Posts by Sara Reller
Solutions Offered for St. Paul’s Busiest Intersection
Snelling and University is the busiest intersection in St. Paul, according to a study by St. Paul’s Department of Planning and Economic Development. The study explored the options for possibly expanding capacity at the intersection, which is an Environmental Protection…
St. Paul Presents Awards for Environmental Protection
The St. Paul City Council’s chambers were packed during Wednesday’s regular meeting with Sustainable St. Paul Award winners. Winners included city and public school departments along with a few nonprofit and for-profit businesses.
The Sustainable St. Paul project was a…
Candidates Ask for No Endorsement in Ward 5
In a surprising step incumbent Lee Helgen and David Haas gave a joint statement to the Ward 5 DFL convention delegates asking for no endorsement. This very unusual move came about because of challenges and a potential for a very…
St. Paul Endorses Youth and Not Incumbents
Melvin Carter III, Russ Stark and Kathy Lantry will be heading toward the September primary with the DFL endorsement. Ward 6 came out with no endorsement, incumbent Dan Bostrom and Pakou Hang being very close on both ballots before agreeing…
Oertwig Resigns Under Suspicion
Al Oertwig will be resigning from the St. Paul School Board under suspicion. A man was caught viewing child pornography at the Metropolitian State University library. The man ran when approached by security officers. The log-in identification was later tied…
Bad Fido Owner!
Pet owners in St. Paul may have to shape up or stop getting new pooches. City Council President Kathy Lantry has proposed an ordinance that would revoke dog owners’ licenses if they have had any dogs removed twice from their…
Invest St. Paul to Focus on Foreclosure
St. Paul will be focusing its new Invest Saint Paul program on foreclosures. Home foreclosure is a significant problem in the program areas of Frogtown, North End, Dayton’s Bluff and the Lower Eastside. The foreclosures and vacant properties in these…
Ship Your Hopes into Space
The goal of the Letters of Hope 2007 Initiative is to send the hopes of children across the country into space. Letters that tell of children’s wishes will be scanned and put on a disk to be sent on a…
Council Speaks out on Convention Concerns
The St. Paul City Council passed a resolution Wednesday that calls for transparency of the process for protesters and public input on the community involvement on the Republican National Convention. The action came at a council meeting as several protesters…
Down at the Mall: Now Where’s the Receipt I Need?
Nobody likes seeing the big property tax assessment.
The IronGate Mall in Hibbing and its 15 tenants’ leases were in question Tuesday at the Minnesota Supreme Court. IronGate Enterprises, the mall’s owners and taxpayers on the property, filed a petition…
