Art Hughes

The St. Paul school district, the state's second-largest in terms of student population, has four seats to be decided. There are three incumbent positions with 4-year terms and one 2-year open seat up for a special election to finish the term of Tom Conlon, who has stepped down.  Six candidates are competing for the three incumbent seats, two candidates are vying for Conlon's position. MORE »

After more than a year of fighting tax collectors and worrying she may be forced out of business, Sue Hustings is finally allowing herself some optimism. The owner of St. Paul's iconic Highland Nursery-an oasis of flowers, vibrant foliage and artful garden sculptures on West Seventh Street-estimated her 63-year-old business would have to call it quits after next summer because of escalating property taxes. The final outcome is far from certain, but Hustings now says she has some renewed hope after reaching the ear of at least one St. Paul city councilmember in an ongoing struggle over how to define the best use of the approximately 1.6 acres of land the nursery currently occupies. 

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Cost estimates unveiled Monday for a proposed light rail line between Minneapolis and the southwest Metro give an edge to a more northerly route between Cedar Lake and Lake of the Isles.MORE »

From streetcars to car dealerships, St. Paul's University Avenue has had a symbiotic and evolving relationship with different modes of transportation. That relationship is about to change again and businesses and property owners along University want some assurances the coming light rail project won't undo what they've spent years and even decades building and investing in.MORE »