Looking for a sport that is less strenuous than tennis but more active than ping pong? A lot of people are taking up pickleball, what may be the fastest growing amateur sport in the country. The demand for pickleball has…
The Minnesota State History Day Contest on April 22 at the University of Minnesota included the following local winners advancing to nationals: Bryce Harms, Cara Sarbacker, Hudson Isakson and Phineas Jacox of Christ’s Household of Faith (CHOF) took first for…
Maxfield Elementary School, 380 N. Victoria St., will become a Collaborative Learning School through a new partnership between the Saint Paul Public Schools and University of Saint Thomas. The partnership was announced earlier this year by Superintendent Dr. Joe Gothard,…
Ballot initiative may be one tax proposal too many in 2023.It appears a proposal to fund child care and early childhood education for low-income families in Saint Paul with an increase in property taxes will not be on the ballot…
Harding student’s stabbing death was just the latest instance of disorder in schools. Still in mourning over the February 10 stabbing death of 15-year-old Devin Scott at Harding High School, Saint Paul Public Schools (SPPS) staff, students and parents are…
Judging the good of UST arena In January, the University of Saint Thomas announced it had received a $75 million donation to build a new Division I athletic center. It was the largest donation ever to a Minnesota university. What…
Seniors discover the joys of percussive dance. Stroll by the northeast corner of University Avenue and Vandalia Street and you may hear the clicking of tap shoes emanating from the studio at Keane Sense of Rhythm. Ellen Keane moved her…
The Oxford Community Center, along with its Jimmy lee Recreation Center and Great River Water Park, reopened at 270 N. Lexington Pkwy. on February 18 with a free open swim, gym games and other recreational activities.The reopening came one month…
Residents of Lexington Landing worry about speeding vehicles and pedestrian safety when crossing the rerouted section of Lexington Parkway that divides the two halves of the senior apartment complex. They are asking for safety improvements at the site, such as…
Hidden River Middle School is not the only local program of the Saint Paul Public Schools with construction plans in the works. A November update for the School Board showed renovations are underway or wrapping up on other area schools.…
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…
Saint Thomas Academy honored four graduates with the Fleming Alumni Veterans Award on November 11. The award is named for Captain Richard Fleming (class of 1935), a recipient of the Medal of Honor and the academy’s highest decorated graduate. The…
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