West Side

Saint Paul Real Estate Pulls Out its JackHammers and Big Ambitions

There are many parts of Saint Paul that are all but a ghost town.  Many older businesses closed, buildings were purchased with grand ambitions, but in this economy and real estate bust, nothing was moving.  Recently, though, more activity is being seen around the city.  Much of this work is not private enterprise, but non-profit [...]

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FEMA Declares Lowertown Saint Paul in Flood Zone

As the flood water’s recede in Saint Paul neighborhoods, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has declared parts of Saint Paul’s Lowertown and Downtown in the flood area.  This is even after an almost record flood season failed to get much more than the grass wet in certain parts of the area.  No structures will [...]

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Saint Paul Condos Prepare for Spring Floods

Up until the 1960’s this part of Saint Paul was called “Little Italy” and was mostly home to poor immigrants. The homes in this area, known as the Upper Levee, flooded almost yearly. In fact history has it that residents would hang their furniture by hooks in the ceilings to prevent water damage!
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Saint Paul West Side Police and Residents Honored

The police substation on the West Side found that it has gaps in its staffing each day.  This concerned neighbors and police so they came up with a brilliant idea.  The spoke to the Humboldt High School ROTC program and recruited its members to work in the station after school.  The student answer the phones [...]

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