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Merriam Park resident Jake Endres is opening up his deck at 2112 St. Anthony Ave. as the Smoke House Stage beginning at ...
06/15/2026

Merriam Park resident Jake Endres is opening up his deck at 2112 St. Anthony Ave. as the Smoke House Stage beginning at 6 p.m. Friday, June 19, with Ben Dutcher and Kevin Dutcher. The father-son duo will perform "Midwestern Nights: A Tribute to Glen Campbell.” The space opens at 5:30 p.m., and there is no cost to attend.

The large deck on the back of Jake Endres’ Merriam Park home is pretty nice as decks go, but on Friday evenings during the summer and fall, it becomes more.

Daniel L.M. Kennedy, president of the Summit Avenue Residential Preservation Association and its attorney in a lawsuit a...
06/14/2026

Daniel L.M. Kennedy, president of the Summit Avenue Residential Preservation Association and its attorney in a lawsuit against the University of Saint Thomas and the city of Saint Paul, discusses in a column why the organization is returning to court over a driveway three blocks away from Summit Avenue.

The Summit Avenue Residential Preservation Association (SARPA) filed a lawsuit on May 6 against the city of Saint Paul and the University of Saint Thomas regarding a campus driveway that

A tea production business can open in a former furniture finishing shop on Selby Avenue with the Saint Paul Planning Com...
06/13/2026

A tea production business can open in a former furniture finishing shop on Selby Avenue with the Saint Paul Planning Commission’s approval of a change in the building’s nonconforming use permit. The new owners of 1759 Selby Ave. are planning to move production of their Chiya Chai tea to the location from Minneapolis.

A tea production business can open in a former furniture finishing shop on Selby Avenue with the Saint Paul Planning Commission’s approval on May 29 of a change in the

The Commodore bar and restaurant at 79 N. Western Ave., can begin offering entertainment following the Saint Paul City C...
06/12/2026

The Commodore bar and restaurant at 79 N. Western Ave., can begin offering entertainment following the Saint Paul City Council’s approval of a Class B entertainment license. The council also approved several conditions on that entertainment license as well as a modification of the Commodore’s existing license conditions to mitigate neighborhood concerns about noise and patron behavior.

Conditions are attached to address neighbors' concerns.

When Peter Thompson and his wife moved to Merriam Park a year ago, he had no idea there was a collection of artists in t...
06/11/2026

When Peter Thompson and his wife moved to Merriam Park a year ago, he had no idea there was a collection of artists in the neighborhood who host a show and sale of their work each year. The fifth annual Shadow Falls Art Fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 13, at 50 N. Mississippi River Blvd., and Thompson will be there exhibiting his paintings.

When Peter Thompson and his wife moved to Merriam Park a year ago, he had no idea there was a collection of artists in the neighborhood who host a show

Afton Park Development’s plan to construct a six-story apartment building with first-floor retail on the northeast corne...
06/10/2026

Afton Park Development’s plan to construct a six-story apartment building with first-floor retail on the northeast corner of Grand Avenue and Victoria Street is moving ahead with the Saint Paul City Council’s acceptance of a $350,000 state grant for the project. The redevelopment grant is from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development.

Afton Park Development’s plan to construct a six-story apartment building with first-floor retail on the northeast corner of Grand Avenue and Victoria Street is moving ahead with the Saint Paul

Highland Bridge’s planned rowhouses are back on the drawing boards, with 12 new units tentatively set for a plat hearing...
06/10/2026

Highland Bridge’s planned rowhouses are back on the drawing boards, with 12 new units tentatively set for a plat hearing on June 17. That is the first step in a phased development that could lead to the creation of 144 new rowhouses over the next few years. The Highland District Council (HDC) Community Development Committee met the new developer, M/I Homes, and heard the timeline on May 19.

Highland Bridge’s planned rowhouses are back on the drawing boards, with 12 new units tentatively set for a plat hearing on June 17. That is the first step in a

For the first time since the adoption of Saint Paul’s minimum wage ordinance in 2018, the Saint Paul City Council has sa...
06/09/2026

For the first time since the adoption of Saint Paul’s minimum wage ordinance in 2018, the Saint Paul City Council has sanctioned an employer who city officials said underpaid workers. On May 20, the council ordered Class A Valet to pay $21,658 in restitution after city officials concluded that the business underpaid workers for two years.

For the first time since the adoption of Saint Paul’s minimum wage ordinance in 2018, the Saint Paul City Council has sanctioned an employer who city officials said underpaid workers.

Macalester College leaders fell short in their bid to obtain state funding for a new geothermal heating and cooling syst...
06/09/2026

Macalester College leaders fell short in their bid to obtain state funding for a new geothermal heating and cooling system during the legislative session that ended last month. Even without the state funds, construction continues on the system to control temperatures in a new dormitory and welcome center currently under construction at Grand Avenue and Macalester Street.

Macalester College leaders fell short in their bid to obtain state funding for a new geothermal heating and cooling system during the legislative session that ended on May 18.

By the time it is finally adopted, Saint Paul’s long-delayed tree preservation ordinance could resemble a mighty oak. Th...
06/08/2026

By the time it is finally adopted, Saint Paul’s long-delayed tree preservation ordinance could resemble a mighty oak. The Saint Paul City Council on May 20 laid over the proposed ordinance for another public hearing. According to City Council president Rebecca Noecker, city officials intend to have the ordinance and related rules ready for approval by late June.

By the time it is finally adopted, Saint Paul’s long-delayed tree preservation ordinance could resemble a mighty oak. The Saint Paul City Council on May 20 laid over the proposed

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