Payne Phalen Neighborhood News and Events

Just minutes from downtown St. Paul, Payne Avenue and Arcade Streets, create parallel north/south backbones of the Payne Phalen neighborhood. Residents and visitors are drawn to the neighborhood’s rich architectural history, unique destination businesses, old world charm and the sparkling waters of Lake Phalen. Whatever your tastes: hot coffee and homemade pie, tamales, egg rolls, pizza or chow mein, you’ll find a global menu in local shops and restaurants. Strong schools, green parkways, and a spirited, energetic, committed and diverse community make Payne Phalen a vibrant neighborhood.

(Description from livemsp.org)

For detailed demographic information, see the neighborhood profile from Minnesota Compass.

Census shows big changes for Dayton’s Bluff

By Carla Riehle, Dayton's Bluff Forum

According to newly-released data, Dayton's Bluff is becoming a far more diverse place to live, a trend that has continued over the last 20 years.

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"Once there were castles" book reading

By Karin DuPaul, Dayton's Bluff Forum

Well known St.

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OPINION | City, suburban students stereotype each other, schools

By Tiana Daniels, ThreeSixty

Tiana Daniels poses with her summer basketball team from Johnson High School in St. Paul. (Photo courtesy of Tiana Daniel

Clean halls. Quiet classrooms. Calm lunch hours. Silent libraries. I began thinking these were common characteristics of all Minnesota schools, not just suburban ones.

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St. Paul teachers visit students' homes in search of common ground

By Alleen Brown, TC Daily Planet

Nick Faber, a St. Paul teacher, is leading the effort to get teachers to visit students' homes.

Crossroads Montessori elementary teacher Ida Lee Hurvitz has made home visits. She’s brought food to sick parents or visited homes of students who died.

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ISAIAH studies St. Paul housing

By Mike Fischbein, KFAI Radio

St. Paul’s low income neighborhoods are suffering from a drop in housing values that far exceeds the decline in more affluent parts of the city.

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