St. Paul Classic Cookie, Valley Blacktopping explain licensing issue
The good folks at St. Paul Classic Cookie recently opened up a copy of the St. Paul Pioneer Press to discover their cookie store had been shut down. It seems they’re $714 behind on licensing and late...
View ArticleJudicialWatch.org is on the case — St. Paul’s case!
The folks at Judicial Watch do more than watch judges and tally court decisions. They circulate petitions against illegal immigration (to make it even more illegal?) and write sarcasm-laden press...
View Article1901 Maryland Ave. East has been torn down, but its saga continues
The long saga of 1901 Maryland Ave. East took another strange turn on Wednesday, Jan. 16, when the St. Paul City Council heard the former homeowner’s appeal of a $12,000 demolition assessment. The...
View ArticleAs takeover commences, Dept. of Agriculture says its big inspections backlog...
The Minnesota Department of Health and Department of Agriculture are scheduled to assume inspections today, Tuesday, July 9, of restaurants, grocers, pools, hotels and other St. Paul businesses, a...
View ArticleFirefighters offer to whittle away residential inspections backlog....
When it comes to inspecting residential rental property in St. Paul and making sure it's safe and habitable, the city's Department of Safety and Inspections (DSI) is facing a major backlog. The numbers...
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Vacant building numbers down as St. Paul hits record for real estate...
When it comes to real estate construction, there's a lot more money coming into St. Paul -- especially downtown St. Paul -- than at any time on record. Meanwhile, home and commercial building vacancies...
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St. Paul Strong sounds alarm over neighborhood restaurant liquor licenses
An effort to allow more neighborhood restaurants to serve hard alcohol came and went before the St. Paul Charter Commission with little visible objection, at least on the surface. The commission voted...
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