Mayor Melvin Carter cuts the construction tape to reopen Grand Avenue on October 21. Photo Courtesy Macalester-Groveland Community Council.

October 31, 2025 Damian Goebel 0 min read Department of Public Works, Grand Avenue, Macalester-Groveland

Grand Avenue Wraps up 2025 Construction

Grand Ave. between Snelling and Fairview Avenues reopened on October 21 after a months-long reconstruction project. The first of the

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.