Xcel Smokestack Collapse Video! It took over a year to build but less than 10 seconds to come down. Hundreds woke up early on Saturday, June 28, to view the demolition of the Xcel Energy smokestack.Watch the video.
West End Arts "Scene-and-be-Seen" Show
July 12-Aug. 2, 2008
Pilney Building, 1032 West 7th St. (at Randolph)
Opening reception: 6-10 p.m., Saturday, July 12
Hours: 1-5 p.m., Thursdays-Sundays
You've read about it here in the Community Reporter, and you've seen "Call for Entries" flyers popping up along West 7th Street. The West End Arts "Scene-and-be-Seen" visual arts showcase is rapidly approaching. At opening night festivities on July 12, you'll have a chance to view a rich variety of art produced by people across the street and around the block from you. You'll be able to mingle with painters, photographers, sculptors, digital media designers and all-round creative movers and shakers in our community.
At its Annual Meeting on May 14th, the League of Women Voters of St. Paul Members approved a project to review the effectiveness of the St. Paul District Council system and to help provide support for updating District Council plans, information sharing, funding adjustments and training. The project was co-chaired by League members Bobbi Megard and Ruby Hunt.
In the midst of a State Fair known mainly for sweet farm animals and beefy livestock, a cold-blooded collection remains one of the most popular draws, to the credit of its enthusiastic and knowledgeable presenter.
Catherine Ostby, 12, of Gatzke, Minn., gives her family's 6 1/2-year-old ox, Pum, a lemon-lime Gatorade on Wednesday morning as Thomas Philbrick, 15, left, of Candia, N.H., watches at a stop at the Gibbs Farm Museum in Falcon Heights. The Ostby family drove the ox cart 440 miles from Pembina, N.D., to the Minnesota State Fair. Along the way, the Ostbys received a ticket for running a stop sign in Lake Park, Minn., although the officer had a sense of humor and wrote it out to Pum, so the family won't have to pay it. Pum will be on display at the Fair and will be part of the first-day parade at 2 p.m. today.
A long-closed downtown St. Paul landmark will reopen for the Republican National Convention. After 14 years, the Arvanitis family plans to open the Original Coney Island Tavern on St. Peter Street from Aug. 29 to Sept. 4.
Crime in St. Paul is on the decline and has been for some time. Despite the positive trend, we must remain aware of crime in our neighborhood and work to create a safe place for our families and neighbors.
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1991 -- In October, Minnesota murderer and prison escapee Eugene Steichen was recaptured in St. Paul because he couldn't resist telephoning a radio station call-in show to win the "Dead or Not Dead" quiz game. Two cousins recognized his voice and turned him in. Said Steichen, "I just wasn't thinking. I said, 'Ah, nobody's gonna hear me.'"
Steichen's earlier escape was a questionable judgment, also: He had served all but five months of a 10-year sentence.
The West 7th Business Association (W7BA) is working to revitalize West 7th. Learn more... 
St. Paul school officials are considering major changes affecting at least eight schools for next year.
