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Two microbiologists from St. Paul, who work at Pace Analytical in Oakdale, were rewarded June 21 after sneaking out of the building on their lunch breaks throughout the week to look for the 2018 Summerfest medallion. 

The Minnesota Department of Transportation will be renovating a major interchange in 2019 and 2020, affecting east metro commuters and area residents alike. 

Brio Brass, a 50-piece brass band, performed free music in North St. Paul’s Casey Lake Park the evening of June 21. It was the first of the city’s free 2018 Music in the Park summer concert series.

The woolly mammoth towering over the corner of Larpenteur and Cleveland avenues will soon be a familiar sight as the new Bell Museum opens in Falcon Heights this month.

The Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office held an award ceremony at a Little Canada patrol station June 27, commemorating department staffers for bravery in a specific life-saving act, or for such bravery over the course of a career. 

“For me,” said New Brighton City Manager Dean Lotter during a recent interview, explaining the power of branding, “ask Google how important branding is to them, or Ford or Chevy.”

photos courtesy of Mark Connolly

Roseville Area High School alum and U.S. women’s hockey Olympic gold medalist Lee Stecklein was grand marshal of this year’s Rose Parade, which rolled down Lexington Avenue in Roseville the evening of June 25.