2+ week, 18+ hour ago  (104+ words) The total tab comes to about $320 million and is divided among several big priorities, according to MPR News. County leaders are pitching a sizable Park at Rivers Edge, a downtown housing fund, central-city infrastructure work and investments tied to the…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (294+ words) St. Paul is putting $6. 4 million on the table to jolt its commercial streets back to life, with a new wave of public cash aimed squarely at downtown and 18 neighborhood business corridors. The HRA staff report spells out the commercial-corridor award…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (297+ words) A violent fake-police raid at a rural Isanti County ranch has ended with a murder conviction for the man prosecutors say pulled the trigger. A St. Paul man was convicted Wednesday of second-degree murder and two counts of first-degree burglary…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (404+ words) The long-vacant Sears on Rice Street in St. Paul is finally getting a new chapter. The Rondo Community Land Trust has purchased the two-story former department store, a hulking presence near the Minnesota State Capitol that has sat mostly empty…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (275+ words) A routine wait at a St. Paul bus stop turned violent Friday night when a man was hit by a stray bullet and found with a gunshot wound to the chest near White Bear Avenue and Old Hudson Road. Officers…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (113+ words) KSTP reported that 46 businesses applied in the program's first week, and owners said a $10, 000 grant would buy them precious time to cover rent or payroll. Luro Boots manager Leslie Diaz urged customers to "support local Hispanic businesses," adding that the…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (313+ words) St. Paul police spent Tuesday morning combing the city's East Side after reports of gunfire near the 1900 block of Maryland Avenue East, canvassing yards and nearby buildings as detectives processed the scene. As of late morning, police had not announced…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago  (144+ words) A St. Augustine wealth-advisory firm is putting serious money behind downtown, pouring millions into buying and rehabbing a building at 3 Davis Street. The project will give the company a permanent headquarters and is being cast as a fresh vote of…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago  (360+ words) As reported by the Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal, Target's payment, described as nearly $110 million, will go toward paying down the building's mortgage and other obligations, removing a major obstacle to a sale. The outlet noted that the owner has…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago  (514+ words) Hoodline Capitol Showdown As St. Paul Housing Advocates Pack Rotunda For Deeply Affordable Homes In St. Paul, dozens of housing advocates crowded into the Minnesota State Capitol rotunda this week, pressing lawmakers for steady, long-term funding for deeply affordable homes…...