Along with spending $10 million on public safety, the Saint Paul City Council allocated $15.3 million in federal American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds on July 20 for workforce programs and another $340,299 to write down the cost of business licenses.So…
DFL partisans will head to the polls on August 9 to choose among three candidates for the Minnesota Senate in District 65. Sheigh Freeberg and Zuki Ellis are challenging incumbent Senator Sandy Pappas’ bid for another four-year term. District 65…
DFLers Maria Isa Perez-Hedges and Anna Botz are running for the Minnesota House of Representatives in District 65B for the seat that is being vacated by Carlos Mariani, who is not seeking re-election after 16 terms.District 65B includes downtown Saint…
The former Saint Paul Casket Company building at 1222 University Ave. is getting a new lease on life as affordable housing. The Saint Paul City Council as well as the Housing and Redevelopment Authority board approved a spending plan for…
Concerns about traffic, noise and the loss of trees and property tax revenue dominated a Highland Business Association Lunch and Learn session on June 13 on the University of Saint Thomas’ proposal to build a sports complex at the Highland…
A 3-1/2-story building in Ramsey Hill that has been used for the past 47 years as transitional housing for people who had completed their prison sentences will reopen as supportive housing for up to 17 low-income residents. The Saint Paul…
The Ramsey County Board approved almost $25 million for affordable housing in May, providing financial assistance for 18 new and existing apartment buildings. Many of the buildings are in Saint Paul, including several downtown and in Highland Park and Ramsey…
Maintain protections for rentersAs a longtime Saint Paul resident and voter, I am dismayed that the Minnesota Senate Housing Finance and Policy Committee would pass a measure to ban rent control and rent stabilization measures statewide (MyVillager, April 27). What…
More focus sought from rent control task force. Frustration with the slow pace of implementing Saint Paul’s new rent control ordinance prompted the City Council on March 23 to adopt a resolution asking the 41-member Rent Stabilization Stakeholder task force…
Mary Hall at 438 Dorothy Day Place in downtown Saint Paul will be redeveloped with $1.2 million from the Metropolitan Council. The nonprofit group Aeon plans to turn the historic building into permanent supportive housing for very low-income residents. Mary…
Merriam Park neighbors appear to have fallen short in their effort to influence a proposed five-story apartment building at 1708-16 Selby Ave. With a split vote on February 28, the Union Park District Council (UPDC) land use committee rejected the…
More local government aid from the state, new laws to prevent gun violence and discourage catalytic converter theft, and additional resources for affordable housing and programs for people who are homeless highlight the city of Saint Paul’s wish list for…
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