News across Greater Minneapolis
New Germany to celebrate fire department’s 125th anniversary Oct. 3
The town of New Germany will celebrate the 125th anniversary of the New Germany Fire Department with a community event Saturday, Oct. 3, at the New Germany City Hall building starting at 4:30 p.m.The celebration will be free to attend and will feature live music, a local history…
Free Fall Yard Waste Drop-Off
Chaska residents can drop off yard waste for free at Dakota Prairie Composting throughout October with a valid ID.
Growing by leaves and bounds
By Zev Radziwill A neighborhood idea that began with a simple problem at Westgate Commons Park — not enough shade — has taken its biggest step toward reality. St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her’s 2027...
SAP Community Foundation awards latest grants
By Julie Drechsler The St. Anthony Park Community Foundation has awarded 21 grants totaling $49,000 for its 2026 program year. Award recipients are various local nonprofits, schools and community organizations...
If these walls could talk….
By Bill Brady When our house in Falcon Heights turned 100 this year, my wife and I celebrated by throwing a birthday party, inviting people from all four families who...
Adams Elementary Parent Group Raising Money for New Playground Surface
The Adams Elementary Parent Advisory Council is raising money to make the school's playground more accessible with a new rubber surface.
The Trashy Trophy Awards:
By Sarah CR Clark The luster off Lake Como is cleaner lately thanks to a new award motivating folks to pick up trash near its shores. The novel “Trashy Trophy”...
Annual Fire Department Open House
Come hangout with the fire department on Saturday, October 10, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the annual Open House!
St. Anthony Park community council news
District 12 The buzz: Honeybee hives for Community Garden The newest addition planned for the SAP Community Garden won’t grow from the soil. It will live in a hive. The...
Como community council news
District 10 2026 Harvest Festival coming The free District 10 Como Community Council Harvest Festival is set for 3 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 3, at Tilden Park. Festival...
Celebrating the ‘NeighborWoods’
Text by Eliza L. Swedenborg; photos by Joey Ehlers On Aug. 8, neighbors converged in the woods nestled between Lauderdale, Falcon Heights and St. Anthony Park. Here, Breck Woods, the...
Seal Hi-Rise in SAP marks 50th anniversary
By Zev Radziwill Fifty years of life at the 14-story Seal Hi-Rise in south St. Anthony Park can’t fit onto a plaque. But in September, the city of St. Paul...