Developer Alatus’ Lexington Station mixed-use project is in the hands of the St. Paul City Council, with a public hearing and likely vote March 17 on its site plan. The Minneapolis-based …
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By Jane McClure
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3/10/21
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Minneapolis and St. Paul are braced for civil unrest as the trial of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin commences. City councils in both cities have been receiving updates on plans to …
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By JANE McCLURE
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3/10/21
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It began as a conversation among neighbors. Russel Balenger remembers when his sons were younger and in a row with a couple of families. “I went to the heads of the families and said we had to …
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By JAN WILLMS
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3/10/21
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Business owners who want to retire have two options. They can sell or just shut down.Christina Nicholson of Nexus Community Partners (2314 University Ave. Suite 18) wants to let people know there is …
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By TESHA M. CHRISTENSEN
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3/10/21
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Eating disorders affect every gender, age, race, class, ethnicity, and sexual orientation. Longtime Hamline-Midway resident and writer Lisa Whalen knows that only too well. Her debut book was out in …
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By MARGIE O’LOUGHLIN
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3/10/21
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Medica hopes to impact the community for the better and create more diversity and economic inclusion by opening its first location in St. Paul.An office with 50 staff members will operate out of the …
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By TESHA M. CHRISTENSEN
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3/10/21
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As the criminal trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin begins, the Twin Cities will once again be front and center in confronting the trauma of racism, police brutality, and White supremacy.To …
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By MARGIE O’LOUGHLIN
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3/10/21
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Midway Center site of fire Midway Center at 1544 university Ave., which was extensively damaged during civil unrest in May 2020, again had a fire Feb. 15. The St. Paul Fire Department was called to …
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By JANE McCLURE
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3/10/21
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MN350 wants people to question whether natural gas is really clean-burning, safe and abundant energy, and they are fighting Xcel’s proposed new billion dollar fossil gas power plant in Becker, …
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By MARGIE O’LOUGHLIN
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3/10/21
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By MARGIE O’LOUGHLINWhile some people refer to the last 11 months as the ‘Big Pause,’ it has been anything but that for real estate broker and business owner Mike Smith. He said, …
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By MARGIE O’LOUGHLIN
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3/10/21
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There are better ways to spend your spring and summer than mowing the lawn. The noise, smell of exhaust fumes, heat, and humidity add up to a less than pleasant chore. How many perfect Saturday …
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By Russ Henry,
Bee Safe Minneapolis, Minnehaha Landscaping
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3/10/21
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What is the hardest thing of all? That which seems the easiest For your eyes to see That which lies before your eyes. - Goethe
Hello, Monitor readers, Spring freshness is in the air and COVID-19 …
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By Melvin Giles
peacebubbles@q.com
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3/10/21
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Food collection March 12 March is Minnesota Foodshare Month. A collection for the Keystone Community Services’ food shelf is noon-4 p.m. Friday, March 12 in the Hamline Church United Methodist …
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3/10/21
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While the youngest students in the St. Paul Public Schools (SPPS) returned to in-person learning during February, the majority of high school students continue with distance learning. On Feb. 22, …
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By Eric
Erickson
Social studies teacher
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3/10/21
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Here’s your chance to have a bigger voice in the decisions that affect your neighborhood: Nine seats are up for election in April to the District 10 Como Community Council board. Most do not …
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By Michael Kuchta,
Executive Director
district10@district10comopark.org
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3/10/21
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The whirlwind life of legendary film enthusiast, professor, writer, photographer, filmmaker, and founder of the University Film Society ended Dec. 20 when Al Milgrom, 98, succumbed to a …
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By JAN WILLMS
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2/11/21
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When Midway’s Bolé Ethiopian Cuisine burned to the ground last May, the owners were preparing to open an expansion of their restaurant that was two years in the making. The grand opening …
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By MARGIE O’LOUGHLIN
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2/11/21
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St. Paul businesses have received more than $1.6 million for to recover from 2020’s civil unrest. Another $4.725 million went to help small business affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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By JANE McCLURE
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2/11/21
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A 288-unit, six-story mixed-use building planned near Lexington Parkway and University Avenue faces an uncertain future. Approval of the site plan for Alatus’ Lexington Station project at …
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By JANE McCLURE
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2/11/21
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For home and business owners in the Twin Cities metro area who have been considering installing solar panels, there are two affordable reasons to go solar now. Solar United Neighbors is a national …
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By MARGIE O’LOUGHLIN
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2/11/21
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