Low interest fixer upper loans
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It is nice to see homes being fixed up. There is a low interest loan program through Historic Saint Paul for people who want to fix up homes built before 1940. There are guidelines and rules but it is worth a look.
Put that shovel down
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I have been gardening most of my life in St. Paul Minnesota. Sure were are having a super warm and early spring but starting a garden now is risky. Twenty years ago the common wisdom was to put the plants out and plant the warm weather crops at the end of May.
Iconic signage
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Signage issues and laws can really get people riled up. We lived with a really ugly sign close by for many years. It was in front of a tire shop. The sign was removed after a lengthy battle and we all did the happy dance. It was too tall to be in a residential area and it was ugly. In some cities there are signs every where and in others there are very few. Continue Reading
A neighborhood business for 100 years
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I remember when Cossetta’s was a small an Italian grocery store on Ryan and what is now Eagle street in St. Paul. It is a family owned business started in about 1911. They moved to West 7th street 25 years ago. Both of my children had jobs there at one time or another and jobs are a good thing.
The hole on 5th is no more
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Hogs ground hogs day. I feel like celebrating the mild winter we have had. It has been good for business and the heating bills have been significantly lower than last years.
Grand Day Parade
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The Winter Carnival parade was cold. I am just starting to feel my toes but it was also good for business. The bars and restaurants along West 7th Street were packed full of people all day. We should have more parades.
Vulcanus Rex 75th
De-cluttering in St. Paul
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Making resolutions for the new year is easy but sticking with them isn’t so easy. Again this year one of my resolutions was to get rid of stuff that I don’t need. I have been making at least one trip a week to the St. Vincent de Paul thrift store on West 7th street and have been dropping off a few items each time.
Rice Park wins award
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Rice park in downtown St. Paul was named one of America’s top great spaces by the America Planning Association.
Fewer vacant homes in St. Paul
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I did that headline the way the television stations do the blurbs for the evening news. It is a bit misleading but more dramatic than the story. We don’t really know how many vacant homes there are in St. Paul but we do know how many registered vacant buildings there are.
Holidays in St. Paul
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This is my Christmas card to everyone. A collection of pictures taken during the holidays in St. Paul, Minnesota.
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