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A new season is underway for the eight boys’ varsity basketball teams in MyVillager’s coverage area. For the second stra...
12/19/2025

A new season is underway for the eight boys’ varsity basketball teams in MyVillager’s coverage area. For the second straight year, the Minnesota State High School League will seed all eight teams who make the state tournament in each of the classes. Before last season, only the top four teams got seeded, and fairness suffered as a result, according to area coaches.

Eight area coaches rate their prospects for 2025-26.

Ballet Minnesota presents its 37th production of the Classic Nutcracker December 20-21 at The O’Shaughnessy at Saint Cat...
12/19/2025

Ballet Minnesota presents its 37th production of the Classic Nutcracker December 20-21 at The O’Shaughnessy at Saint Catherine University. Other highlights include a "Hanukkah Jam-Boree" December 21 at the Capp Center Saint Paul, a "Festivus and Other Twisted Holidays" event the same day at the Aster Cafe in Minneapolis, a Christmas Eve concert with the Twin Cities Catholic Chorale at the Church of Saint Agnes and a Christmas Day Holiday Carillon Concert at House of Hope Presbyterian Church.

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The Ramsey County Board lowered its planned levy hike for 2026 from a proposed 9.75% increase compared to the 2025 levy ...
12/18/2025

The Ramsey County Board lowered its planned levy hike for 2026 from a proposed 9.75% increase compared to the 2025 levy to a 8.25% increase year-over-year in the final levy for '26. As a result, county taxes will be slightly lower than projected in truth-in-taxation notices mailed to property owners this fall.

The county's property taxes will be about $6 million lower than they would have been under the preliminary levy, but the final levy will still bring in $428.6 million for the county's coffers.

Votes to lower 2026 tax levy increase from 9.75% to 8.25%

Historian and author Drew M. Ross will discuss his new book, "Becoming the Twin Cities: Swindles, Schemes and Enduring R...
12/18/2025

Historian and author Drew M. Ross will discuss his new book, "Becoming the Twin Cities: Swindles, Schemes and Enduring Rivalries," in a free program at 1 p.m. Saturday, December 20, at Next Chapter Booksellers, 38 S. Snelling Ave. A small newspaper clipping led Ross to historical articles about why Saint Paul and Minneapolis never became one city, and those articles led to the writing of the book.

When historian and author Drew M. Ross wanted to know more about the man for whom his Desnoyer Park neighborhood was named, he had no idea where his curiosity would

Meg Luger-Nikolai outpolled five other candidates to win the December 16 DFL primary in a special election for the Distr...
12/18/2025

Meg Luger-Nikolai outpolled five other candidates to win the December 16 DFL primary in a special election for the District 64A seat in the Minnesota House of Representatives.

Luger-Nikolai received 29.9% of the votes, or 155 more than her closest competitor, Dan McGrath, who had 26.5%. She will face Republican Dan Walsh in the special election on Tuesday, January 27, to fill the unexpired term of Kaohly Her. Her stepped down after winning the election for Saint Paul mayor in November.

She will face Republican Dan Walsh in the special election Jan. 27.

It has been a year since the Minnesota State High School League instituted the 35-second shot clock in girls’ basketball...
12/17/2025

It has been a year since the Minnesota State High School League instituted the 35-second shot clock in girls’ basketball, and the response appears to be positive, Bill Wagner writes. MyVillager asked several area coaches what they thought of the 35-second rule, and they gave it a collective thumbs-up.

Coaches of eight area teams size up their prospects for season.

Ballet Co.Laboratory is celebrating the season with what it hopes will become a holiday tradition. The Saint Paul compan...
12/17/2025

Ballet Co.Laboratory is celebrating the season with what it hopes will become a holiday tradition. The Saint Paul company will perform "The Snow Queen" on December 19-21 in Ted Mann Concert Hall at the University of Minnesota.

Ballet Co.Lab stages fairy tale that inspired 'Frozen.'

The Saint Paul School Board is poised to approve a 14.9% increase in the school district’s property tax levy for 2026 on...
12/16/2025

The Saint Paul School Board is poised to approve a 14.9% increase in the school district’s property tax levy for 2026 on Thursday, December 18. The increase is due to the $37.2 million operating levy increase Saint Paul voters authorized on November 4.

Increase comes from excess levy approved by voters Nov 4.

Citing concerns about a breakdown in public trust, the Saint Paul City Council on December 10 approved an investigation ...
12/16/2025

Citing concerns about a breakdown in public trust, the Saint Paul City Council on December 10 approved an investigation into the Saint Paul Police Department’s use of force during a federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operation in the Payne-Phalen neighborhood on November 25. Police had been called by federal officials for crowd control during the operation, which drew a vociferous protest. Some in the crowd were sprayed with chemical irritants, and others were hit by non-lethal projectiles. Three journalists were among those injured.

Citing concerns about a breakdown in public trust, the Saint Paul City Council on December 10 approved an investigation into the Saint Paul Police Department’s use of force during a

As snow piled up in Saint Paul, the Saintly City Snow Angels flew into action. The Facebook group matches residents who ...
12/16/2025

As snow piled up in Saint Paul, the Saintly City Snow Angels flew into action. The Facebook group matches residents who have difficulty clearing their sidewalks with volunteers who can sweep in to help.

As snow piled up in Saint Paul, the Saintly City Snow Angels flew into action. The Facebook group matches residents who have difficulty clearing their sidewalks with volunteers who can

Guest columnist Beth L. Voigt reflects after her family emptied the family home in Highland Park after making decades of...
12/14/2025

Guest columnist Beth L. Voigt reflects after her family emptied the family home in Highland Park after making decades of memories in it.

After months of work, we were weary. My siblings and I had saved whatever held sentimental value – Mom and Dad’s wedding album, the angel statue that decorated their front

Guest columnist Curtis West takes issue with the way Saint Paul issues permits and determines construction schedules. He...
12/13/2025

Guest columnist Curtis West takes issue with the way Saint Paul issues permits and determines construction schedules. He writes, "I welcome the incoming administration of Mayor-elect Kaohly Her and urge her and the City Council to streamline these processes so that qualified businesses can obtain, in a timely and efficient manner, the permits and licenses necessary to grow successful businesses in Saint Paul. Doing so will help create jobs and strengthen the city’s tax base."

City is not doing an adequate job partnering with local businesses.

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The Villager is published every two weeks by Villager Communications Inc. The paper is delivered to 50,000 households and businesses in the neighborhoods of Highland Park, Lexington-Hamline, Macalester-Groveland, Merriam Park, Snelling-Hamline, Summit Hill, Summit-University and West End in St. Paul; the Longfellow and Nokomis neighborhoods in Minneapolis; Lilydale, Mendota and Mendota Heights.

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