But regional sales tax hike may hurt city’s chances for adding 1% tax at polls. Saint Paul officials came away with possibly their most successful legislative session in recent memory this year. The Minnesota Legislature’s 2023 bonding bill included funding…
Saint Paul has long been known for its diverse population. In recent years, its restaurants have begun to reflect that diversity in their cuisine more and more. Witness the following four new restaurants. They demonstrate that variety is indeed the…
Award-winning Afro Deli has given Minnesota a taste of African cuisine.For all of his success as a restaurateur, Afro Deli owner Abdirahman Kahin never imagined he would be named National Small Business Person of the Year and honored at a…
People out for a bite to eat or a glass to drink have a variety of new venues from which to choose. Whether it’s burgers or Mexican fare, coffee, tea or sambusas, specialty cocktails or eggs-straordinary sandwiches, these establishments are…
City needs to rethink sales tax Our mayor and City Council need to rethink their proposed 1 percent sales tax increase. The sales tax revenue it would raise would pay for a combination of city needs and city wants. Our…
Concept A for Pedro Park in downtown Saint Paul has an entry plaza at 10th and Robert streets. Of the three designs, it has the most prominent water features, including a large community table with water, cascading water steps and…
Minnesota’s public transportation systems need to reevaluate and reinvent themselves if they are going to survive. Data from the U.S. Department of Transportation reveal that the Twin Cities’ light-rail system sees more crimes per billion passenger miles than any other…
An idea worth recyclingI was very disappointed to see yet another increase in the cost for city services. Having the recycling service increase by $60-plus is just another drip in the slow drowning of Saint Paul and its residents (see…
Proposed balcony exploits the bluff to give downtown new ways to access riverSaint Paul officials unveiled the final schematic last week for an ambitious redesign of the downtown riverfront that bridges the divide between the Mississippi and the high bluff…
Residents of Saint Paul’s Upper Landing hope recent meetings with city and railroad officials will lead to fewer freight trains idling day and night for hours at a time near their condominiums and apartments. The trains from Union Pacific Railway…
Ingrams’ Apostle Supper Club transports downtown diners to Palm Springs circa 1960 Saint Paul has another option for upscale dining with the opening of the Apostle Supper Club on the ground floor of a new apartment building at Kellogg Boulevard…
The city’s old Public Safety Annex (shown with red circles) is expected to be razed this winter to finally make room for a much larger Pedro Park in downtown Saint Paul. The Saint Paul City Council agreed on October 26…
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