Razing the city’s former Public Safety Annex (with red circles) is expected to trigger enlargement of Pedro Park on 10th and Robert streets. The demolition of the city’s former Public Safety Annex could occur by the end of the year,…
Actress Michelle Myers Berg has what she considers a heavenly role. As Sister Celeste, Myers Berg conducts historical walking tours of Saint Paul clad in a habit and veil and thick-soled black Oxford shoes. This weekend she has added Jazz…
From wood-fired meats and fish to European-inspired small plates to East Coast-influenced hero sandwiches, area diners have a wealth of new choices when it comes to eating out. Emerald Lounge, Gus Gus and Momento are among the new restaurants to…
Mile-and-a-half promenade would connect downtown to riverfront. Preliminary designs for a 1.5-mile promenade along the Mississippi Riverfront in downtown Saint Paul received favorable reviews at a virtual unveiling on February 10. The so-called river balcony would extend from Upper Landing…
Downtown Saint Paul restaurants and entertainment venues have been devastated by the pandemic. Patrons have shied away from indoor dining and large crowds during successive surges of COVID-19, and thousands of downtown employees have vacated their offices to work from…
A grade-separated bikeway along Kellogg Boulevard between Saint Peter and Jackson streets is now being planned as the next leg of downtown Saint Paul’s Capital City Bikeway, with construction being eyed in 2023. The half-mile project got a boost on…
Stretches of Edgcumbe Road, Minnesota Street and Summit, Grand and Pleasant avenues are slated for improvements in the city of Saint Paul’s Five-Year Streets Plan for 2022-26. So are alleys in parts of Summit Hill and traffic control devices at…
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…
The long-running debate over billboards in downtown Saint Paul is heating up again with a proposal to install two large digital displays on the exterior of Treasure Island Center. A request to change the city’s zoning code to allow the…
With inventory low and demand high, single-family home prices are soaring. The real estate market in the neighborhoods served by the Villager is setting records with a persistent shortage of homes for sale, multiple offers from prospective buyers and hefty…
The western leg of the Capital City Bikeway in downtown will feature a two-way track on the west side of Wabasha Street between the Mississippi River (right) and 10th Street, where it turns west and then north over I-94. The…
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