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Author: Jake Spitzack

  • Slice Brother’s Pizza opening soon at Treasure Island Center

    Jake SpitzackStaff Writer Jonesing for a massive slice of ’za that can be folded in true New York-style fashion? Adam Kado and Hosie Thurmond have got you covered. In March, they’re opening a branch of Slice Brothers Pizza at the Treasure Island Center, 400 Wabasha S. N. It will be their largest location yet, featuring… Read more

  • Saint City takes over former Creators Space

    Jake SpitzackStaff Writer The catering business that Guillermo Hernandez began five years ago has grown by leaps and bounds and now operates a full-fledged restaurant, Saint City. Located in the former Creators Space building, 218 7th St. E., it seats 200 and features American, Mexican and Salvadorian entrees for breakfast and lunch, a French-style bakery… Read more

  • Stryker Apartments welcomes low-income seniors

    Jake SpitzackStaff Writer One of Karen Reid’s first tasks when she became executive director of the Neighborhood Development Alliance (NeDA) 26 years ago was to work with the City of St. Paul to figure out what to do with the half-acre property at 617 Stryker Ave., home to a vacant gas station. After several failed… Read more

  • Record-high demand continues at local food shelves: Minnesota FoodShare campaign is underway

    Jake SpitzackStaff Writer Neighborhood House and Neighbors, Inc. are among the approximately 300 food shelves across the state participating in the 43rd annual Minnesota FoodShare campaign, an initiative of the Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches. It challenges food shelves to see which one can raise the most food and money. The Council of Churches donates… Read more

  • A St. Paul Original: the Marvy Barber Pole

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    Tim SpitzackEditor It used to be that men got their hair cut and women had their locks styled. While those lines have blurred considerably in the past 50 years, many professional barbers are quick to educate people on the difference. They are protective of their trade and take their craft seriously. Barbers, they’ll tell you,… Read more

  • Teen from Two Rivers elected to West St. Paul City Council

    Jake SpitzackStaff Writer If you’ve watched or attended a West St. Paul City Council meeting recently you’ve likely noticed the council has a new member that is noticeably younger than the rest. McKinley Cherrier, a junior at Two Rivers High School, has become the first-ever junior councilmember of the West St. Paul City Council. In… Read more

  • TriDistrict Community Ed fosters a tight-knit community

    Jake SpitzackStaff Writer Suzanne Ross learned the art of knitting at age nine from her mother and rediscovered her passion for it when her own children were in sports. It proved to be a great way to keep her restless hands busy while sitting in bleachers for hours on end. After honing her skills for… Read more

  • Latinos y el cuidado de su salud

    Por Leonor Villasuso Rustad En fecha reciente, el Pew Research Center se dio a la tarea de investigar la relación y experiencias que los latinos tienen en cuanto al cuidado y atención de su salud, así como a comparar los resultados respecto de otros grupos étnicos que habitan en los Estados Unidos. Sin que fuera… Read more

  • Rayito de Sol fue nombrado el mejor negocio latino del año por la Cámara de Comercio Latina de Minnesota

    Por Leonor Rustad Villasuso Procedente de Lima, Perú, Luisa Fuentes llegó a Minnesota hace 25 años, con una licenciatura en periodismo por la Universidad Bausate y Meza, y otra en educación temprana por la Universidad Garcilaso de la Vega; aunque sin saber mucho inglés, por lo que lo aprendió en la Universidad de Minnesota. Cuando,… Read more

  • El chef Gustavo Romero está viviendo el sueño americano

    Por Leonor Villasuso Rustad Cuando Gustavo Romero (Tulancingo, Hidalgo, México, 1983) crecía, su abuela y su madre se encargaban de la cocina, como era la costumbre, y los niños no tenían participación en eso de cocinar, por lo que aprendió a comer rico, pero sin saber cómo era el proceso de preparar esos alimentos. Si… Read more