East Side Newsbriefs

The Blooming St. Paul Awards is a collaborative initiative between St. Paul Parks and Recreation, the St. Paul Garden Club, and the Ramsey County Master Gardeners. The program is presented by the St.

The Ramsey County Board of Commissioners today voted to approve two actions that will advance transit and transportation projects in Ramsey County through a 1/4-cent sales tax increase.

Local area schools are particitpating in the he Minnesota Department of Education’s Summer Food Service Program.  Meals will be provided to all children, without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability, at no charge and mee

The Johnson Senior High School Class of 2017 is graduating on June 6 and will hold its Senior All Night party that evening. 

Motorists are encouraged to allow for extra time starting now through early June due to road and ramp closures along I-94 and White Bear Avenue in St. Paul.

A development is in the works for the East Side’s Railroad Island neighborhood—a tiny home village. A community meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 3 at 6:30 p.m.

More people than ever before are riding bicycles in Minnesota. That’s why the Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota — BikeMN — is rolling out the first-ever Minnesota Bicycling Handbook just in time for National Bike Month in May.

Ramsey County Parks & Recreation will conduct prescribed burns of some county-owned prairies and woodlands this spring.

U.S. Rep Betty McCollum invites high school students in Minnesota’s Fourth Congressional District to participate in the 2017 Congressional Art Competition. Submissions are due on Friday, April 21 by 4:30 p.m.

The St. Paul City Council is preparing to create a seven-member citizen committee to work with city officials to focus on community reinvestment and reducing disparities in banking services.