Friday, May 25, 2012
workaround

Donate Now tile

To prevent automated spam submissions leave this field empty.




workaround



Triangle Park Creative

Dayton's Bluff Neighborhood News and Events

Please visit the Dayton's Bluff Community Council to learn more about the neighborhood.

Just 5 minutes from downtown Saint Paul, Dayton’s Bluff is a historic neighborhood with outstanding views of the skyline, the Mississippi River and even downtown Minneapolis. Dayton’s Bluff is Saint Paul’s largest Historic District and includes homes that range from large Victorians to small worker cottages. The Mounds Theatre, the main campus of Metropolitan State University, wonderful coffee shops and restaurants, as well as three large parks: Indian Mounds (with ancient burial mounds and caves), Swede Hollow, and Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary(all of which are connected by the Bruce Vento Regional Trail) are located in the neighborhood. Dayton’s Bluff residents are actively involved in many community projects and groups—documenting neighborhood history, developing walking tours, and beautifying and planning for the future of the neighborhood.

(Description from livemsp.org)

SUNDAY PICK | Folk Baroque: String fusion at the Baroque Room

By Jay Gabler, TC Daily Planet

I was nonplussed at the Portland Cello Project, but just to prove that I don't hate the entire concept of classical fusion, I'm going to go ahead and give a shout-out to Folk Baroque, an ensemble who explore the full range of the violin/fiddle repertoire. Folk and classical music have been elegantly wed many a time, from Dvořák's New World symphony to the stylings of Minnesota's own Orange Mighty Trio, and Folk Baroque's May 27 performance at the Baroque Room looks likely to please a varied crowd.MORE »

MONDAY PICK | National Waiter/Waitress Day with Candacy Taylor

By Morgan Halaska, TC Daily Planet

Working in the service industry, more often than not, comes with negative connotations and presumptions of class rank. That's no thanks to the media; take, for example, the movie Waitress starring Keri Russell or blog-turned-book Waiter Rant. In her book (a hybrid of photography and interviews) Counter Culture: The American Coffee Shop Waitress, Candacy Taylor refutes the stereotype of the age 50+ women waiting on tables in roadside diners, and helped Taylor to, "redefine my perspective on life, work, and happiness." On Monday, May 21, the final installment of this year's Friends of the St. Paul Public Library's "Untold Stories" labor history series will feature Taylor and her work on this project. Incidentally, the multi-media lecture is taking place on National Waiter/Waitress Day.

E-DEMOCRACY | Dayton's Bluff community housing forum on June 5

By Sherry Johnson, E-Democracy issues forums

Hey, all! We're looking for anyone on this list who is passionate about quality housing and community stabilization in Dayton's Bluff.

Dayton's Bluff Community Council has an upcoming forum that invites us to have a community conversation about it on June 5, 6-8pm, at Dayton's Bluff Elementary School. Dinner is provided. RSVP at 6517722075.MORE »

THEATER REVIEW | Blank Slate Theatre's "Analyzing the Bully" looks at peer abuse from the bully's perspective

By Cristeta Boarini, TC Daily Planet

I am not a bully. Despite my stint in fifth grade of pushing fourth-graders into snowdrifts and calling them stupid, I have never been, nor could I ever be, a bully.

At least that’s what the doctors from blank slate theatre’s original production of Analyzing the Bully told me. Bullies, to them, can only be males under the age of 20 who are athletes, bigots and homophobes. Bullies always use force, wear torn jeans and black shirts, and have no reason for their “random” acts of violence.MORE »

NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES | Art in the Hollow 2012: June 2 in St. Paul's Swede Hollow

By Karin DuPaul, E-Democracy issues forums

ART IN THE HOLLOW 2012
SWEDE HOLLOW PARK
SATURDAY JUNE 2
10 AM TO 5 PM
We are looking for volunteers to help with Art in the Hollow and distributing fliers.
MORE »

workaround

Twitter feed from Dayton's Bluff E-Democracy forum

Events in Dayton's Bluff

Date Address
Sun, 2012-05-27 17:00 Fiddles and Fugues with Folk Baroque
275 E. 4th St.
Saint Paul, MN 55101

About Dayton's Bluff

 

CONTACTS

Dayton's Bluff Community Council
Ed Lambert, Executive Director ed@daytonsbluff.org 
Karin DuPaul, Community Organizer karin@daytonsbluff.org 
798 East 7th Street
Saint Paul, MN 55106
Phone: 651-772-2075

Dayton's Bluff Neighborhood Housing Services
Jim Erchul, Executive Director
823 East Seventh Street
St. Paul, MN 55106
E-mail: jerchul@dbnhs.org 
Phone: 651-774-0445
Web: http://www.dbnhs.org/

SCHOOLS

Public Schools:

Private Schools:

Post Secondary:

For more information on Saint Paul schools, visit Live MSP's Schools page.

PUBLIC FACILITIES

  • Skidmore Park located at 4th & Earl.
  • Parkway Little League private ball fields, open to all youth located at 1130 E. 3rd Street.
    • Maria Bates Rain Garden at East 7th and Bates-this nationally-recognized rain garden is not only beautiful, but it helps control stormwater runoff into the Mississippi watershed. Artist-designed walking paths and benches available.

 

 

BOUNDARIES AND ZIP CODE

North: Grove Street, East 7th
South: Warner Road and Mississippi River
East: Johnson Parkway, Minnehaha Avenue
West: Lafayette Road/MN 52 and I-35E

Zip codes: 55106 and 55130

SUB-NEIGHBORHOODS

The following neighborhoods are part of the Dayton's Bluff planning district (District 4):

  • Mounds Park Neighborhood
  • Swede Hollow Neighborhood
  • Lower Bluff Neighborhood
  • Margaret Recreation Center Neighborhood
  • Johnson Parkway area

Wilder Research Center Neighborhood Profiles-Includes trend information on neighborhood demographics, economics, and housing, taken from the most recent census data.

Representatives: (depending on Ward)
MN House: Sheldon Johnson, Carlos Mariani, or John Lesch
MN Senate: John M. Harrington, Sandra L. Pappas, or Mary Jo McGuire
US House: Betty McCollum
City Council: Kathy Lantry

Dayton's Bluff Boundaries

New on TC Daily Planet