Saint Anthony Park Neighborhood News and Events


Lisa Steinmann is our neigh-borhood correspondent for St. Anthony Park and she wants to hear from you. Tell her about the garage sale, or the community picnic - and ask her how to register and get your profile on TC Daily Planet! Email Lisa at lisa [dot] steinmann [at] gmail [dot] com.

Lisa Steinmann is a St. Paul-based freelance writer who has lived in the St. Anthony Park neighborhood for more than 20 years and covered youth, school and community news in the pages of the Park Bugle for the past 12 years. Her work was recognized at the first regional Ethnic and Community Media Awards co-hosted by the Twin Cities Daily Planet and New America Media.

St. Anthony Park is an urban village situated between the downtowns of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, known for its community activism and strong neighborly bonds. It also enjoys a unique global perspective, thanks in large part to the international students, faculty and families connected to the campuses of the University of Minnesota and Luther Seminary. The community takes special pride in its two public schools, St. Anthony Park Elementary and Murray Junior High, which regularly rank among the top schools in the metro area.

The community is home to a rich collection of educational, religious, social service, arts institutions and the St. Anthony Park Foundation which is the city of St. Paul’s first neighborhood-based charitable foundation.

Neighbors and shoppers from throughout the Twin Cities can take advantage of two vibrant business districts, in North St. Anthony Park, near the University of Minnesota’s St. Paul campus, and in South St. Anthony Park, near University Ave. and its thriving art galleries and artists’ studios.

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

Poultry barn visit inspires Como artist's Minnesota State Fair art

By Roger Bergerson, Park Bugle

Joe Heffron’s livelihood has been earned mainly with contemporary design and illustration, but he’s always been attracted to another type of visual expression, one that preserves memories.

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Moving 'frac' sand riles up St. Paul residents in Como, St. Anthony Park neighborhoods

By Megan Gosch, The Minnesota Daily

Workers from Minnesota Commercial Railway load wet quarry sand into railcars Monday at the railway’s train yard in St. Paul. The sand will be transported to Texas where it will be used to make frac sand. (Photo by Blake Leigh)

Twin Cities residents met last week  to discuss health concerns related to the transportation of frac sand  in Southeast Como  and St. Anthony Park neighborhoods.

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Get your red, white and blue on in St. Paul: Everything you need to know about celebrating the Fourth in St. Anthony Park

By Staff, Park Bugle

(1993 Bugle photo by Truman Olson)

If you missed the first 64 Independence Day celebrations in the St. Anthony Park neighborhood, don’t worry.

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Children's Home Society and Lutheran Social Service merge adoption services

By Natalie Zett, Park Bugle

When Children’s Home Society & Family Services (CHSFS) and Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota (LSS) decided to combine their adoption services, it meant tremendous change for two of Minnesota

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Local brews top the list at the St. Paul Summer Beer Fest

By Cristeta Boarini, TC Daily Planet

Photos by Cole Hansen

There are few activities more perfect than sampling an unlimited amount of craft beer. Combine the infinite libations with foot-stomping music, cheese curds, and homebrewing workshops to make a recipe for a rip-roaring time. At the fourth annual St. Paul Summer Beer Fest on June 16, nearly 100 breweries came together at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds to serve up a heaping scoop of Midwest hospitality. While there were many suds from out of state that tickled the taste buds, the local beers truly outshone the rest. If you couldn’t make it out to the Fairgrounds, here are some of the best brews from the day’s events in ascending order.

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