Healing of past trauma begins with Black youths at new arts center. Black Love is the theme of the open house that will be held on Sunday, February 12, to celebrate the new home for the Black Youth Healing Arts…
Double-digit tax increases are further fueled by increases in home valuesSaint Paul property owners did not take kindly to the city’s plan to increase the property tax levy by as much as 15.34 percent in 2023. More than two dozen…
Diners in neighborhoods served by MyVillager have four new restaurants from which to choose with menus that are influenced by the cuisines of the West Indies, Mexico and the good old USA:Flava Coffee and CafeOwner Shaunie Grigsby’s Flava Coffee and…
Another $4.65 million in federal American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds were allocated on November 16 by the Saint Paul City Council. The funds are intended to assist small businesses, support new public art projects and help homeowners make energy-efficiency improvements.…
Saint Paul’s Charter Commission voted 12-1 on March 16 to approve new boundaries for the city's seven wards despite a late appeal for an alternative plan that advocates say would provide greater opportunity for Saint Paul’s racial minorities.The approved plan…
Major partner pulls out because of rent control and inflation concerns. Construction of the six-story Lexington Station apartment building at 411-417 N. Lexington Pkwy. has been put on hold. Minneapolis-based developer Alatus had hoped to begin construction early next year.…
Book artist draws on her neighbors' talents in turning out public art. During the past year of social unrest across the U.S., Saint Paul book artist Mary Hark was reminded of something author Toni Morrison said four decades ago as…
The debate over the six-story Lexington Station development at 411-417 N. Lexington Pkwy. has made its way from Saint Paul’s City Hall to Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison’s office. On April 28, the City Council voted 5-2 to ask Ellison…
Alatus LLC’s controversial plan for a six-story mixed-use development at 411-417 N. Lexington Pkwy. was thrown a lifeline on April 14. Saint Paul Mayor Melvin Carter vetoed a City Council decision to reject Alatus’ appeal and uphold the Planning Commission’s…
A closely divided Saint Paul City Council voted on April 7 to deny an appeal by Alatus LLC and reject the developer’s site plan for a six-story 288-unit apartment building at 411-417 N. Lexington Pkwy. The 4-3 vote upheld an…
The fate of a proposed 288-unit mixed-use development on Lexington Parkway just south of University Avenue is now in the hands of the Saint Paul City Council. The city’s Planning Commission voted 8-7 on February 5 to reject the site…
Hampered by the COVID-19 pandemic, Saint Paul’s new Community First Public Safety program is being rolled out more slowly than city leaders would like. With gunshots, homicides and other criminal violence on the rise, the City Council is anxious to…
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