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City Council allows new digital display outside Bennett’s restaurant
2+ hour, 50+ min ago (259+ words) Bennett's Chop and Rail House, 1305 West Seventh St., will be allowed to install a dynamic display sign following its successful appeal to the Saint Paul City Council March 4. The council voted unanimously to reverse a Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA)…...
District councils, March 11
3+ hour, 8+ min ago (327+ words) Check out what's taking place at the district council level in the MyVillager area. Upcoming meetings'Community Development Committee, 6:30-8 p.m. Monday, March 16; and Community Engagement Committee, 7-8:30 p.m. Monday, March 23. Meetings take place at the Highland Park Community Center with an option to join…...
Food shelves and businesses pitch in to aid sheltering immigrants
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1004+ words) Evans preserves heritage of folk music in film and weekly ja" Workshops will cover everything from remodeling to plumbing " So many volunteers have sought to help immigrant families gain access to food and supplies that Keystone Community Services had to…...
Petition aims to give tenants the right to make their own repairs
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (839+ words) Renters could demand apartment repairs more quickly if a proposed ordinance qualifies for the November 3 ballot and is approved by a majority of voters. Tenant advocates on the Safe Homes Saint Paul Coalition launched a Right to Repair petition drive…...
Letters to the Editor, February 4, 2026
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (491+ words) There are at least two misleading and unsubstantiated statements in the letter, "Leave Summit Avenue alone" (MyVillager Inbox, January 23). We should be thanking these car-owning cyclists for their decision to ride bikes, thereby freeing up space on the roads for…...
St. Anthony/Rondo Ave. traffic lanes reduced for new bike lane
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (226+ words) City images show the configuration of Concordia/Rondo Avenue before and after street work. A similar project is planned for Saint Anthony/Rondo Avenue. The I-94 frontage road variously identified as Saint Anthony Avenue and Rondo Avenue between Ravoux Street and…...
Council approves Pelham redesign over local residents’ objections
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (459+ words) A city map shows the stretch of Pelham Boulevard that will be reconstructed in 2026. An $18.5 million plan to reconstruct Pelham Boulevard between Franklin Avenue and Mississippi River Boulevard was unanimously approved by the Saint Paul City Council on January 28. And…...
Council approves Pelham redesign over residents’ objections
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (459+ words) A city map shows the stretch of Pelham Boulevard that will be reconstructed in 2026. An $18.5 million plan to reconstruct Pelham Boulevard between Franklin Avenue and Mississippi River Boulevard was unanimously approved by the Saint Paul City Council on January 28. And…...
St. Anthony/Rondo Ave. will narrow for new bike lane
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (226+ words) City images show the configuration of Concordia/Rondo Avenue before and after street work. A similar project is planned for Saint Anthony/Rondo Avenue. The I-94 frontage road variously identified as Saint Anthony Avenue and Rondo Avenue between Ravoux Street and…...
Unity Church donates $100,000 to city’s reparations commission
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (154+ words) A Summit-University church has donated $100,000 to support the Saint Paul Recovery Act Community Reparations Commission. The Saint Paul City Council accepted the donation on January 21 from Unity Church-Unitarian. Council members used the occasion to thank Unity members for the donation....