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St. Paul fireworks panorama
Jul 14 2008 — 2:00am
I took that picture from Galtier Plaza. The center of the photo is North, the left is West and the right is East. Here's another view during daytim...
Gangs of St. Paul
Apr 24 2008 — 2:00am
From the outside, Rico’s crib looks like any other in his St. Paul neighborhood: aluminum siding, wooden porch, chain-link fence, windows shuttered tight. But inside are gathered half a dozen young men–sturdy, hungry–repping the colors of several rival street gangs. It ought to be a tense scene, but Rico’s house is a demilitarized zone, a delicate combination of womb and time bomb–and perhaps the only place these boys feel completely safe. No one is acting reckless tonight. Theyre here to shoot pool, scoop soffrito rice and beans from steaming pots, drink Coronas and E&J brandy from the bottle, and smoke blunts in grape cigarillos on his couch.
It's cheaper that they kill each other than it is on my tax dollars to house them in jail for life and use the legal system. I can't tell if that'...
St. Paul Almanac
Mar 5 2008 — 2:00am
Metroblogging points out that the St. Paul Almanac is looking for submissions: The Saint Paul Almanac is always looking for unique Saint Paul stories. Whether you’re a professional writer or writing for the first time, you’ve got something to say, and we’re interested in reading and publishing it.
well, i spent a late night hammering out something for the almanac last year ... but then they decided not to publish the almanac. i think i'll sa...
Gopher Bar
Feb 12 2008 — 2:00am
MinnPost asks how things are going at St. Paul’s semi-notorious Gopher Bar, home of the coney. TC sidewalks remembers some of the signs posted in the Gopher’s window, which makes it seem, er, kind of frothy at the mouth.
It's been 20 years since I've been there. I live south america now. I could well be described accurately as a communist. Other than the tr...
Downtown St. Paul’s night life: Is it go
Jan 11 2008 — 2:00am
Not sure if this has been posted on this website, but it’s quite an interesting article in the Pioneer Press. I live in downtown Saint Paul and love it. It’s less expensive and a nice downtown to live in: essentially it is very pedestrian-friendly, and has a lot of character and charm which are simply lacking in Minneapolis.
I think it would be great to see things hop a bit more in St Paul, though certainly not the way they do along Hennepin in Minneapolis.
is that a strip club joke?
Want to get public documents?
Dec 12 2007 — 2:00am
Well, let’s say you want them from St. Paul. And let’s say they concern that shooting of an undercover officer in Coon Rapids a little while ago. Well, buddy, public or not, you’re going to get refused. And, when you dig a little deeper, you’re going to discover that the St. Paul Police has collected your personal cell phone records. More.
"We were not happy about that release," Harrington said today. "We believed at the time that that information was not public and that the person's ...
Sights set for corner of Wabasha & 6th
Dec 4 2007 — 2:00am
Looks like there are some new plans for an ambitious new skyscraper downtown St Paul, and already all hell is breaking loose in the Pioneer Press discussion boards. St Paul could really use this project to pick up downtown. St Paul has less surface parking lots in the heart of their downtown compared to Minneapolis, but this one in St Paul is quite egregious. What should be done with the former Wabasha Court space?
Thune and building improvements? Seems his idea of good building improvements are if there are no businesses. What is he doing about Town Square ...
What’s wrong with St. Paul
Sep 12 2007 — 2:00am
Adam Platt asks why Pigseye can’t sustain an upscale restaurant scene.
"The hemorrhaging continues: Margaux closed yesterday: " Damnit! I was just there the other day and it was packed. What a loss of a great restaura...
St. Paul’s city under the city
Jul 30 2007 — 2:00am
There are as many as 1,400 miles of sewers under St. Paul, and KARE11 peeks into them.
Those Tokyo pics are pretty great. And that actionsquad website makes me wish I was a bit younger and a lot less afraid of confined spaces.
Latest comment — esquared: Its listless air leads many to believe that theres just not much going on in downtown St. Paul, a perception that St. Paul mayor Chris Coleman fee...