Coral reefs are some of the most beautiful and complex ecosystems on the planet, Chuck Dayton says. In heavily populated Tahiti and Moorea, the Llyr’s crew saw that the coral reefs were largely dead, which he attributes to local nutrient pollution and overfishing. When the crew reached Suwarrow, a tiny atoll some 700 miles from the nearest land, they found much of the coral there was dying. The citizen researchers attribute that to global warming: Warmer seas cause coral to lose the minute algae that provide their food and oxygen and the coral bleaches and dies.

Last call of the wild

 For Chuck Dayton, who has dedicated his life to protecting the environment, there’s no doubt climate change is real ... more
Marshal Landrum and Kathryn Kahn. Park Bugle photo by Lori Hamilton

Ideas festival comes to Como Park Senior High

Inspire MN, a local ideas festival spearheaded by Como Park Senior High School teacher Kathryn Kahn and senior Marshal Landrum, will be held on Thursday, March 20, at the high school. Kahn and Landrum brought their inspiration for a local … more

Seminary in negotiations to sell Eustis St. apartments

Luther Seminary is in discussions with a potential buyer for the Sandgren and Burntvedt apartment buildings, located on the lower part of the seminary campus on Eustis Street. The potential buyer owns property in the area and, if the sale … more

Falcon Heights sets minimum age to sell tobacco products

If you are under 18 in Falcon Heights you can’t buy or sell tobacco or electronic smoking products. On Jan. 22, the Falcon Heights City Council voted unanimously to institute a minimum age of 18 for anyone selling tobacco or … more

Review: Book paints detailed picture of Beecher Stowe

For many readers, the knowledge of author Harriet Beecher Stowe is confined to her book Uncle Tom’s Cabin. A few may know that she is from a well-known family of preachers and reformers, but that is probably the extent of … more

Community Foundation announces 2014 grant program

The St. Anthony Park Community Foundation is celebrating its 15th year with an enhanced grants program. In addition to the foundation’s annual spring grant cycle, it will award a special three-year grant totaling $15,000 this fall. Details of this special … more

St. Paul to get single-sort recycling in April

Over the next year, the City of St. Paul and Eureka Recycling will phase in changes to the residential curbside recycling program that will include single-sort recycling. Beginning the week of April 7, residents will no longer need to separate … more

St. Matthew’s community art show opens March 1

The Undercroft Gallery at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church will celebrate its 16th annual Community Art Show March 1–April 26. The event showcases art of all kinds from members of St. Anthony Park and the surrounding neighborhoods. St. Matthew’s is located … more

St. Paul Park and Rec summer sports registration opens

Registration for youth pre-T-ball (ages 3-4), T-ball (ages 5-6), nearball (ages 7-8), machine-pitch baseball (ages 7-8), baseball (ages 9-18) and softball (ages 9-14) at St. Paul Parks and Recreation centers will open Saturday, March 1, and run through Monday, March … more

Marshal Landrum and Mattie Watts (Photo by Margaret Adelsman, skinnyski.com)

Generosity wins at state ski meet

Marshal Landrum had the best boys’ Como Park finish ever at the 2014 Minnesota High School State Nordic Skiing Championship on Feb. 13. Landrum placed 56th in a competitive field, besting a 78th place finish by Como’s Andrew Brown in … more

Murray Middle School presents ‘The Wiz’

Murray Middle School will present The Wiz Friday and Saturday, March 7 and 8, at 7 p.m. and on Sunday, March 9, at 2 p.m. in the school auditorium. Contact Lisa Schibel at lisamurrayproducer@gmail.com for more information.