Ramsey County District Court Judge Robert Awsumb ruled on May 2 that the city of Saint Paul may no longer charge property owners a separate fee for routine street maintenance. The decision could blow a hole of $18 million or…
The Ramsey County Board approved new boundaries for its seven county commissioner districts on April 19. The redistricting plan met a mandated deadline of April 26, and it will be used in this fall’s elections for new four-year terms for…
The Twin Cities Bungalow Club will bring back its popular Bungalow Club Home Tour from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, May 7, after a long hiatus. There are five homes on the tour this year, including two in Saint Paul and…
Ramsey County’s effort to obtain new funding for its emergency homeless shelter network continues on several fronts at the state Capitol. Without additional support, local officials fear that people who are homeless will have no place to shelter when the…
The Ramsey County Board is poised to adopt new boundaries for the county’s seven commissioner districts at its meeting on April 19. A majority of commissioners are leaning toward options that do not greatly alter the boundaries but bring each…
City Council also agrees to revise qualifications for new police chief. With the help of new federal funds, Saint Paul will be adding up to 30 police officers, replacing over 1,200 public safety radios and stepping up efforts to reverse…
With as many as 3,800 new houses and apartments expected to be built over the next 20 years at Highland Bridge, Ramsey County has initiated a $500,000 study of how best to improve transit in and around Highland Park. The…
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…
A tentative proposal by the University of Saint Thomas and master developer Ryan Companies to build a new hockey arena and two ballfields on the site of an abandoned Canadian Pacific Railway yard adjacent to the former Ford Plant has…
Property tax relief, more affordable housing also being sought. A new Mississippi Riverfront park, various street improvement projects, property tax relief and a stepped-up COVID-19 response are among the requests that Ramsey County will be making to the Minnesota Legislature…
The city of Saint Paul’s proposed COVID-19 vaccine mandate for its 4,000 employees has been put on hold at least until spring. That is when Ramsey County District Court Judge Robert Awsumb is scheduled to rule on a lawsuit filed…
The Saint Paul Roy Wilkins Chapter of the NAACP recently presented Outstanding Servant Leadership Awards to Saint Paul Police Chief Todd Axtell, Golden Thyme Coffee and Cafe co-owners Mychael and Stephanie Wright, Hallie Q. Brown executive director Jonathan Palmer and…
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