North End
North End
Community round-up
Some shorter stories from around the Twin Cities metro area describe a new block club sparked by a rash of burglaries in St. Paul, and two October 11 events: the Linden Hills Good Energy fair and Oktoberfest in St. Paul bringing everything from bratwurst and beer to bed races. MORE »
German food, music and more
German immigrants were among the first settlers in the North End neighborhood and Saint Paul’s Oktoberfest honors that heritage. This year’s Oktoberfest is on Saturday, October 11, from noon to 11 p.m. at Rice Street and Geranium Avenue. German foods, including sauerkraut and brats, apple strudel and Black Forest chocolate cake, German beer and Riesling wine will be featured at the 8th annual event. Admission to the grounds for the family friendly event is free. Most activities take place indoors in a climate controlled setting. MORE »
New playground at Lewis Park
Last week neighborhood families celebrated the dedication of a new tot lot at Lewis Park located at Wayzata and Marion Streets in Saint Paul’s North End. The new playground is on the grounds of the Lewis Park apartments, which is a totally accessible building. A design team made up of residents of the building created a wish list for the playground equipment. Then they got together with city parks and recreation designers to come up with the best type of equipment, ground cover, and lighting for the playground. MORE »
This week's community round-up
Some shorter stories from around the Twin Cities metro area: It was back to the 60s when the Coen brothers came to Rice Street / A less-welcome visitor hit the streets of Seward, spray can in hand in the early-morning hours of September 27 // Roger Bromander is the new executive director at the Union Park District Planning Council 13 in Saint Paul. MORE »
