Philando Castile. Twelve months ago, most Falcon Heights residents had never heard the name. That changed July 6, 2016, when Castile, a 32-year-old black man from Robbinsdale, was shot and killed by St. Anthony police officer Jeronimo Yanez during … more
Click here to see the when, what and wheres of the 70th annual 4th in the Park, set for Tuesday, July 4, of course, in St. Anthony Park: 4th in the Park ad July 2017 FINAL
Longtime Sunrise Banks executive Rick Beeson will be honored with its Saint Anthony Park Community Foundation’s 2017 Spirit of the Park Award at the Fourth in the Park celebration at Langford Park July 4. Beeson currently serves as executive vice … more
The Como Park neighborhood will celebrate its eighth-annual ComoFest the last three weekends in July with a variety of events, including a movie night and campout, an ice cream social, an art fair, a 5K walk and run, and summer … more
One of the great pleasures of a garden is that you never know what you will find in it. You design, plant and tend your garden, but it has a mind of its own. It issues its own invitations to … more
Minneapolis’ Midtown Greenway is a crown jewel of American urban bicycling, an off-street trail along an old railroad corridor used by thousands every day. But it ends abruptly at the old railroad bridge over the Mississippi River, where a sturdy … more
In the early 1900s, government services for the elderly and indigent were nearly non-existent. So a group of Swedish immigrant women, headed by Anna Bennett of St. Paul and Ida Kindvall of Minneapolis, came together as the Linnea Society … more
By Ned Leebrick-Stryker For six months of their inaugural year of high school, 41 ninth-graders at Como Park Senior High School collaborated with the Mid-Continent Oceanographic Institute, a nonprofit on University Avenue that teaches writing skills to under-resourced students, to … more
The District 10 Board will vote June 20 on waiving the 45-day waiting period for a beer-and-wine license for Delicata. That could help the restaurant open in the old Java Train/Como Park Grill space before the Minnesota State Fair. Restaurant … more
Gremlin Theatre will open its 20th season in its new performance space at 550 Vandalia St. in the Vandalia Tower Friday, July 7, with “Don’t Dress for Dinner.” The comedy is the first show the theater produced when it debuted … more
CELLOici, a new four-concert series, will be presented by the International Cello Institute (ICI) this summer at venues in Minneapolis and St. Paul. ICI is an intensive program for serious cellists between the ages of 12 and 23 held at … more
The 48th annual St. Anthony Park Arts Festival will celebrate the St. Anthony Park Library’s centennial with a special art project during the festival Saturday, June 3, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. along Como Avenue and Carter Avenue. Print artist Emily Gray … more
The man who provided $25,000 to build the St. Anthony Park Library a century ago did so because of a rock-ribbed conviction. “A library outranks any … more
Sunrise Banks in St. Anthony Park is celebrating a century of service and community building. Since the original bank charter was issued, there have been multiple name changes, facility expansions and product-and-service improvements. But there also have been constants, … more
St. Paul City Council Member Russ Stark will host a community meeting Tuesday, June 6, to discuss a possible sale of city land adjacent to the St. Anthony Park Library to the adjoining property owner. The meeting will be held … more
A St. Paul developer hopes to break ground by next spring on a 60- to 70-unit market-rate senior housing complex at the former Hermes Garden Center site on Larpenteur Avenue in Falcon Heights. But first, zoning changes at the … more
A number of area students will head to National History Day in June at the University of Maryland after big wins at the state tournament in May at the University of Minnesota. Of the 24 students Murray Middle School sent … more
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