The streets included in the city of Saint Paul's request before the Minnesota Legislature for an increase in the city's sales tax. Saint Paul officials have been lobbying the Minnesota Legislature this session to approve a new 1 percent sales…
A parking ban on the even-numbered sides of Saint Paul residential streets will be in effect starting at 8 a.m. Friday, March 10, and running through April 15. The ban was announced on March 8, prior to yet another anticipated…
Historic building should either be renovated or repurposed with new library built nearby. The Hamline Midway Library has been a neighborhood treasure at 1558 Minnehaha Ave. for over 90 years. In early February, it received a last-minute reprieve from demolition…
Budget comes with 14.65% increase in city's tax levyWith a flurry of last-minute cuts and additions, the Saint Paul City Council on December 7 adopted a $781.5 million city budget for 2023. That is up $40.2 million or 5.4 percent…
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…
Expectations are high for 24-year veteran of force. Axel Henry, Saint Paul’s new chief of police, has deep roots in the city. A 24-year veteran of the Saint Paul Police Department, he lives on the West End and grew up…
It has been a busy fall and winter at many of Saint Paul’s 26 recreation centers. Thanks to $1.5 million from the federal American Rescue Plan (ARP), the sports registration fees have been waived for children ages 9-18. Some recreation…
Saint Paul property owners should be receiving mailed notices this month of their estimated property taxes for 2023. The estimates are based on the maximum property tax levies established earlier this fall by Ramsey County, the city of Saint Paul…
Dilemma of Summit Ave. trail It must be a great conundrum for tree-loving bicyclists to have historic Summit Avenue reconfigured for their noncarbon-footprint agenda. On the one hand, the cyclists want more shared space for their two-wheeled transporters. On the…
They aim to represent the will of voters who approved ordinanceTenant activists and tenant advocacy groups want to intervene in a federal lawsuit over the city of Saint Paul’s new rent control ordinance. The 63-page motion was filed on October…
Commander Axel Henry, who has been with the Saint Paul Police Department in various roles for 24 years, has emerged as Mayor Melvin Carter’s choice to serve as the city’s next police chief.In announcing his nomination on November 1, Carter…
Public invited to attend candidate forums on October 11-12Five finalists vying to become Saint Paul’s next police chief were chosen by a 38-member examining committee on October 3. Now it is the public’s turn to weigh in.Two forums are planned…
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