March 27, 2024 Damian Goebel 0 min read

St. Paul Downtown Alliance releases downtown investment strategy

The St. Paul Downtown Alliance released a report calling several strategies to increase investment and economic development opportunities in downtown

March 27, 2024 Paul Bard 4 min read

Carol Carey Retires from Historic St. Paul

After leading Historic St. Paul (HSP) for over two decades, Carol Carey, the organization’s Executive Director, recently retired from her

March 27, 2024 Community Reporter 2 min read Schmidt, St. Paul Art Crawl

Schmidt on West 7th hosts St. Paul Spring Art Crawl

What do Rembrandt, Georgia O’Keefe, Banksy and Andy Warhol have in common? They all started as local artists. Meet a

February 27, 2024 Damian Goebel 6 min read City of St. Paul, Department of Public Works, Snow Plowing

Lack of snow creates opportunities, challenges for the business of snow removal

First, some good news. St. Paul hasn’t had a snow emergency yet in the 2023-24 snow season. In fact, the region has seen just over 14 inches of snow this season, well below the average snowfall of 51.2 inches. Prior to this year, the latest St. Paul had seen a snow emergency was in the winter of 2018-19, when a snow emergency wasn’t declared until January 28, though that winter ended up having seven snow emergencies and a one-sided parking ban.

February 27, 2024 Damian Goebel 3 min read Community Eats, Restaurants

Little Brazil offers a taste of home for owner, patrons

With a market full of Brazilian food and a cafe serving traditional dishes and coffee, Little Brazil is a little taste of home for owner Charles Spies. One he hopes he is bringing to his customers.“A great number of people come and thank me for opening the business,” he said. “It helps them so much feel like home here.”

February 27, 2024 Rebecca Noecker 2 min read Columns, District Perspectives, Rebecca Noecker, St. Paul City Council

Housing, Economic Growth and More – The Year Ahead for the St. Paul HRA

I’m honored to have been chosen by my colleagues to chair the Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA). The HRA is responsible for much of the work I believe is critical to building a fair and just community – creating more affordable housing and keeping our small businesses strong. To make sure people at all income levels can afford to live in St. Paul, we need many more affordable homes of many more types and sizes in all of our neighborhoods. To keep our neighborhoods strong, we need to support the small businesses that are at the heart of them.

February 26, 2024 Damian Goebel 0 min read

New movie filmed on West 7th

The Pioneer Press reported on January 22 that a new movie was being filmed at locations in Minnesota, including along West 7th. Crews were seen filming at Keenan’s Bar, among other places throughout the city, in January and February.

February 26, 2024 Damian Goebel 0 min read City of St. Paul, Ramsey County, St. Paul Public Schools

U.S. Department of Labor initiative to improve opportunities for St. Paul young people

The U.S. Department of Labor announced the second cohort of its Youth Systems Building Academy, an innovative effort to increase and enhance employment opportunities for youth. The 10 additional communities, including a program in St. Paul, and their partners will receive individualized training and tailored technical assistance from the department to help develop, test, implement or scale systems that engage and support young people entering the workforce.

February 26, 2024 Damian Goebel 1 min read St. Paul Public Schools

St. Paul educators vote to strike

On February 15, the St. Paul Federation of Educators (SPFE), the union representing teachers and educational assistants working in St. Paul Public Schools (SPPS), voted to authorize a strike. The vote allows union leaders to file an intent to strike 10 days from the first planned day of the collective action.