Portion of Rice Creek Commons sold to Ryan Cos.
The Ramsey County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously on January 16 to approve a $12.7 million purchase and sale agreement
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Business
Navigating bumps in the road
The declaration of the death of local news may be a bit exaggerated, but that doesn’t mean it is easy to bring you a community newspaper.
As 2023 was coming to a close, the Community Reporter got a bit of bad news. Our long-time delivery partner, Independent Delivery Service (IDS) let us know about a week before going to press that they were going out of business. What’s more, it was happening January 1.
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Planning for the Riverview Corridor gets back on track
The Riverview Policy Advisory Committee (PAC) held their first public meeting in months on December 13 to review the current status of the planned transit project.
Project planners presented the current plans for the corridor, including updates to what rail and enhanced transit could look like on West 7th between downtown St. Paul and the Mall of America and changes from some of their initial plans.
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St. Paul Grants Over $2.3 Million to 41 Neighborhood Businesses and Organizations
More than $2.3 million in grant funding is being invested into 41 local capital improvement projects thanks to the City
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2023 in the West End
St. Paul’s West End continued to be as vibrant and lively as ever, and the Community Reporter was there to
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Highland District Council January 2024
Seeking presenters for Home Improvement Workshop Day in March 2024 The Macalester-Groveland Community Council and Highland District Council’s Home Improvement
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Cossetta’s Will Represent the U.S. at the World Cup of Panettone in 2024
Since they arrived in St. Paul in the 1800s and settled on the Levee, started their renowned food business with a tiny food market called Cossetta’s, which drew customers from far and wide who appreciated their quality foods and genuine hospitality, the Cossettas believed that “Good food is the Quality of Life” and this remains Cossetta’s motto: “Qualita di Vita. Cibo Buono.”
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Greg Ekbom celebrates 50 years of taking it “Day by Day”
Greg Ekbom looked uncomfortable at Day by Day Cafe, the restaurant he founded located at 477 West 7th St., on November 27. That’s because, instead of him being there for neighbors and friends like he has been for the past 48 years at the West 7th diner, the people were there for him.
November 26th marked Ekbom’s 50th year of sobriety, and his 48th year of business, and the restaurant was fast filling with people to celebrate.
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