Category: April 2025
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Sample St. Paul Entertainment Guide April 2025
Sample St. PaulEntertainment Guide April 2025 Discover exciting events happening near you at areatheaters, arenas, museums, galleries and other venues! By Jake Spitzack | Staff Writer | April 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
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Packers and Warriors join forces for new middle school swim team
Packers and Warriors join forcesfor new middle school swim team By Jake Spitzack | Staff Writer | April 2025 Students and head swim coaches from South St. Paul Public Schools and School District 197 have temporarily put their neighborhood rivalry aside to help build up the next wave of high school swimmers. In mid-March, South… Read more
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South St. Paul artist featured in St. Paul Art Crawl
South St. Paul artist featuredin St. Paul Spring Art Crawl By Jake Spitzack | Staff Writer | April 2025 One of South St. Paul’s own will be featured in the St. Paul Spring Art Crawl, which kicks off April 25-27. Sara Tibbetts will showcase more than a dozen oil and acrylic paintings at the Tilsner… Read more
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Viewpoint St. Paul: Structured Silence
Viewpoint‘Structured Silence’ Essay and photo by Jared Arvin | Contributor | April 2025 This building tells a different kind of story. It’s not the weathered grit of old diners or neon signs that St. Paul is known for but the quiet precision of concrete and glass that rises above the streets, offering something more contemporary.… Read more
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Saints Baseball reignites March 28; celebrating a decade at CHS Field
Saints Baseball reignites March 28 Celebrating a decade at CHS Field By Jake Spitzack | Staff Writer | April 2025 Fingers crossed, no spring rain will dampen the diamond as top ball players take to CHS Field for the St. Paul Saints season opener on March 28. The Saints will take on Indianapolis in a… Read more
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Downtown St. Paul loses its sole grocer Lunds & Byerlys
Downtown loses its sole grocer By Tim Spitzack | Editor | April 2025 Citing declining revenue, staffing difficulties and security factors, Lunds & Byerlys has decided to close its downtown St. Paul store at 115 E. 10th St. on March 26. The closure will leave downtowners without a grocery store for the first time in… Read more
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New Ramsey County deputy manager focused on economic growth
New Ramsey County deputymanager focused on economic growth By Jake Spitzack | Staff Writer | April 2025 After serving in the role on an interim basis for nearly a year, seasoned community development leader Kari Collins was recently named Ramsey County’s new deputy county manager of Economic Growth and Community Investment. This position oversees community… Read more
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30th annual Dakota County Star Quilters quilt show underway at Lawshe Museum
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
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DARTS president to retire
DARTS president to retire Reflects on a decade of change By Jake Spitzack | Staff Writer | April 2025 Over the past 10 years, DARTS president Ann Bailey has accomplished a great deal. She expanded the nonprofit’s programming and reach, and also guided it across its 50-year milestone and through a major financial shift. Through… Read more
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Wentworth Library to close for yearlong renovation
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