The North Dale Rec Check will have a Children's Art Show on Thursday, April 19 from 5-7 p.m. North Dale (and many St. Paul rec centers) have a "Rec Check" program after school.
Since November, young people and their parents, business leaders and employers, faith communities, educators and cultural communities have gathered to participate in listening sessions in St.
A chef by trade, the St. Paul man (who asked to remain anonymous) started cooking in an on-the-job training program when he was 13 years old. After nearly 31 years as a chef, the 45-year-old North End resident was unemployed last summer and spent hours on the computer every day looking for and applying for jobs.
One of the first silent movie houses in St. Paul, the Victoria Theatre's glory days were long ago. Today the elegant building stands empty with vacancy signs tacked to the front door.
The train is coming, and one group of Frogtown and Summit-University residents and business owners is fired up to prepare for the arrival of light rail transit (LRT) on University Avenue in St. Paul. The group, organized mainly through Facebook and the e-Democracy Forum met October 21 at Rondo Community Outreach Library, with the assistance of the District 7 Thomas-Dale Planning Council and the District 8 Summit-University Planning Council.
It's the talk of the town - Ty Pennington has brought his Extreme Makeover: Home Edition's design team to the West Side of St. Paul, and YOU can get in the act! Neighborhood House and the St. Paul Chapter of the American Red Cross, both located on the West Side are sponsoring an "Extreme Food Drive" and an "Extreme Blood Drive" to accompany the build.
When youth from around the state gather at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds on October 15, they'll bring their sleeping bags and toothbrushes - and big cardboard boxes.
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