St. Paul
September 13, 2016
Union Depot in St. Paul

Hertz to set up shop in Union Depot

Rental cars will soon be available at St. Paul's Union Depot. Hertz will open an outlet next to the Amtrak ticketing and baggage area by Nov. 1, the Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority announced Tuesday.
St. Paul
September 11, 2016
Larry Cohen, at a family wedding late last month.

St. Paul loses a civic giant: Larry Cohen, mayor, advocate and judge

Landmark Center stands as a lasting legacy in city he loved.
Music
September 11, 2016
Patricia Kopatchinskaja rehearsing with the SPCO.

Totally taken by the music, Kopatchinskaja plays Prokofiev with SPCO

The SPCO's season opener at the Ordway was electric, setting the tone for its 5-city European tour.
Minneapolis
September 11, 2016
Finishing touches: Embassy Suites in Minneapolis prepped a suite for visitors last month.

Downtown Minneapolis and St. Paul to get 1,000 new hotel rooms this fall

East Metro
September 10, 2016
An illustration shows how the Riverfront Balcony would be used.

Festival explores possibilities for St. Paul's River Balcony

Festival showed off the possibilities of new project in St. Paul along the Mississippi.
St. Paul
September 10, 2016
Colossal Cafe server Renee Carlson, holds a coffee pot while talking to customers at a table at the restaurant Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, in St. Paul, M

St. Paul tries to shed 'hard-to-work-with' reputation with business leaders

The city wants to shed the label that it is difficult for companies to work with.
St. Paul
September 10, 2016

St. Paul motorcyclist, 61, killed while navigating curve in Mille Lacs County

St. Paul
September 10, 2016
St. Paul police responded to a crash involving a school bus and pickup truck Friday afternoon at Weide Street and Geranium Avenue.

Students hurt when bus and truck collide in St. Paul

Seven of the 34 students on the bus suffered minor injuries.
St. Paul
September 9, 2016
Hend Al-Mansour had three figures painted on the tree trunk that once stood in front of her home in the Union Park area of St. Paul, including one tha

St. Paul neighborhood rallies to save an artist's goddess tree

Hend Al-Mansour's art will move to a nearby gallery — if the carpenter ants can be eradicated.
St. Paul
September 9, 2016

Rolling by the river this weekend

The first-ever River Balcony Festival will bring music, food, craft beers and a vision for what the downtown riverfront could be.
Books
September 9, 2016
Donte Collins won an award from the Academy of American Poets.

20-year-old St. Paul poet wins prestigious national award

With his poem "what the dead know by heart," Donte Collins has won the Most Promising Young Poet Award from the Academy of American Poets.
St. Paul
September 8, 2016

Murder charges: St. Paul man shot while trying to disarm robber

Benjamin L. Harris is accused of second-degree murder in the shooting in St. Paul's North End.
St. Paul
September 8, 2016
Song Vue

St. Paul man struggled with Metro Transit police, pointed gun at officer, charges say

The suspect allegedly told police he had been released from prison three months earlier on gun charges.
St. Paul
September 8, 2016

Top jobs thin out at St. Paul Public Schools

Supt. Thein is concerned, however, about "brain drain" of officials who've left or are leaving the state's second-largest district.
St. Paul
September 7, 2016
St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman, shown at his budget address in August, and his office is now contemplating whether to veto the hike.

St. Paul approves citywide sick-leave ordinance

Mayor Chris Coleman challenges the state to "follow our lead."
St. Paul
September 7, 2016

Obituary: Mary Ann Huelster, St. Paul teacher and disabilities advocate, dies

East Metro
September 7, 2016
Protesters blocked Kellogg Blvd. in St. Paul on Tuesday.

Protesters take to St. Paul streets to call for justice in Castile shooting

Protesters block traffic during traveling march downtown; 1 is arrested.
Eat & Drink
September 7, 2016
Site of the soon-to-open J. Selby's at 169 N. Victoria St. in St. Paul.

New 'plant-based' restaurant to open in St. Paul — just don't call it vegan

A former River Falls general surgeon's decision to leave his field and open the "plant-based" J. Selby's restaurant was in part inspired by his time in the world of health care.
St. Paul
September 6, 2016
Lt. Governor Tina Smith left presented St. Paul Central High School principal Mary Mackbee with a proclamation from Governor Mark Dayton Tuesday Septe

Minnesota kids went back to school on a stormy Tuesday

Most of state's schoolkids returned to class on Tuesday and were greeted by rain, renovations, and celebrations.
Music
September 6, 2016
This image made from video shows singer Stevie Nicks singing "Rhiannon" during a surprise performance after the curtain call for the musical "School o

Stevie Nicks, Pretenders schedule Twin Cities show in December

Tickets go on sale Monday for the show at the Xcel Energy Center, but American Express card holders can get a head start Wednesday.

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