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The Cities Blog

Is St. Paul Macy’s building historic?

Is St. Paul Macy’s building historic?

St. Paul city officials are relieved preservationists haven’t yet rushed to the rescue of the downtown Macy’s building. But internal city emails also reveal there’s a case to be made for saving the structure from the wrecking ball. “There are folks who may push to have the building designated historic,” Planning and Economic Development Director Read more →
by Curtis Gilbert

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Mpls mayoral candidates divided over whether city needs more police

Mpls mayoral candidates divided over whether city needs more police

The size of the Minneapolis police department is emerging as an issue in the Minneapolis mayor’s race. At a debate Wednesday night at the Minneapolis Club, candidate and former Hennepin County Commissioner Mark Andrew called for an increase in the police force. But Andrew hasn’t decided how many officers he wants to add. “The police Read more →
by Curtis Gilbert

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Minneapolis ranked 8th in energy efficiency

Minneapolis ranked 8th in energy efficiency

An environmental non-profit has ranked the city of Minneapolis eighth in the country for energy efficiency, while offering suggestions to improve the city’s performance.
by Jon Collins

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Poverty in St. Paul on the rise

Poverty is climbing in St. Paul,  and at a much higher rate than in the rest of the state. In the span of just about one decade — from 1999 to 2010 — 24,000 residents of the city fell into poverty. Today, the total number of St. Paulites living at or below the poverty line…
by Laura Yuen

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Star Tribune editor heads to Houston

Star Tribune editor heads to Houston

Star Tribune editor Nancy Barnes is leaving the paper to lead the newsroom of the Houston Chronicle. Publisher Mike Klingensmith says the Star Tribune has begun a search for a replacement, and will consider both internal and external candidates. Barnes has led the Star Tribune’s newsroom for the past six years. In 2013, the paper Read more →
by Martin Moylan

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Poll: Four-way tie in Minneapolis mayor’s race

The Minneapolis mayor’s race lacks anything resembling a front-runner, according to the first public poll conducted in the contest. Less than two months before election day, no candidate musters more than a meager 16 percent of first-choice votes, the Star Tribune reports. City Council Member Don Samuels and former Council President Dan Cohen were tied…
by Curtis Gilbert

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Dreaded ‘S-curves’ complicate freight paths for Southwest LRT

  The colored spaghetti noodles on this map represent the many attempts light-rail planners have made to find a new freight path through St. Louis Park that is acceptable to the railroads. Engineers with the Southwest LRT project have been busy, and they’re about to get busier. Sometime over the next two weeks, they’ll meet…
by Laura Yuen

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