Coming-of-age stories have always been a favorite of writers wanting to explore a turning point in their characters’ lives. Playwright Lindsay Joelle’s buddy comedy Trayf does that and more.The latest production of Highland Park-based Six Points Theater, Trayf tells of…
The Central High School boys’ basketball coach Scott Howell wasn’t quite sure just how the 2022-23 season would play out, given that there were so many players in key spots who weren’t seasoned performers. But the Minutemen have shown that…
Green rings painted on boulevard tree trunks indicates that another round of ash tree removal is underway in Saint Paul. As of mid-January crews had removed 119 out of nearly 2,504 trees that are scheduled to come down this year.Many…
When talking with local high school girls’ hockey coaches, the number of participants in their programs is front and center on their minds, although the scope of the problem seems to be varied.“We’ve got to start growing the game again,”…
Advisory seeks new request for proposals from haulers. A 48-page report presented on September 14 by Saint Paul’s Garbage Advisory Committee recommends changes in the city’s four-year-old system of organized trash collection. The City Council will review the report in…
Although it wasn’t quite as productive on offense this year as it’s been in the past, the Saint Paul Capitals men’s Class A amateur baseball team found itself right where it wanted to be as the postseason commenced late last…
Newly established state high school softball rules in 2011 increased the distance between home plate and the pitcher’s mound from 40 to 43 feet. The change made the prep pitching distance the same as that of college. Many believed at…
As everybody knows by now, the COVID-19 pandemic threw a huge check into the boys’ hockey season last winter. Games didn’t start until mid-January and new safety protocols, including having to wear facemasks under their face shields, all became part…
Co-op teams are a way of life in high school girls’ hockey these days. Largely because of changing demographics, schools often have to partner up if they want to offer certain sports, especially expensive ones like hockey.“I think co-ops are…
THURSDAY/OCTOBER 28 THE MJM HALLOWEEN BASH will be presented by Saint Paul’s Parks and Recreation Department from 6-8 p.m. at the Merriam Park Community Center, 2000 Saint Anthony Ave. Among the highlights will be a petting zoo, jump castle, haunted…
Brothers Jack and Caden Malek might go about their business on a golf course differently, but they achieve pretty much the same results. Jack is a senior and Caden is a sophomore at Highland Park High School. Together, they’ve been…
The Wright Call By Dave Wright First, they got the word that players could take off their masks while competing. Now, as the spring seasons head for their climax, there’s a sense that high school sports are slowly returning to…
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