Met Council eyes wastewater facility expansion

by Casey EkThe Metropolitan Council of Environmental Services is proposing an expansion of the Metropolitan Wastewater Plant.The largest facility of its kind in the Twin Cities,…
Notebook Recollections: The Mary Pesek House Pt. 2

Local icon Tim Rumsey walked to work most days from 1987 to 2000. He began as a form of exercise but kept at it for his…
Union Depot Tree Lighting Ceremony

By Terry GiintherLibrary Manager Saint Paul Public Library is planning for big fun and big learning for kids ages 7-12 during winter break! From cooking classes to…
St. Paul holiday season kicks off with tree lightings

A child anticipates the lighting of the Rice Park holiday tree Nov. 12, 2022. A couple hundred or so gathered to watch the annual kickoff to the…
St. Stan’s Turns 150

St. Stanislaus churchgoers enjoy a luncheon after the Nov. 13 service. Congregants got a chance to mix and mingle and look through artifacts spanning the church’s…
Glow Holiday Festival comes to Lowertown

The Glow Holiday Festival departed the Minnesota State Fairgrounds for CHS Field in St. Paul’s Lowertown. The festival invites guests to take in riveting displays of…
Local artist featured in Disney’s Best in Snow

Heather Friedli, who operates the Friedli Gallery and Studio, 943 West 7th, has brought her talents to Disney+’s Best in Snow, a snow sculpting competition reality…
St. Paul Czech and Slovak Dancers celebrate 60 years

A community member in full regalia was among the many who enjoyed the St. Paul Czech and Slovak Dancers’ 60-year anniversary party that featured two live…
New West St. Paul bookstore dwells on the weird

By Casey EkIn 2007, an adolescent boy walked into Midway Book Store and spotted a first edition copy of Robert W. Chambers’ The King In Yellow.…