Lowertown

Barrio Lowertown exits St. Paul neighborhood after 15 years

Barrio, a restaurant and tequila bar that brought some badly needed life back to St. Paul’s Mears Park in 2009, called it quits on Friday in Lowertown. A printed sign posted within the door says: “Barrio Lowertown has closed. Our...

Artist killed in random Lowertown shooting was 66-year-old mother, grandmother, woman of religion

Essentially the most apparent aspect of Carrie Shobe Kwok’s life could have been the art side of her — since she was killed while painting a public art project in St. Paul’s Lowertown — however the more necessary a...

Free Lowertown Sounds concert series starts Thursday in Mears Park

Nur-D, the Recent Standards and Run Westy Run are among the many acts booked to play the free Lowertown Sounds concert series, which starts Thursday at St. Paul’s Mears Park. The series, which runs from 6 to 9:30 p.m. most...

St. Paul mosque arsonist also burglarized Lowertown restaurant, latest charges say

The person who admitted to setting a St. Paul mosque on fire last week also told investigators he was behind a recent burglary of a downtown restaurant, criminal charges say. Said Murekezi, 42, now faces a third-degree burglary charge for...

After latest burglary at Lowertown coffeehouse and restaurant, owners find community support ‘amazing’

A string of burglaries at a downtown St. Paul coffeehouse and restaurant has been discouraging for the owners, but they’ve been buoyed by the outpouring of community support they’ve received. The most recent incident — and the one which caused...

Family Ethiopian recipes are coming to Lowertown at latest restaurant Erta Ale

A brand new Ethiopian restaurant called Erta Ale is opening soon in Lowertown in the previous home of sushi restaurant Kyatchi and, previously, longtime Japanese noodle shop Tanpopo. The restaurant is known as after the Erta Ale volcano, one of...

Lost Fox in Lowertown is a reasonable one-stop-shop for coffee, food and drinks

Whenever you walk into Lost Fox, which opened a couple of 12 months ago in Lowertown, you'll be able to go in two directions. To the precise is the coffee shop, which within the evenings morphs into an off-the-cuff drinks-and-games...

18-year-old charged in shootout between 2 SUVs, police pursuit and crash into Lowertown bar

An 18-year-old man faces five felony charges in reference to a Wednesday night shootout between people in two SUVs, a police chase and a crash right into a downtown St. Paul bar and restaurant. Moesha Isiah Hart (Courtesy of the...

St. Paul’s Lowertown advocates propose condo-driven improvement district

In St. Paul’s Lowertown neighborhood, downtown developer John Mannillo is leading an effort to prepare some 4,000 or more condominium owners around a proposed residential improvement district. The district would collect dues from condo owners and devote them toward neighborhood...

St. Paul police investigate death in Lowertown apartment; man arrested

St Paul homicide investigators are looking into a girl’s death early Friday within the Lowertown neighborhood. Police say that shortly before 3 a.m. Friday, emergency responders were called to a report of a suicide in progress within the 200 block...
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St. Paul prevails in legal fight to raze, replace historic Hamline-Midway Library

Following 16 months of litigation, a Ramsey County district judge has given the town of St. Paul the go-ahead...
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St. Paul-based Securian Financial lays off 58 employees across departments

Securian Financial has notified 58 employees — roughly 2% of its total workforce — that their roles with the corporate are being eliminated in...

U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum seeks thirteenth term in rematch with May Lor Xiong in 4th District

Longtime St. Paul Democratic U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum is in search of one other term in Minnesota’s Fourth Congressional District and again faces May...

Believed to have been the oldest working nurse in Minnesota, Joyce Gimmestad retired at 88. She reflects on 7 many years in healthcare

Joyce Gimmestad hoped to succeed in 90 before retiring from being a nurse. Still, she retired on June 22, at 88, attributable to a...

Family of 83-year-old St. Paul man killed in hit-and-run: ‘We’ll forgive you. … Please turn yourself in’

For 30 years, John Bidon took each day runs around Lake Phalen near his St. Paul home. He’d stretch it out to 5 miles...