Como
Como Pool to open Memorial Day weekend
Grab your swimsuit, towel and plenty of sunscreen and be prepared for some fun in the sun this summer at the new Como Regional Park Pool.MORE »
Como Park Pool's new entrance aims to relieve traffic congestion
Drivers approaching McMurray Field for sports events this summer should be aware of changes resulting from the new pool entrance.
Access to the pool parking area off Horton Avenue has been eliminated to relieve congestion on Horton.MORE »
Como Regional Park updates and adds to its amenities
The opening of the new Como Regional Park Pool isn't the only news at Como Regional Park. From the two new electric vehicle solar charging stations to a new play area to the $2.6 million Japanese Garden Experience, here is a list of projects and improvements initiated in the park in the last year.MORE »
Explore Como area's 'back when' days at free event in March
The Como neighborhood’s fascinating history includes the state’s earliest airport, a fabulous mansion frequented by opera stars and successful plant nurseries and creameries.MORE »
Pitch it or fix it? Area businesses can often refurbish your broken but beloved items
As spring cleaning empties closets and shuffles the piles in attics, odds and ends that once would have been thrown away now stand a better chance of being fixed.MORE »
Twin Cities' group walks welcome you and your dogs
It is a truth universally acknowledged that walking, like gum and locally brewed craft beer, is best when it comes in packs. And even though the weather’s still far from tropical (or temperate, for that matter), two diverse groups of Twin Cities dog parents are taking that axiom to heart and pounding the pavement in plenty of good company.MORE »
Native Plants, Raingardens and Lawn Care for Water Quality
In this brief but informative FMR workshop, learn how you and your garden can become part of the solution to water pollution, and perhaps even reduce your water bills as you improve the health of our watershed and ecosystem.
Classical cellist keeps things fresh with improvisational forms
Korean-born cellist Soo Bae is scheduled this spring for her first performance in Minnesota, as guest soloist with the Minnesota Sinfonia on April 9 and April 10.
She also looks forward to two new arrivals in the coming weeks: The release of her recording of the complete Alfredo Piatti cello sonatas, on the Naxos label ---- and her firstborn child, due at the end of January.MORE »
Lucas Alm’s design for living
"I treat my house as my lab," says St. Anthony Park resident Lucas Alm, and his Brompton Street bungalow is a visual encyclopedia of the energy-saving techniques to which Alm is professionally dedicated in his work as an architect and adjunct assistant professor at the University of Minnesota.MORE »
St. Paul's Hmongtown Marketplace vendors use cultural skills to succeed
Vendors at the Hmongtown Marketplace (217 Como Avenue, St. Paul) use various skills and techniques obtained from cultural practices to battle the current economic downfall. The marketplace consists of two main buildings and a seasonal section outside. An addition to the building is currently under construction. More than 170 vendors make up the Hmongtown Marketplace. MORE »
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