Shrinking of the American dreamThe homes in the Highland and Macalester-Groveland neighborhoods reflect the times in which they were built. Examples include the razed farmhouse at Snelling and Lincoln avenues (now the parking lot of Sherman-Williams), which was probably the…
Starting listeners’ day is latest challenge for local news buffMost people in their mid-50s tend to be settled in their careers and may even be thinking ahead to retirement. Taking up a new pastime or tackling a new job is…
Save the planet, water a tree All over town, newly planted trees and mature trees are dying from lack of sufficient water during this prolonged drought. It appears that some people with boulevard trees are too lazy to water them.…
A new Third Street-Kellogg Boulevard Bridge, the restoration of the old Victoria Theater at 825 University Ave. and a new location for the Playwrights Center near University and Raymond avenues are among the projects included in the $1.9 billion bonding…
District recommends keeping kids home until risk of infection lessensBy Frank JossiIt appears that for the 36,000 students in the Saint Paul Public Schools (SPPS), going back to school this fall will be a return to the distance learning they…
Highland stores are still hurting from drastic downturn in revenueBy Roger BarrHighland Park area businesses are struggling to survive even as they work to implement new ways of doing business amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Their strategies offer a preview of…
COVID drops the curtain on current season leaving theaters in the dark By Carolyn Walkup The Twin Cities’ perennially vibrant theater scene has gone dark in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak and Governor Tim Walz’s statewide order to suspend…
State lockdown, slumping economy cut into their revenueBy Roger BarrLike for-profit businesses, nonprofit organizations have been rattled by the economic lockdown ordered by Minnesota Governor Tim Walz due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Depending on how long the state’s stay-at-home and…
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