Author: Jake Spitzack

  • Congresswoman takes action after Mississippi tops endangered rivers list

    Congresswoman takes action after Mississippi tops endangered rivers list

    Congresswoman takes action afterMississippi tops endangered rivers list Congresswoman takes action after Mississippi tops endangered rivers listBy Tim Spitzack | Editor | June 2025 Just days after the Mississippi River topped this year’s “America’s Most Endangered Rivers” list in April, U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) reintroduced a bill in Congress to help protect and preserve… Read more

  • Group seeks to establish USS Saint Paul memorial on State Capitol grounds

    Group seeks to establish USS Saint Paul memorial on State Capitol grounds

    Group seeks to establish USS Saint Paulmemorial on State Capitol grounds Group seeks to establish USS Saint Paul memorial on State Capitol groundsBy Tim Spitzack | Editor | June 2025 A group of former sailors who served aboard the USS Saint Paul (CA-73) is seeking to create a memorial on the State Capitol grounds to… Read more

  • State workers return to offices June 1

    State workers return to offices June 1

    State workers return to offices June 1 State workers return to offices June 1By Jake Spitzack | Staff Writer | June 2025 Downtown will see a surge of activity beginning June 1 as thousands of state employees return to their offices for at least 50% of their workdays. The shift stems from a new policy… Read more

  • City invests in Cesar Chavez Street and other commercial corridors

    City invests in Cesar Chavez Street and other commercial corridors

    City invests in Cesar Chavez St.and other commercial corridors City invests in Cesar Chavez Street and other commercial corridorsBy Jake Spitzack | Staff Writer | June 2025 Some of St. Paul’s highest traffic business districts may soon get a facelift, courtesy of the newly created Commerical Corridor Organization Assistance Program, approved by the St. Paul… Read more

  • Summer Event Guide: Things to do in St. Paul (2025)

    Summer Event Guide: Things to do in St. Paul (2025)

    Summer Event Guide 2025 Summer Event Guide – St. Paul & surrounding citiesBy Jake Spitzack | Staff Writer | June 2025 Here comes the sun…and here comes the fun. If you’re searching for things to do in St. Paul and surrounding cities this summer, look no further. Our summer event guide has information on everything… Read more

  • Free St. Paul activities (2025)

    Free St. Paul activities (2025)

    LiveMusic Family-Friendly Fun Historic Landmarks Parks& Trails andmore! 1. Mississippi River Visitor Center Located in the lobby of the Science Museum of Minnesota, the center offers a wide variety of programming, including interactive exhibits and displays that explain Mississippi River culture, biology and history. Information about the many recreational opportunities along the river is also… Read more

  • Dosis de arte: relatos sobre el arte en Minnesota y el resto del mundo

    Dosis de arte: relatos sobre el arte en Minnesota y el resto del mundo

    Dosis de arte: relatos sobre el arteen Minnesota y el resto del mundo La Tela HumanaPor William Gustavo Franklin Torres | mayo 2025 (La versión original de este texto fue escrita en inglés como material de apoyo para la exhibición Hilo Conector que tiene lugar en Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio, CLUES, en St. Paul… Read more

  • Gran diversidad en la fuerza laboral de TCOS

    Gran diversidad en la fuerza laboral de TCOS

    Gran diversidad en la fuerza laboral de TCOS Por Leonor Villasuso Rustad | Contributor | May 2025 En noviembre del año pasado, la compañía Twin City Outdoor Services (TCOS) fue reconocida por la Cámara de Comercio Latino como la empresa inclusiva del año por la diversidad de 42% en su plantilla laboral, de la que… Read more

  • Becas de LEDC para estudiantes latinos

    Becas de LEDC para estudiantes latinos

    Becas de LEDC para estudiantes latinos Por Leonor Villasuso Rustad | Contributor | May 2025 El Centro de Desarrollo Económico Latino (LEDC por sus siglas en inglés) está ofreciendo de nueva cuenta doce becas para estudiantes latinos que estén cursando estudios universitarios de cuatro años con un monto de $5,000; o uno de dos años… Read more

  • Crasqui restaurantera une chefs para apoyar a organizaciones comunitarias locales

    Crasqui restaurantera une chefs para apoyar a organizaciones comunitarias locales

    Cocinando por una causa Crasqui restaurantera une chefs para apoyar a organizaciones comunitarias locales Por Leonor Villasuso Rustad | Contributor | May 2025 La chef venezolana Soleil Ramírez, dueña del restaurante Crasqui Venezuelan Roots y de Arepa Bar, ha organizado una serie de eventos mensuales que durante un año reunirá a los chefs latinos más… Read more