Midway Como Frogtown Monitor

Como Golf Course clean water project begins

Capitol Region Watershed District (CRWD) and the city of Saint Paul began construction on a clean water project at Como Golf Course on July 6 that is expected to capture and clean 11 million gallons … more

8/18/20

Midway YMCA: community response hub

Senior checks, healthy meals, implicit bias trainings and more offered for free; childcare and fitness options available Children enrolled in school-aged childcare at the Midway YMCA enjoy swimming … more

By Margie O’Loughlin | 7/15/20

Community partnership provides repair vouchers instead of tickets

Program offers healing interactions with police Keep those car lights in working order! Previously, a broken head light, tail light, or brake light could spark a downward economic spiral that, for … more

6/9/20

Reusing electronic waste = free and affordable computers

PCs for People diverts electronics from waste stream, promotes digital inclusion PCs for People Tech specialist Chang Yang tests more than 100 donated computersevery day. If a computer can’t be … more

3/10/20

RRR: Pollinator Pathway workshops starting soon

Tara Nielson (left) is one of the two mosaic artists who will teach the community workshops at Mosaic on a Stick. Lori Greene (right) will design the mosaics. The monarch design for the first … more

By MARGIE O’LOUGHLI | 2/10/20

Zero Waste Saint Paul is on a mission: to advocate, connect, and educate for a better environment

By MARGIE O’LOUGHLIN Erin Pavlica, co-founder of Zero Waste St. Paul and longtime Midway resident. During a recent Intro to Zero Waste training, she said, “We’re not expecting anybody to be … more

12/29/19

Lawns to Legumes program will create new pollinator corridors

Homeowners may be eligible for funding to help boost Rusty Patched Bumblebee population Staff from the partner organization Blue Thumb led a Lawns to Legumes workshop at North Regional Library … more

12/12/19

Practicing what they preach

CRWD building showcases native plantings, pocket park, rain gardens, tree trenches, permeable pavement, and more By MARGIE O’LOUGHLIN Midway resident Anna McLafferty said, “We can’t survive … more

By MARGIE O’LOUGHLIN | 12/12/19

Long buried toxic dump at Hidden Falls Park getting attention

The Mississippi River looks tranquil as it flows through Hidden Falls Regional Park, where people come to fish, hike, and relax. Just a few yards north of where this was taken, a cyclone fence … more

12/12/19

‘Green’ cemetery opens in Twin Cities

Catholic Cemeteries begins offering natural burials in three-acre restored prairie Executive director Joan Gizek stood on top of the plot she has already purchased in the natural burial section of … more

10/10/19

Citizens group reducing pollution in Como Lake

By MARGIE O’LOUGHLIN Anyone who has walked or biked around Como Lake this summer has got to wonder, “What is that smell?” The short answer is decomposing curly-leaf pondweed. The long answer is … more

8/11/19

Pies on the Prairie

Surprise - there’s Pierce Butler Meadows just before the Snelling Ave. crossing By MARGIE O’LOUGHLIN The Pierce Butler Route is known as a short cut through the Midway and Central neighborhoods … more

8/11/19

Happy centennial, Grotto House

By TESHA M. CHRISTENSEN Seven years to the day they bought the house at 1012 Grotto St., Emily and Jesse and their 10-pound Chihuahua Buster Busta held a party. Their home – which they lovingly … more

8/11/19

RRR: Flying Pig Thrift Store opening in Midway

Two benefits: 1) Shoppers use and re-use what is already here, and 2) Proceeds benefit local non-profits Flying Pig Thrift Store owner Melody Luepke, said, “The memory of my sister Heather has … more

7/27/19

Rebuild Repair Recycle: Capitol Region Watershed District moves

Capitol Region Watershed District is now located at 595 Aldine Street. Its neighborhood assets will soon include a pocket park for public use, and a watershed learning center. (Photo by Margie … more

6/14/19