St. Paul

Thomas-Dale—frequently referred to as Frogtown—is Saint Paul’s most diverse neighborhood. This diversity is reflected not only in our residents who come from every corner of the globe, but in the wonderful shops, restaurants, and services that you will also find here. University Avenue is the major commercial center in the neighborhood, home to about 100 Asian-owned businesses and many others—and it is served by high-frequency and express buses and the forthcoming Central Corridor LRT line. Our modestly-priced homes, strong sense of community, active and engaged residents, and proximity to the State Capital, downtown, and I-94 make Thomas-Dale a great place to call home.

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COMMUNITY VOICES | Brave young woman fights for cure

By Matthew Becker, Community Voices

Aria Simone Love is in a lot of ways your typical seven year old.

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COMMUNITY VOICES | Financial literacy: A matter of equity

By Andriana Abariotes, Community Voices

When we think of equity issues in our region, employment, education, housing, and healthcare probably come to mind--but not necessarily financial literacy.

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MUSIC REVIEW | Brother Ali records the second episode of MN Original and TPT’s " The Lowertown Line"

By Ann Treacy, TC Daily Planet

Photo credit Ann Treacy

Last night I attended the taping of MN Original and TPT’s new series The Lowertown Line, a program that features in-studio concerts and interviews with local musicians. Dessa is the host, although her portion of the program had been recorded earlier, so we didn’t see her last night. Last night’s featured artist was Brother Ali. Apparently tickets for the event were gone within half an hour. (Tickets were free and announced via MN Original’s Facebook page.)

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"Aberration of Starlight": Playwright Walter A. Davis gets to the heart of Emily Dickinson

By Dwight Hobbes, Sounding Off On Sound

There aren't a great many male playwrights who do well creating female characters of any dimension. In fact, the list of famous names is fairly short. After William Inge, Tennessee Williams, and August Wilson you have to scratch your head pretty hard to come up with more. Which makes it all the more fascinating that accomplished author Walter A. Davis (The Holocaust Memorial: A Play About Hiroshima, Trim: The Tiger Woods Story) is bringing his work back to the Twin Cities with the premiere of Aberration of Starlight: A Play About Emily Dickinson.

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Golden Karen Grocery in St. Paul: Veggies, rice, fish paste, and community

By Stephanie Fox, Global Groceries

Kyu Nan

I was searching for a certain Chinese grocery store near Rice Street in St. Paul when I spotted the sign: "Golden Karen Grocery." I thought I might have read it wrong, so I did a U-turn and pulled into the parking lot. I’d read it correctly. I hadn’t known that there was a Karen grocery in the Twin Cities. As it turns out, there are two of them. I’ll visit the second one in the future.

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Frogtown Farm plans move forward in St. Paul

By Sana Naz, TC Daily Planet

The Frogtown Farm site. (TC Daily Planet photo)

Sana Naz

Frogtown Park, the 12-acre space in the 900 block of Lafond Avenue is now one step closer to completion.

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OUR STORIES | Meet Chai and Cha of Chai's Cooking at St. Paul's Hmongtown Market

By Sana Naz, TC Daily Planet

“On a normal day, I get up at 5 in the morning. After getting dressed I reach my shop, open the oven and start preparing the meat at around 7 to 7:30 a.m.

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Placemaking: loving where you live and why it matters

By Bruce Johansen, TC Daily Planet

Frogtown artist-resident, Seitu Jones (l), Va-Megn Thoj, Asian Economic Development Association (r) 

Photos by Bruce Johansen

“What makes people love where they live, and why does it matter?” “What bonds residents to a city and how can a community foster those emotional ties to drive economic success?” Those are ques

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ST. PAUL NOTES | Who's on First? Candidates lining up for council seat

By Mary Turck, TC Daily Planet

Map of First Ward from Ramsey County website.

With Melvin Carter III leaving his First Ward city council seat on July 5, who's next? While the City Council will probably make an interim appointment, candidates who want to serve out the rest of the two-year term will be running in the November 5 election. Among the earliest to announce:

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