Author: Jake Spitzack
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Celebraciones de Cinco de Mayo
Celebraciones de Cinco de Mayo Cinco de Mayo Fiesta en el West Side, El sábado 3 de mayo Por Leonor Villasuso Rustad | Contributor | May 2025 Fiesta en el West Side – El festival en el West Side continúa creciendo bajo la organización de West Side Fiestas y West Side Boosters. Para empezar, el… Read more
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St. Paul Viewpoint: ‘Midnight Reverie’
St. Paul Viewpoint: ‘Midnight Reverie’ By Jared Arvin | Contributor | May 2025 The night carries the weight of silence and motion. Below, Highway 94 twists through the city like a river of light, its wet asphalt shimmering under the fleeting glow of passing cars. In the distance, the Capitol stands, its dome glowing faintly… Read more
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Sportsman’s Guide closes in South St. Paul
Sportsman’s Guide closes; employees left in flux By Tim Spitzack | Editor | May 2025 In mid-July, Sportsman’s Guide will vacate its longtime headquarters and 430,000-square-foot warehouse at 411 Farwell Ave. in South St. Paul and consolidate its distribution centers in Minnesota and Wichita, Kan., into a new single 543,000-square-foot facility in Greenfield, Ind., near… Read more
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Dakota County: Looking Back, Looking Ahead (2025)
Dakota County: Looking Back, Looking Ahead (2025) By Joe Atkins | Dakota County Commissioner | January 2025 One year ago, I was elected chair of the Dakota County Board of Commissioners and outlined several key objectives for 2024. Below is an update on our progress toward achieving those goals. Remained debt-free – Dakota County maintained… Read more
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Dakota County emergency response averts potential disaster
Keeping Dakota County safe Dakota County emergency response, traffic safety, and Homeland Security updates By Joe Atkins | Dakota County Commissioner | May 2025 This month I want to highlight an exceptional emergency response that averted a potential disaster in Dakota County, provide an important update on immigration and homeland security enforcement, and share a… Read more
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Postscript: Reflections on tornados and perpetual optimism
Postscript:Reflections on tornados and perpetual optimism By Carrie Classon | Contributor | May 2025 The tornadoMy friend Wally and I have a fractious relationship. This is no secret.Wally has said he thinks optimistic people like me are self-deluded, always looking for reasons to be happy when there is a lot to worry about and not… Read more
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Town Square TV names new executive director
Town Square TV names new executive director By Jake Spitzack | Staff Writer | May 2025 On May 12, lifelong South St. Paul resident and former city mayor Beth Baumann will take over the reins as executive director at Town Square Television. She succeeds Jodie Miller, who held the mantle for 31 years. Baumann is… Read more
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‘Parks & People’ book commemorates St. Paul parks
‘Parks & People’ book commemorates St. Paul parks By Jake Spitzack | Staff Writer | May 2025 Nineteen of St. Paul’s city parks have been memorialized in a new coloring book, set to be published by the Ramsey County Historical Society and the St. Paul Parks Conservancy on May 9. It’s not just for kids.… Read more
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Crasqui is cooking for a cause
Crasqui is cooking for a cause West Side restaurateur unites chefs to support local nonprofits By Leonor Villasuso Rustad | Contributor | May 2025 Chef Soleil Ramírez, owner of Crasqui Venezuelan Roots restaurant at 84 S. Wabasha St., St. Paul, has organized a series of monthly events that bring together the most renowned Latino chefs… Read more
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Sample St. Paul Entertainment Guide May 2025
Sample St. PaulEntertainment Guide May 2025 Discover exciting events happening near you at areatheaters, arenas, museums, galleries and other venues! By Jake Spitzack | Staff Writer | May 2025 Children’s Museum of MN 10 7th St. W.St. Paul651-225-6000mcm.org “Dinosaurs: Land of Fire and Ice,” through May 11. Travel back in time and discover what life… Read more