Downtown Development Corporation Acquires Mortgage on U.S. Bank Center

The St. Paul Downtown Development Corporation (SPDDC) has acquired the distressed mortgage on the U.S. Bank Center building at 101 E. Fifth St., a move…
MDH Aligns Immunization Guidance with Medical Associations, Not CDC

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) announced it will align its immunization recommendations with professional medical associations rather than the Centers for Disease Control and…
St. Paul Accepts Historic $100,000 Donation for Reparations Commission

The St. Paul City Council voted unanimously to accept a $100,000 donation from Unity Church-Unitarian to support the work of the St. Paul Recovery Act…
MDH Report Finds Most Maternal Deaths in Minnesota Are Preventable

A new report from the Minnesota Department of Health found that 95% of maternal deaths in the state from 2017 to 2021 were preventable, underscoring…
Minnesota Appeals Federal Decision to Withhold Medicaid Funding

Minnesota is appealing a federal decision to withhold more than $2 billion in annual Medicaid funding, a move state officials say could destabilize health care…
“Train Dreams” is a Meditative, Generation-Spanning Tale

Have you ever stopped to think about the train laborers who helped build America’s railways? Here’s a film that you won’t soon forget. Chris Bentley’s…
Great Chefs of Grand Avenue to Debut as Upscale Fundraiser Celebrating Food, Community and Cause

An ambitious new culinary fundraiser will make its debut next month when Great Chefs of Grand Avenue brings together many of St. Paul’s best-known restaurants…
Origin Stories Part the Ninth: Origins of St. Paul, Radically Revised

The City of St. Paul was birthed with the expulsion of immigrants by the U.S. military. In the 1600s French explorers, traders and missionaries came…
The Flu: What Is It, What Are The Symptoms, And How Is It Treated?

After spending the holidays with our loved ones we find ourselves getting sick similar to the family we visited and one may think, is this…