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Parks (4 sites!) are booked for picnic-goers. Concert line-up at the Cathedral is solidified without shenanigans. 250th anniversary of our country lands on a Saturday night!

"Fairview will cease to use University and M Health Fairview branding by the end of this year, according to a 90-page agreement... That includes names and logos associated with the U and the University of Minnesota Medical Center... www.twincities.com/2026/06/09/u... Story by @imanicruzen

With $600,000 in federal CDBG funding, the St. Paul City Council is poised to acquire 259 University Ave. W., the seventh and final link in the chain of the former Saxon-Ford dealership site. Up next: a request for proposals to affordable housing developers, and site prep.

As much as I enjoy my job, the @PioneerPress could really use another local reporter or two. Tell Alden Global Capital we’re thin enough… contract negotiations commence Tuesday. Fair wages and staffing matter! Local news matters! That’s @MaryEDivine agreeing with me! #HedgeFund #localnews

Don’t be a homer … Tell the @pioneerpress and hedge fund owner Alden Global Capital we need MORE reporters monitoring public spending, bills at the State Capitol, crime, courts, schools, arts, City Hall, elections, business… no one benefits from fewer eyes 👀 on government and industry!

STAR TRIBUNE: Immigration asylum approvals in Minnesota have dropped from 13% to .2% Latest immigration judge to be trained in is former DWI attorney Nathan Hansen, a Twitter personality/diehard Trumpocrat whose frequent targets include journalists and Democrats www.startribune.com/hope-fades-i...

4th of July fireworks 🧨 🎆 returning to St. Paul in full effect over Cathedral Hill? The Rotary Club of St. Paul says you can now fully count on it… Fundraising is coming together on target. www.twincities.com/2026/06/10/s...

Remember the Saxon Ford car dealership near the State Capitol? St. Paul has been trying to assemble the land and get the property redeveloped for 21 years. Wednesday could mark a decisive turning point in that timeline: www.twincities.com/2026/06/08/s...

BOMB 💣 THREAT closes blooming corpse flower just as it peeked/peaked its stinky petals to the world. Y’all stupid. And you know exactly who YOU are. www.twincities.com/2026/06/06/c...

Securian Financial invests $50 million in its 2 downtown Robert St buildings, including a block-length new gym open to all building tenants/skyway vendors. That $$ doesn’t include Securian’s Downtown Alliance investments, or the group acquisition of St. Paul Hotel. www.twincities.com/2026/06/06/s...

Frederick Melo, Reporter (TwinCities.com, Pioneer Press)

Deportation orders are soaring as judges face pressure to quickly deny claims.

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In Minnesota immigration court, hope fades for asylum-seekers

No threat was found and no person was injured.

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Como Zoo’s corpse flower bloom hours after zoo evacuates due to bomb threat

The University Avenue car dealership closed in 2005.

St. Paul poised to buy defunct storefront at former Saxon Ford dealership

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Securian employees have been called back to work in person at least three times per week, and they’ve returned from remote work to find flexible seating arrangements with better access to sunlight, pr...

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Securian Financial invests $50M renovating its downtown St. Paul facilities

Private fundraising surpassed $120,000 this past weekend, and was on track to meet the overall goal of $125,000 set by June 15.

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St. Paul Rotary’s 4th of July fireworks on track to meet fundraising goal

The deal includes a $1 billion commitment from Fairview to fund the U’s Medical Center.

U, Fairview, M Physicians reach final agreements on 10-year partnership

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