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.

Transformation possible: Anti-Racism seminar sparks community conversations

By Sherry Johnson, Dayton's Bluff Forum

Veteran community leader Larry Hiscock delivered his Individualized Degree Program presentation, Anti-Racism and Neighborhood Organizing, at MSU student center on March 15.

MORE »

Appeal denied, St. John's church will close

By Greg Cosimini, Dayton's Bluff Forum

Last fall, St. John’s Catholic Church, located at 977 East 5 th Street, announced that it would be merging with St. Pascal Baylon no later than July of 2013.

MORE »

Old 3M site—new Beacon Bluff update

By Staff, Dayton's Bluff Forum

From left to right: District 5 president Al Oertwig; Tim Herman, Dayton's Bluff Business Association; Marjorie Pearson, Architectural Historian for Summit Envirosolutions; Frank Hickey from Signia Designs.

The latest information on what is happening to the former 3M site on Seventh Street – now being called Beacon Bluff – was shared by the St.

MORE »

Revamped Hmong American Partnership public computer center

By Ivan Phifer, Insight News

Ying Kong, apprentice at Hmong American Partnership.

Suluki Fardan

The Hmong American Partnership (HAP) now has a fully-updated public computer center that features high-speed Internet, free computer classes, and staff to help individuals who want to learn more

MORE »

MUSIC | St. Paul's BT label offers a small but impressive roster of artists

By Dwight Hobbes, TC Daily Planet

Don't look for Red House Records to get nervous about the competition, but there's another sheriff in St. Paul, similarly devoted to acoustic music culled from the rural roots of America's Midwest. It's a tiny outfit called BT, showcasing some rather talented folk.

MORE »