Potholes are now a public safety issue I have been hesitant to write this letter because I know that the condition of our city streets is not the most important item for City Hall to be concerned with. We have…
Close to 200 people attended a February 27 forum on a controversial plan by the city of Saint Paul to reconstruct Summit Avenue with a one-way recreational trail on either side. The city's Planning Commission has been inundated with more…
City needs to slow the process and consider other options for improving bicycle safety. I participated on the Design Advisory Committee for the proposed Summit Avenue Regional Trail and have spent countless hours reading all of the iterations of the…
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…
Traffic and parking studies may offer some answers. The University of Saint Thomas’ plan to build a new 4,000- to 5,000-seat arena on its south campus at Grand and Cretin avenues has Macalester-Groveland residents worried about increased traffic and parking…
SHA and SUPC cohost neighborhood meeting on Feb. 27 The Summit Hill Association and Summit-University Planning Council will co-host a neighborhood meeting on Monday, February 27, on the proposed Summit Avenue Regional Trail. An artist’s rendering of the proposed Summit…
Conspiracy theory on Summit Ave. Regarding: “Save Our Street accuses city of hiding harm from Summit trail” (MyVillager, February 8): Save Our Street (SOS) is an ideological fringe group advancing conspiracy theories. With no evidence, SOS claims that switching the…
The city of Saint Paul has released its latest proposal for a new recreational trail along the entire length of Summit Avenue for 30 days of public comment. The master plan for the Summit Avenue Regional Trail is now 90…
An idea worth recyclingI was very disappointed to see yet another increase in the cost for city services. Having the recycling service increase by $60-plus is just another drip in the slow drowning of Saint Paul and its residents (see…
Richard D. Thompson has been named as the fourth artistic director in the 44-year history of the History Theatre, 30 E. 10th St., after a nationwide search. Thompson has more than 30 years of experience as a director, administrator, choreographer,…
Pictured is the new Summit Avenue entrance being proposed as part of the $54 million renovation and expansion of Hidden River Middle School, 1700 Summit Ave. A $54 million renovation and expansion project at Hidden River Middle School, 1700 Summit…
Saint Paul's plan for a new regional trail along Summit Avenue includes one-way paths on either side of the street built within the existing curbs. I take issue with Patrick Contardo and Robyn Roslak’s assertion that parking-protected, off-street bike paths…
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