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The Cities Blog

A soggy Cinco de Mayo in St Paul

A soggy Cinco de Mayo in St Paul

A few May Day parades are planned for this weekend, but if the crowd at St Paul’s Cinco de Mayo parade Saturday is an indicator, many people may stay away because of the weather. It usually draws thousands of people, but this time the crowds were thin as Mexican dancers and marching bands went by.…
by Rupa Shenoy

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Zimmern, Perennial Plate among Twin Cities James Beard award winners

Zimmern, Perennial Plate among Twin Cities James Beard award winners

Travel Channel host and food writer Andrew Zimmern, and “The Perennial Plate” hosts Daniel Klein and Mirra Fine, get to bring James Beard Foundation media awards home to the Twin Cities. The prestigious awards were announced Friday night in New York City. Zimmern was named Outstanding Personality/Host for his show “Bizarre Foods America.” Klein and…
by Hart Van Denburg

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2013 James Beard Award nominees have a Twin Cities flavor

2013 James Beard Award nominees have a Twin Cities flavor

Writers have the Pulitzers, actors have the Academy Awards, and foodie fans have the James Beard Awards, which are handed out tonight and Monday in New York City. Minnesota had a big showing in the semifinal round, as we reported here in February. When the final nominees were announced in March, the showing had been…
by Hart Van Denburg

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Minneapolis hires first new firefighters in 5 years

Minneapolis hires first new firefighters in 5 years

Minneapolis has graduated its first class of new firefighters in five years. The nine cadets took their oath this morning after completing a four-month training program. “It’s an exciting time for me,” Fire Chief John Fruetel said. “We’ve waited a long time. And so we’re looking forward to growing the department back, hopefully put some…
by Curtis Gilbert

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Dick Hensold, man of many (bag) pipes

Dick Hensold, man of many (bag) pipes

Dick Hensold, St. Paul bagpipe player, takes to the road for a few days with his Northumbrian smallpipes and a few musician friends, to share Cape Breton music with people around the state.
by Dan Olson

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PHOTOS: How Summit will double beer production

PHOTOS: How Summit will double beer production

Bottoms up! St. Paul’s Summit Brewing Co. took delivery of four 18,600-gallon stainless steel fermentation tanks today. By July, Summit will install a dozen of the new 45-foot-tall vessels, allowing the brewery to double its beer-making capacity. Under its original plan, Summit wouldn’t have even broken ground on the 7,600 square foot addition until June,…
by Curtis Gilbert

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Green Line light rail car making its first round trip this morning

Green Line light rail car making its first round trip this morning

Here’s a shot of a tow truck stopped at the 10th street station in downtown St. Paul this morning as crews pulled a new Green Line light rail car along the westbound side of the new tracks running from St. Paul to Minneapolis. The first test run happened Sunday, and project officials said it went as…
by Tim Nelson

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Tuthill may run despite DFL snub

Tuthill may run despite DFL snub

Minneapolis City Council Member Meg Tuthill says supporters are urging her to run for re-election, even though DFL delegates endorsed challenger Lisa Bender at last weekend’s convention. If Tuthill does defend her seat, she’d have to break a pledge to drop out of the race if another candidate got the party’s nod. “A number of…
by Curtis Gilbert

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Your best Internet cat videos now due for Walker film festival

Your best Internet cat videos now due for Walker film festival

In this photo taken on Monday, June 25, 2012, kittens are seen at an animal shelter in Long Beach, Calif. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) The Walker Art Center has deemed its first cat video film festival  such a success that the museum has decided to do it again this year. This time the festival will take…
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Work begins on the new St. Croix Bridge

Work has begun on the new span, which will connect Minnesota and Wisconsin and replace the 80-year-old Stillwater Lift Bridge. The Minnesota Department of Transportation says crews have put in place a construction staging area on the Minnesota banks of the St. Croix River. Starting this month, workers will construct dock walls to support equipment…
by Jessica Mador

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