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By Michael Kuchta The restaurant in Como Lakeside Pavilion opened June 5 with a new name—and at least one feature that doesn’t exist elsewhere, hard...

New office will be doggone close to work for this vet!

davehealy

18 Nov 2019

Building and site will feature solar panels, water diversion system By Dave Healy According to the U.S. Census Bureau, more Americans are working from home...

Going to the wall: Chroma Zone Mural & Art Festival transforms CEZ

Staff

24 Oct 2019

By Sarah CR Clark Driving down Prior Avenue, you may have been surprised to see a giant axe-wielding deer and a canoeing loon. The mural...

“Blocktoberfest” back for a second round

Scott Carlson

27 Aug 2019

By Scott Carlson A daylong celebration of the emerging transformation sweeping parts of south St. Anthony Park is making its second annual appearance. “Blocktoberfest,” an...

Crossroads for community: CoCreatz sets grand opening

Mindy Keskinen

19 Jun 2019

CoCreatz has quietly become an indispensable asset at the corner of University and Raymond avenues in St. Paul.

Senior housing project proposed for Lauderdale

Anne Holzman

19 Jun 2019

The city of Lauderdale is helping pave the way for Real Estate Equities (REE) to build at 114-unit senior housing complex on the old Lauderdale...

New Retailer Boreal Continuing Spirit of Bibelot

Aarohi Narain

19 Jun 2019

Co-owned by former Bibelot employees Peggy Merrill and Janet Haugan (who served as general manager), boreal debuted in May in the same commercial space held by Bibelot until earlier this year.

Finding their Niche; retail shop opens

Editor, Park Bugle

21 Apr 2019

By Scott Carlson Molly Breen and Alicia Lacy have found their Niche, literally and figuratively. The two women in late March officially debuted Niche, their...

Big Top Liquors cuts the ribbon on relocation

Editor, Park Bugle

19 Nov 2018

By Scott Carlson Big Top Liquors, one of the retail legacies of venerable grocer Sid Applebaum, has a new home. The family-owned business now occupies...

Market for craft brewing, distilling isn’t oversaturated—yet

Alex Lodner

26 Sep 2018

By Alex Lodner When the so-called Surly Bill became law in 2011, micro-breweries began selling pints of their own beer onsite, fanning the flames of...

Blocktoberfest touts evolving south St. Anthony Park area

Scott Carlson

26 Sep 2018

By Scott Carlson As economic revitalization sweeps the south St. Anthony Park area and “the creative enterprise zone” of the Raymond-University area, a couple of...