, displacing more than 60% of Rondo's residents. About 300 Black-owned businesses also perished.On Tuesday, Mayor Melvin Carter — St. Paul's first Black mayor — unveiled the new Rondo Avenue street sign at its intersection with North Fisk Street.Dozens of community leaders were on hand for the ceremony,...
Transform it! How to recycle springtime yard waste and food scraps from your kitchen
It’s time for spring cleaning, when many people take care of cleaning up the leaves they didn’t get off the ground last year and clean up around the house. But one thing is overlooked: food waste.
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