St. Paul

Mar 30, 2012

John Harrington faces tough DFL endorsement contest for St. Paul Senate seat

The retired St. Paul police chief will face off against two other candidates for the Senate District 67 DFL endorsement this weekend.

Nov 15, 2011

Dayton calls for union vote among child-care providers

Gov. Mark Dayton issued an executive order on Tuesday calling for an election within 60 days to determine if in-home day-care providers want union representation. The state's roughly 11,000 licensed child-care workers will vote on whether they wish to be represented by the SEIU Kids First Local 284 and AFSCME Council 5.

Jun 15, 2011

Tolbert beats Mannillo in generational battle for St. Paul City Council endorsement

In a battle among St. Paul DFLers, Chris Tolbert on Tuesday night beat John Mannillo for the open Ward 3 City Council seat.

Mar 23, 2011

St. Paul sidewalk poetry sought

The city is soliciting entries for its fourth annual Sidewalk Poetry Contest. Contest winners get their short - make that very short - poems stamped into sidewalk panels that are now scattered at 268 sites around the city.

Sep 13, 2010

Erin Dady named Mayor Coleman’s chief of staff

Erin Dady, who played a key role in planning for the 2008 Republican National Convention, has been named St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman's new chief of staff. Dady previously served as the city's director of marketing and convention planning.

Sep 7, 2010

Jonathan Franzen’s shaky grasp of St. Paul politics

Jonathan Franzen's widely hailed epic American novel "Freedom" largely takes place in St. Paul's Ramsey Hill neighborhood. The author's grasp of the nuances of the rapidly gentrifying neighborhood in the pre-Bush years are seemingly spot on. It's chock full of delicious details (W.A. Frost!) that will have locals nodding.

May 4, 2010

St. Paul Mayor criticizes Vikings stadium legislation

St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman is calling on St. Paul's state legislators to push back against what he called an "imbalance" in the current Vikings stadium legislation that favors the western Twin Cities metropolitan area over the East Metro.

Dec 9, 2009

Cinco de Mayo volunteers sought

Planning is under way for St. Paul's 2010 Cinco de Mayo festival, which is one of the nation's 10 largest such celebrations. So planners are gearing up to recruit members of the festival's volunteer planning committee.

Jun 8, 2009

The gentrification of St. Paul’s Ramsey Hill — now fictionalized in the New Yorker!

Freshman DFL Sen. John Harrington may have a tough time convincing Eastside St. Paul DFLers to support his bid for re-election this fall. The retired St. Paul police chief will ...

Jun 8, 2009

The gentrification of St. Paul’s Ramsey Hill — now fictionalized in the New Yorker!

Freshman DFL Sen. John Harrington may have a tough time convincing Eastside St. Paul DFLers to support his bid for re-election this fall. The retired St. Paul police chief will ...

Feb 13, 2009

The document trail: Minneapolis and St. Paul’s infrastructure wish lists for possible fed funding

Freshman DFL Sen. John Harrington may have a tough time convincing Eastside St. Paul DFLers to support his bid for re-election this fall. The retired St. Paul police chief will ...

Feb 13, 2009

The document trail: Minneapolis and St. Paul’s infrastructure wish lists for possible fed funding

Freshman DFL Sen. John Harrington may have a tough time convincing Eastside St. Paul DFLers to support his bid for re-election this fall. The retired St. Paul police chief will ...