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Minnesota railroads share in $2.4 billion value of federal transportation improvement grants

The federal government is handing out $2.4 billion in railroad grants to assist pay for 122 projects nationwide with greater than half of the cash going to smaller railroads, including in Minnesota. The grants announced Tuesday by the Federal Railroad...

Best burgers: 11 burgers well worth the drive

City dwellers, these burgers are well worth the drive. Recent or updated entries are marked with an asterisk. Did I miss your favorite? Tell us at eat@pioneerpress.com. * Wells Roadside The $6 burger at Wells Roadside in St. Louis Park. (Jess Fleming /...

Owamni’s ticketed tasting menu is well worth the splurge

Owamni, chef Sean Sherman’s fine-dining restaurant in Minneapolis, has temporarily modified its concept to a ticketed, prix fixe menu. The menu, called Waníyetu, which implies winter, features 13 courses that honor the cold season. Ten percent of the price of each...

Muddy Paws Cheesecake’s fight to survive boosted by TV personality buying $40K value of pies

Muddy Paws Cheesecake, a fixture in St. Louis Park for the past 30 years, put out a plea for help recently saying without nearly 1 / 4 of one million dollars in donations, it could shutter its doors eternally. Marcus...

Best burgers: 10 burgers well worth the drive

City dwellers, these 10 places are well worth the drive. Recent or updated entries are marked with an asterisk. If you've other suggestions, please email them to us at eat@pioneerpress.com. Other categories from our 2023 guide: Burgers to pair with beer (or cocktails):...

Listed below are 4 movies value testing on the Twin Cities Film Festival

The Twin Cities Film Festival, which runs through Oct. 28, offers a slate of greater than 140 movies, 30 percent of which have a Minnesota connection. And greater than 50 movies are also available for streaming. Single tickets in addition...

4 more recent suburban restaurants (and one in Minneapolis) price testing

This season is a busy one for Twin Cities restaurants! Earlier this spring, we visited 10 great recent restaurants across the metro, but much more fun neighborhood spots outside of St. Paul proper have opened since then. Listed below are five...

Metro Transit’s Gold Line construction causes headaches for businesses. Some wonder if it’s price it.

Some business owners on the East Side of St. Paul aren’t convinced that the brand new Metro Transit Gold Line will likely be price its $505 million budget — or the development impacts they’re enduring now. Metro Transit received $239...

The sandwiches at Justin Sutherland’s Big E are pricey. But value every penny.

Who knew that an egg sandwich could possibly be controversial? Big E, chef Justin Sutherland’s ode to the standard egg, opened on Grand Avenue, adjoining to the Grand Ole Creamery, this spring. Almost immediately, social media channels lit up with...

Obituary: Nel Schweiss, the East Side’s Flower Lady, ‘saw the value of everyone’

When Annelda “Nel” Schweiss moved into her apartment on St. Paul’s East Side about 10 years ago, she immediately began planting flowers on the mangy piece of land round the corner. Schweiss cleared out weeds, rock and trash from the...
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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...