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St. Paul Students face off at Minnesota State Debate Tournament

Students from St. Paul Public Schools represented the “Saintly City” at the 2024 Minnesota State High School League (MNSHL) Minnesota State Debate Tournament, January 12-13 and the University of Minnesota.

Representing St. Paul Central and Highland Park Senior High School’s, the students participated in the two-day event, with St. Paul Central coming out on top in multiple categories.

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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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Retro arcade, Starcade, brings vibrancy to Keg and Case

Keg and Case Market, 928 West 7th, has had a bit of a makeover in the past few months. The first thing you notice when you walk in is all the pinball machines spread throughout the main floor and the hum of video game theme songs coming from the building’s newest tenant, Starcade.

The retro video game arcade, which opened at Keg and Case in June, has almost 150 games on two floors, plus a pinball partnership with Bad Penny Arcade.

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