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The Bisexual Organizing Project of Minnesota

The bisexual pride flag Wikimedia Commons/Peter Salanki In 1991, the Gay and Lesbian Community Motion Council (GLCAC), a political advocacy group that later became OutFront Minnesota, published a needs assessment for bisexuals in Minnesota. The assessment’s writer, GLCAC intern Joe Duca,...

Xcel Energy cancels project for diverse communities blaming inflation, supply chain issues

Creative Commons/Tony Webster Welcome to the Glean, MinnPost’s twice-daily roundup of Minnesota news. An Xcel program to fund $9 million for energy resilience stations on the Minneapolis American Indian Center, Sabathani Community Center, and the Renewable Energy Partners’ North Minneapolis headquarters...

In the course of the pandemic, one St. Paul family took on a really big project: They bought a resort.

Remember those pandemic projects of 2020? We spruced up our back yards to create outdoor living spaces … we painted after noticing all those scuff marks during lockdown … we learned find out how to make sourdough bread. Anne and James...

Chisolm Legacy Project provides climate justice resources for Black communities

For Jacqui Patterson, advocacy around protecting the environment extends far beyond just Earth Day.  Patterson runs the Chisolm Legacy Project, which is a resource hub for Black frontline climate justice leadership. The project focuses on 4 “buckets,” as Patterson calls...

I-94 paving project from Oakdale to Wisconsin border restarts soon. Public meeting set for Tuesday.

MnDOT will host a public meeting 4-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 11, 2023, at Woodbury City Hall to supply an summary of the Interstate 94 repaving project between Oakdale and the St. Croix River. (Courtesy of the Minnesota Department of...

MN could include environmental justice in deciding industrial project

Racial disparities exist in Minnesota in terms of asthma cases. Environmental-justice advocates said it's one example of pollution disproportionately affecting communities of color, and so they hope a bill within the Legislature would add protections. The plan calls on the Pollution Control Agency...

$2M in federal funding granted to Rondo community land bridge project in St. Paul

The massive-scale land bridge project proposed for St. Paul’s Rondo area will receive $2 million in funding under the federal infrastructure package. Nonprofit ReConnect Rondo applied with the town of St. Paul for the grant through the “Reconnecting Communities” portion...

Nonprofits seek St. Paul, Ramsey County backing for ‘deeply reasonably priced’ housing project

After a lengthy discussion, the St. Paul City Council on Wednesday voted to proceed to work with a coalition of nonprofit organizations intent on developing six units of deeply reasonably priced housing at 652 Sherburne Ave. in Frogtown, although...

International Institute is latest to arrange guaranteed income pilot project for those in need

The International Institute of Minnesota has begun an experiment centered on an issue gaining national attention. Somewhat than simply steer latest refugees toward a hodge-podge of public services similar to food and rental assistance, how quickly would families get...

93-unit luxury apartment project planned on Mississippi River Boulevard, angering neighbors

Paster Properties has proposed a 93-unit luxury apartment constructing on Mississippi River Boulevard in St. Paul, just off Highland Parkway. The four-story structure could be 50 feet tall, or 15 feet higher than allowed under proposed recent “Critical Area...
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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...