Highland Bridge tour
MyVillager took a tour of the Highland Bridge site earlier this week led by Maureen Michalski, vice president of development for Ryan Companies. Work is progressing on some of the housing developments, with many of the streets, sidewalks, streetlights and landscaping already in place. City parks also are taking shape and waterfowl are already enjoying the massive central water feature.
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS
Businesses across the neighborhoods served by MyVillager are struggling with staff shortages at a time when finding enough help has become a nationwide problem. Retailers and restaurants in particular have been using every conceivable method to attract new employees.
Saint Paul city officials have renewed their battle to keep tobacco out of the hands of children and people of color with new restrictions on the sale and marketing of cigarettes, e-cigarettes and flavored tobacco products.
Saint Paul voters will be asked on November 2 whether the city should limit private landlords to annual rent increases of no more than 3 percent.
Voters are being asked this fall to fill three seats on the West Saint Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan Area School Board and to renew the district’s current operating levy.
ON THE TOWN
The importance of identity takes center stage at Six Points Theater. The former Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company changed its name last summer to reflect its commitment to stories from a Jewish perspective that promote understanding among all people. And in its upcoming production, The People’s Violin, opening Saturday, October 23, Six Points tells a story about personal identity and finding one’s truth in the context of culture and family.
SPORTS
The Nova Classical Academy volleyball team has shown over the course of this season that height isn’t everything in that sport. In fact, it hasn’t stopped the Knights from being 18-4 overall and 5-2 in the Skyline Conference through
October 7.
The Central High School girls’ tennis team had already accomplished a major goal this season when it captured the Saint Paul City Conference championship for the first time since 2013 with a perfect 6-0 record.
Fall is a busy time for many Minnesotans, with lots of football and soccer games to watch or play, cabins to shut down for the winter, and the last of summer-like weather to enjoy. However, it’s fair to guess that nobody had as busy a first weekend of October as 31-year-old Summit Hill native Danny Docherty.
CRIME
Here’s a look at the incidents compiled from Saint Paul and Mendota Heights police reports, including many that did not make the October 13 print version of MyVillager.
Here’s what was happening on the local crime front from October 13-20.
VIEWPOINT
A COVID-19 vaccine mandate for Saint Paul city employees is still on the drawing board and may not be formally proposed until mid-November. City Council members passed a resolution calling for the vaccine mandate more than a month ago.
A good number of readers have written in with their opinions on candidates and issues that will be on the ballot during the November 2 general election.
MORE NEWS
With the approval on October 4 of four sign variances, a new medical office building is one step closer to a December groundbreaking at 2270 Ford Pkwy.
Unless the city of Saint Paul, Ramsey County or the Saint Paul Public Schools decides in the months ahead to lower its projected tax levy for 2022, the owners of a median-value home in Saint Paul can expect to see an 11 percent increase in their property taxes next year.
Those who are looking to scare up a happy and healthy Halloween may want to check out some of the local events that being scheduled this year.
A COVID-19 vaccine mandate for Saint Paul city employees is still on the drawing board and may not be formally proposed until mid-November. City Council members passed a resolution calling for the vaccine mandate more than a month ago.
The Saint Paul Charter Commission had hoped to send a proposed charter amendment on administrative citations to the City Council on September 27, but laid the matter over again because a clause was missing in the language that was voted on two weeks earlier.
The Saint Paul Heritage Preservation Commission made several recommendations on October 4 that could mitigate the impact of the proposed six-story Marshall Avenue Flats on what was once the
playground of the former Richards Gordon School at 1619 Dayton Ave.
Moving to the music
Sousaphonist Greg McCool, wife Christine and their children Ben, 2, and Mary, 7 weeks, cheered on competitors in the 39th annual Twin Cities Marathon on October 3. The stretch near mile post 22 on Summit Avenue included a hydration station where a grateful Steven Wessling slowed for a quick drink of water.
Photo by Brad Stauffer
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October 13-26, 2021
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News
District Councils October 13, 2021
Highland Park highlanddistrictcouncil.org • 651-695-4005 Business of the Month—Quixotic Coffee, 769 S. Cleveland Ave., is the Highland District Council’s neighborhood business of the month for October. The coffee shop, which opened in December 2014, sells beverages and pastries. An interview with
Danny Docherty had a very fast-paced weekend
The Wright Call By Dave Wright Fall is a busy time for many Minnesotans, with lots of football and soccer games to watch or play, cabins to shut down for the winter, and the last of summer-like weather to enjoy.
Central girls claim City Conference tennis title
The Central High School girls’ tennis team had already accomplished a major goal this season when it captured the Saint Paul City Conference championship for the first time since 2013 with a perfect 6-0 record. Then on October 4, the
Ball sisters lead talented Nova volleyball team
The Nova Classical Academy volleyball team has shown over the course of this season that height isn’t everything in that sport. In fact, it hasn’t stopped the Knights from being 18-4 overall and 5-2 in the Skyline Conference through October
Kiosk, October 13, 2021
WEDNESDAY/OCTOBER 13 BURGLARY PREVENTION is the subject of an open house scheduled from 6-8 p.m. at the Saint Paul Police Department’s Western District Station, 389 N. Hamline Ave. The session will cover lighting, landscaping, fencing, cameras, security systems and other
On the Town Briefly, October 13, 2021
Books Open a new chapter in your literary life at Rain Taxi’s Twin Cities Book Festival, scheduled from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, October 16, at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds Progress Center. In addition to a Book Fair with displays by
Six Points portrays identity crisis in first play under new name
The importance of identity takes center stage at Six Points Theater. The former Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company changed its name last summer to reflect its commitment to stories from a Jewish perspective that promote understanding among all people. And in
Crime Report October 13, 2021
The following criminal incidents were compiled from Saint Paul and Mendota Heights police department reports and other sources. Shootout at West End bar kills one, injures a dozen others Marquisha D. Wiley, 24, of Saint Paul was pronounced dead and
HPC suggests steps to preserve history of Marshall-Fry site
After more than an hour of debate over plans for the Marshall Avenue Flats, the Saint Paul Heritage Preservation Commission (HPC) made several recommendations on October 4 that could mitigate the impact of the six-story apartment building on what was
Commission tweaks wording of Saint Paul charter change
The Saint Paul Charter Commission had hoped to take a final vote on September 27 and send a proposed charter amendment on administrative citations to the City Council for action. However, because a clause was missing in the language voted
District 197 election: 10 competing for 3 board seats
Timothy Aune Stephanie Auran John Chandler Mark Grondahl Marcus Hill Sarah Larsen Robert Reese Morgan Steele Jon Vaupel Voters will have their choice of 10 candidates seeking to fill three open seats on the West Saint Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan Area School
Some spirited events are on tap this Halloween
Several events are being scheduled this year for those who are looking to scare up a happy and healthy Halloween. Here are a few of the local ones: Haunted walking tours of Summit Avenue will be offered at 5 p.m.
Letters to the Editor, October 13, 2021
Masks protect schoolchildren I am writing because of a letter to the editor I saw (“The madness of masks,” MyVillager Inbox, September 29). I disagree in every possible way. Even though we have to wear masks, we are still very
Before you vote, consider the unintended consequences of rent control
We are less than a month away from Saint Paul voters deciding if the city will be burdened with the toughest rent control law in the country. The ordinance, initiated by Housing Equity Now Saint Paul (HENS), is well-intentioned, as
St. Paul’s poorer neighborhoods may see steepest property tax increases
Higher home values come at a hefty price if levies aren’t pared. Unless the city of Saint Paul, Ramsey County or the Saint Paul Public Schools decides in the months ahead to lower its projected tax levy for 2022, the
City Council tables large grant for food shelf
The Saint Paul City Council laid over a proposal on October 6 to provide $902,255 in federal Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) related to COVID-19 to the proposed Keystone Community Services food shelf at University and Beacon avenues in Merriam
Signs approved for new medical office building in Highland Village
With the approval on October 4 of four sign variances, a new medical office building is one step closer to a December groundbreaking at 2270 Ford Pkwy. The two-story, 60,000-square-foot building is 73 percent pre-leased with M Health Fairview as
Lack of progress on Saint Paul’s vaccine mandate irks City Council
ACOVID-19 vaccine mandate for Saint Paul city employees is still on the drawing board and may not be formally proposed until mid-November. City Council members who passed a resolution calling for the vaccine mandate more than a month ago have
