Dayton's Bluff

The sixth annual Greening Dayton’s Bluff Plant Swap takes place on Saturday, May 17, from 9–noon, at the gardens outside of the Swede Hollow Café, at the corner of E. 7th St. and Bates Av. MORE »

We hear it on the news every day: The severity of mortgage foreclosures. We see the statistics. But those are just numbers. Behind the numbers are people—families losing their homes, totally overturning their lives. What is the reality of foreclosure? This is the first in a series of articles that will personalize the foreclosure crisis in our community. MORE »

Last weekend there were home tours in both St. Paul and Minneapolis, but on May 3-4 Dayton’s Bluff will have its first vacant house tour. Of the 8 to 10 homes that will be shown, all are owned by banks except one, which is owned by the city of St. Paul. The Dayton’s Bluff vacant house committee wants to save homes from the wrecking ball. MORE »

• by Mary Turck, 4/27/08 • The little boy began kindergarten already behind, explained Lynnell Thiel. He had never been to preschool, he knew only 14 of his letters, and he just didn’t seem to be making any progress. Luckily for him, Johnson Elementary School on St. Paul’s East Side has a tutoring program, provided by the School Sisters of Notre Dame. After six weeks of one-to-one tutoring four times a week, he knew his whole alphabet – and could sight-read 42 words. That little boy is now ready for success in school.

The next Dayton’s Bluff Community Meeting will take place on Thursday, June 5, from 6:30–8 p.m. State Representative Sheldon Johnson (67B) is tentatively scheduled to be there to discuss issues relevant to DB residents. MORE »