Featured Stories

Rain as a Resource: St. Paul Innovates Shared, Sustainable Stormwater Management

Camille LeFevre Tuesday, December 06, 2016

The City of St. Paul and its partners are utilizing an innovative method of managing stormwater to restore natural water systems, incorporate green infrastructure into sustainable communities and improve the urban ecosystem.

Central Corridor, Coordination/Collaboration, Creative Economy, Creative Leadership, Design, Emerging Technology, Regionalism, Sustainability, Transit Oriented Development, Transportation

Union Park, University, Macalester - Groveland, Midway, Saint Anthony Park, West Seventh, Highland Park, Downtown/Lowertown, Summit Hill and Crocus Hill, Thomas - Dale/Frogtown, Summit - University

Seven Ways Automobility Undermines a City's Bottom Line, from Least to Most Direct

Bill Lindeke Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Having an auto-oriented city comes at a cost and leaves cities in precarious financial positions, with lots of commitments but with a reduced and devalued tax base.

Central Corridor, Creative Leadership, Design, Regionalism, Strong Local Economy, Sustainability, Transit Oriented Development, Transportation

A Good Thing for St. Paul: A Pilot ADU Project Along the Green Line Invites Creative Possibilities

Camille LeFevre Tuesday, November 15, 2016

The St. Paul City Council has voted to allow ADUs from Emerald to Lexington avenues along University, a pilot project that will bring creative possibilities for density, affordable housing and multi-generational living to the Central Corridor.

Affordable Housing, Central Corridor, Coordination/Collaboration, Creative Economy, Creative Leadership, Design, Strong Local Economy, Sustainability, Transit Oriented Development, Transportation

Union Park, University, Midway, Saint Anthony Park

October Arts and Culture: Stars, Skin(s) and St. Paul Art Crawl 25

Camille LeFevre Tuesday, October 11, 2016

With autumn in MSP comes "the season," meaning so many art exhibitions, performances, parties and festivals that you could attend several events every evening. Here are our must-do's.

Arts and Culture, Central Corridor, Coordination/Collaboration, Creative Economy, Creative Leadership, diversity, Entrepreneurship, Transit Oriented Development

Como Park, University, Midway, Saint Anthony Park, Uptown/Lyn Lake, Downtown/Lowertown, Northeast

Lars Christiansen, Friendly Streets director, and organizer Darius Gray at a temporary parklet

Friendly Streets: Bottom-Up St. Paul Project Changes the Way People Look at Their City

Jay Walljasper Tuesday, September 27, 2016

The Friendly Streets Initiative, which grew out of a group of volunteers working with various neighborhood organizations to make biking and walking safer in the Hamline-Midway neighborhood, is now changing communities throughout MSP.

Central Corridor, Coordination/Collaboration, Creative Economy, Creative Leadership, diversity, Entrepreneurship, Philanthropy, Sustainability, Transit Oriented Development, Transportation

Midway, Thomas - Dale/Frogtown

River Balcony Prototyping Festival, with Craft Beer Overlook, Previews "St. Paul's High Line"

Brian Martucci Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Music, art, craft beer: Earlier this month, MSP'ers enjoyed a tantalizing glimpse of the (possible) future for a 1.5-mile stretch of St. Paul riverfront during the River Balcony Prototyping Festival.

Arts and Culture, Coordination/Collaboration, Creative Economy, Creative Leadership, diversity, Nightlife, Philanthropy, Strong Local Economy, Transit Oriented Development

West Seventh, Downtown/Lowertown

August Arts: A Few of Our Favorite Things

Camille LeFevre Tuesday, August 09, 2016

Not-to-miss Fringe shows, a neighborhood happy hour, beer and bikes…a few of our favorite things for August arts and culture.

Arts and Culture, Coordination/Collaboration, Creative Economy, Creative Leadership, diversity, Entrepreneurship, Nightlife, Talent Dividend, Transit Oriented Development

University, Midway, Saint Anthony Park, Uptown/Lyn Lake, Calhoun - Isles, Downtown/Lowertown

July Arts and Culture: Floating, Reading, Feasting and Exploration

Camille LeFevre Tuesday, July 12, 2016

Farm-fresh produce, handmade books on a floating library, historic walking tours along the Green Line and feasting locally are our top picks for July arts and culture in MSP.

Arts and Culture, Central Corridor, Coordination/Collaboration, Creative Economy, Creative Leadership, diversity, Entrepreneurship, Philanthropy, Shopping, Strong Local Economy, Sustainability, Transit Oriented Development

Midway, Saint Anthony Park, Thomas - Dale/Frogtown, Payne - Phalen, Powderhorn

Fast and Frequent: New A Line Gets You Where You're Going Between Minnehaha and St. Paul

Brian Martucci Tuesday, June 07, 2016

Metro Transit's first aBRT, the A Line, provides fast, frequent, all-day service in one of the region’s busiest transportation corridors for MSP'ers.

Central Corridor, Coordination/Collaboration, Creative Economy, Strong Local Economy, Transit Oriented Development, Transportation

Como Park, University, Midway, Nokomis, Highland Park, Thomas - Dale/Frogtown, Summit - University

Why St. Paul's Historic Heart is Home Base to These Four Businesses

Brian Martucci Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Lowertown boasts a growing roster of relocated and expanded businesses—some from the suburbs, others spun out of Lowertown’s COCO, and some born and bred in the district’s office lofts and storefronts.

Arts and Culture, Coordination/Collaboration, Creative Economy, Creative Leadership, Emerging Technologies, Emerging Technology, Entrepreneurship, Strong Local Economy, Transit Oriented Development

Downtown/Lowertown

Cohorts, Capacity Building, Creative Communities: The Evolution of Artspace's Geographic Approach

Camille LeFevre Tuesday, March 22, 2016

The arts real-estate nonprofit Artspace is re-scaling its work to take a more geographic approach that includes consulting with a cohort of art organizations in Detroit and developing creative districts in rural Colorado.

Affordable Housing, Arts and Culture, Coordination/Collaboration, Creative Economy, Creative Leadership, Design, diversity, Entrepreneurship, Nightlife, Philanthropy, Regionalism, Shopping, Transit Oriented Development

March Arts and Culture: States of Being

Camille LeFevre Tuesday, March 08, 2016

This month's arts and culture branches out to include a new brew from the women-owned Urban Growler. That's not only the reason St. Paul is the place to be. Right: St. Patrick's Day.

Arts and Culture, Entrepreneurship, Nightlife, Transit Oriented Development

University, Downtown, Saint Anthony Park, Downtown/Lowertown

Transit-Oriented Development in St. Paul: Connections That Create Value

Brian Martucci Tuesday, March 08, 2016

More transit means more value: How community-driven (Frogtown) and historically aware (Lowertown) TOD works using community-led initiatives paired with city-developed plans that include affordable housing.

Affordable Housing, Central Corridor, Coordination/Collaboration, diversity, Philanthropy, Strong Local Economy, Transit Oriented Development

Midway, Saint Anthony Park, North Side, Downtown/Lowertown, Thomas - Dale/Frogtown, Warehouse/North Loop

Where To Take Winter Visitors in MSP: 14 Time-Tested Activities

Brian Martucci Tuesday, February 09, 2016

As anyone who’s spent a winter in MSP knows, the pace of life here doesn’t drop with the temperature or the snow. Show your visitors a great time this month with these classic MSP winter activities.

Arts and Culture, Entrepreneurship, Nightlife, Shopping, Transit Oriented Development

Riverfront/Mill District, Como Park, Downtown, North Side, Uptown/Lyn Lake, West Seventh, Calhoun - Isles, Downtown/Lowertown, Summit - University

Winter Carnival 2016: Where to Go, What to Do Via Metro Transit

Brian Martucci Tuesday, January 26, 2016

The St. Paul Winter Carnival is a celebration of all things cold, snowy and fun, including bundled-up parades, dazzling ice sculptures and treasure hunts. Here's how and when to get to the carnival’s signature events using Metro Transit.

Arts and Culture, Coordination/Collaboration, Creative Economy, Nightlife, Transit Oriented Development, Transportation

Como Park, Midway, West Seventh, Downtown/Lowertown