Neighborhoods

Redeveloping the Hollywood Theater might look like a better prospect to developers in the future, if a city staff proposal goes forward. The idea is to add two other pieces of property to the project the house next door and the empty lot across the street. MORE »

After endless hours of planning and preparation, the eyes of the world will be upon the downtown neighborhood of Saint Paul when the Republican National Convention (RNC) comes to town, September 1-4. The RNC’s arrival focuses attention on the district council that serves downtown, the District 17 CapitolRiver Planning Council (CRC ). MORE »

Partners for the redesign of the nearly mile and a quarter of Franklin Avenue that serves as the central business corridor through the Seward neighborhood released a “Draft Community Vision” document last week that details what its title page calls “an interim look at a community process for making Franklin Avenue a Great Street.” MORE »

Erik Espeland prefers a rag and a can of paint remover. “Since late April or the beginning of May, we’ve cleaned up graffiti on Lake Street, from the Target store at the Minnehaha Mall to West River Road, two or three times,” said Espeland, who counts on about 30 volunteers. With direction and some funding from the City and from Longfellow Community Council, Espeland, who calls his group REMOV (Removing Existing Marks of Vandalism), says that high visibility areas that were a problem before are getting better. MORE »