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Dave Chappelle set to headline Xcel Energy Center in September

Stand-up comic Dave Chappelle has booked a dozen late-summer arena shows, including a Sept. 23 stop at St. Paul’s Xcel Energy Center. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Thursday through Ticketmaster. Neither the venue nor the promoter announced prices. Chappelle,...

Commissioner Alexander set to retire in September 

Almost one yr after entering into the role as town of Minneapolis’ first community safety commissioner, Cedric Alexander announced on Thursday, July 20, that he’s retiring in the autumn. Alexander, sworn in on August 8, 2022, was enlisted to construct...

First Minnesota recreational marijuana dispensary set to open in August

Since 2015, when the push to legalize cannabis in Minnesota took flight, George Realmuto has joined with other physicians to voice his reservations in regards to the move. REUTERS/Matthew Hatcher Welcome to the Glean, MinnPost’s twice-daily roundup of Minnesota news. Kare11 writes...

Concerns abound as St. Paul Montessori school set to lose its only Black teacher

Fifth grader Giavonna Deneen and her mom, Sara Semi, outside of the St. Paul Board of Education constructing after a faculty board meeting on May 23. MinnPost photo by Ava Kian In Montessori schools, teachers stick with the identical group of...

With master qeej players, Hmong arts and culture festival set to return to Landmark Center on June 4

The second annual Qeej and Hmong Arts Festival, which organizers say is the country’s only event of its kind dedicated to the normal pipe instrument, is coming to downtown St. Paul next month. The festival, which is organized by the...

Non-alcoholic bottle shop Marigold set to open St. Paul location this summer

Marigold, a well-liked South Minneapolis non-alcoholic bottle shop, is expanding to St. Paul with a second location set to open inside just a few weeks in St. Anthony Park. Along with zero-proof spirits and other alcohol-free liqueurs and mixers, the...

With tacos and a burger concept, Centro is about to open in Highland Park on April 28

Popular Minneapolis fast-casual restaurant Centro is opening its first St. Paul location on April 28 in Highland Park, and Everywhen Burger Bar, the restaurant’s smashburger concept, will share the space. Together with Centro’s taco-centric menu and a central bar for...

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...

Weekend Picks: A Night of Native Documentaries; a play set in Ireland; and a probability to catch ¿Téo? before Coachella

Los Angeles-based indie pop singer-songwriter Wallice opens for Jawny, Thursday, March 16, on the Amsterdam. Grandstand Media Enroll to get Artscape in your inbox every Friday afternoon. For those who want something Irish-related to do that week, look no further than Theatre...

Wife of man who set St. Paul fires during 2020 rioting sentenced for aiding flight to Mexico

A Rochester, Minn., woman was sentenced Tuesday to a few years of probation for being along with her husband when he set fires in St. Paul’s Midway neighborhood during rioting that followed the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd...
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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...