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Griggs Street Bikeway coming to St. Paul
April showers have fallen, and I am riding up to the northern terminus of what will soon be the Griggs Street Bikeway. There is a smell of new life and growth in the air, an earthy, familiar smell. The intersection of Minnehaha Avenue West and Griggs Street is attractive: well-kept houses and content people. It is like a MORE »
Think Big Picture: An affordable housing plan for Central Corridor
The Big Picture Project, as the name suggests, has some big ideas. The team behind the Project, which was organized to align affordable housing plans along the Central Corridor Light Rail Transit route, is made up of key players from local government, finance, urban planning, real estate development and of course, the community.MORE »
Three's company: Two Raymond-University area nonprofits and Avalon School connect, create and collaborate
Close your eyes and take a mental walk down University Avenue from Highway 280 east to Snelling. How many examples of public art can you name?MORE »
Next phase begins in March: Hamline Avenue to Robert Street
There was a collective sigh of relief along west University Avenue last November as the 2011 Central Corridor construction season came to a close.
The heavy equipment departed, barricades came down and traffic flowed freely again along University in the three-mile stretch from Emerald Street at the Minneapolis border to Hamline Avenue.MORE »
Minnesota made: Through the Eyes of the Children's Book Illustrators Guild of Minnesota
Minnesota's rich tradition of children's book illustration is showcased in "Minnesota Made: Through the Eyes of the Children's Book Illustrators Guild of Minnesota," Jan. 22-Feb. 28 at the University of St. Thomas. The exhibit, in the Lobby Gallery of O'Shaughnessy Educational Center on St. Thomas' St.
MUSIC | Heiruspecs, Lucy Michelle, Martin Devaney, Mayda, and others to return to Central High in benefit concert for new scholarship fund
The live hip-hop band Heiruspecs have never shied away from acknowledging their roots at St. Paul Central High School. Now they're officially paying tribute to their alma mater by founding a new scholarship to provide opportunities for future students involved in the arts to go to college.MORE »
Heiruspecs at Central High
2/25/2010 7:00 PM at Central High School Auditorium
275 Lexington Parkway North, St Paul, Minnesota 55104
Cost: $10 (Students K-12) $16 (Gen. admission)
MUSIC | You drink coffee. What does coffee drink? Blue Felix.
Blue Felix don't play regular, run-of-the-mill metal rock. What they perform is metal fusion. At least, I'm told that's what it's called. What do I know? The closest I ever come to metal anything is opening a can. I know amazing music, though, when I hear it. It's available on their tour de force CD In Line 2 Die, in spades.MORE »
Lex-Ham Music Festival
The Lex-Ham Community Band will host some of the best music in and around St. Paul's Lexington-Hamline neighborhood at the 2010 Lex-Ham Music Festival from 2-5:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 30 at O'Gara's Garage, Snelling & Selby.
St. Paul's Hip-Hop High students come "Together" for Haiti
Students at St. Paul's High School for the Recording Arts wanted to help Haitians suffering from the earthquake. Taking their talent in hand, they made a music video, "Together (A Song for Haiti)," asking for donations to Yéle Haiti, a charity founded by Grammy-Award winning Haitian musician, producer and social entrepreneur Wyclef Jean. MORE »
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