Author: Jake Spitzack

30th annual quilt showunderway at Lawshe Museum Hosted by Dakota County Star Quilters through April 11 By Jake Spitzack | Staff Writer | April 2025 South St. Paul natives Rosemary Root and her mother Jeannette Root, 93, have once again transformed Lawshe Museum, 130 3rd Ave. N., into a stunning gallery filled with brightly colored… Read more

Wentworth Library to close for yearlong renovation By Jake Spitzack | Staff Writer | April 2025 On April 7, Wentworth Library in West St. Paul will close for the start of a yearlong $7.4 million renovation project. During the closure, temporary library space will be located on the second floor of the Dakota County Northern… Read more

Crispy coal-fired pizza coming to Lowertown By Jake Spitzack | Staff Writer | April 2025 Longtime Twin Cities restaurateurs Shaz Khan and Antonio Gambino are bringing a slice of their success to St. Paul this summer. They’re planning to open Prince Coal-Fired Pizza in the former Black Sheep Pizza space at 512 Robert St. Their… Read more

Spring St. Paul Art Crawl begins April 25 Held over three weekends By Jake Spitzack | Staff Writer | April 2025 With winter in the rearview mirror, it’s finally time to stretch those legs and enjoy the sunshine, and what better way to do it than with St. Paul’s biannual art crawl. This spring, it’s… Read more

Unleash your inner farmer Opportunities abound at area community gardens By Tim Spitzack | Editor | April 2025 If you think the quality of fruits and vegetables in supermarkets these days has diminished, your observation is not off-base. According to a 2024 National Library of Medicine report, the nutritional quality of food worldwide has declined… Read more