Category: January 2024
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School Choice Guide
Looking for a new school for your student? Registration deadlines for the next school year are fast approaching, so now is the time to do your homework. Families have many choices: public, magnet, parochial or charter schools, as well as homeschooling. Post-high school choices include trade schools, two-year and four-year colleges and universities. This primer… Read more
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SPPS launches new literacy initiative
Jake SpitzackStaff Writer Beginning this year, St. Paul Public Schools (SPPS) is launching a new initiative – SPPS Reads – designed to help students who are struggling with reading. According to the Minnesota Department of Education, only a third of students in the district are proficient readers, and that number is down slightly from 2019.… Read more
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South Metro adds furry friend to help firefighters and others
Jake SpitzackStaff Writer A purebred golden retriever puppy named Hal has joined South Metro Fire as the department’s first-ever therapy dog. Still growing into his paws, Hal will undergo a year of weekly training sessions to learn how to identify people in need of comfort or assistance. In the meantime, his handler, deputy fire chief… Read more
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Eco Chico opens at Signal Hills Center
Jake SpitzackStaff Writer If you have rapidly growing kids, you’ll be pleased to discover that you can find affordable clothing – and sell your kids’ outgrown apparel – all in one place in West St. Paul. Eco Chico, now open in Suite #7A at Signal Hills Shopping Center, 1201 S. Robert. St., buys and sells… Read more
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Winter Carnival events ramp up with the new year
Tim SpitzackEditor With the turn of the calendar, hearty St. Paulites will turn their attention to the city’s most popular celebration, the St. Paul Winter Carnival. The frosty fun begins January 1 with an ice fishing contest and continues through February 4, although the official dates of the carnival are Jan. 25-Feb. 3. Events are… Read more