St. Anthony News

There was a chemical scare in Fridley Friday morning after a train derailed. Three tanker cars carrying ammonia ran off the tracks just before 10 a.m. near St.

Several businesses have signed onto a plan by Nice Ride Minnesota to launch a public bike-sharing system in Minneapolis.

A 24-year-old St. Anthony man has pleaded not guilty to terror-related charges in connection with the disappearances of as many as 20 young Somali men who left the Twin Cities to fight with terrorists in Somalia.

I remember playing with my mothera s and grandmothera s tins of buttons cut from old clothing for re-use. When my mother sewed new clothes and knitted sweaters, it was my job to find the right number and color of matching buttons by making piles on the bed.

The conventional wisdom is that you have to spend money to save money. Homeowners find that true when fixing up a house.

The Emerald Ash Borer. Scientists estimate that emerald ash borer has been in the United States for 10 to15 years, quietly acclimating to its new home and building up populations.

My son, Lt. Col. Paul Peterson of St. Anthony, wrote this e-mail in June. He was on his third deployment with the Minnesota Air Force Reserve.

Describe your responsibilities. I lead the Minneapolis/St. Paul office of the international public relations firm, working with strategic communications professionals devoted to helping our clients effectively communicate.

Downstream from St. Anthony Falls' wide concrete apron spanning most of the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, state and city officials Thursday toured the 10-megawatt hydropower plant being built near the new Interstate 35W bridge.

Democratic state lawmakers and Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak are touring a hydroelectric project under construction on the Mississippi River on Thursday.

From left, science students Kelli Meyman, Charlie Montpetit and Elliott Sims worked on a project in their new state-of-the-art classroom at St.

Great Neighborhoods Development Corp., a key driver behind redevelopment of E. Franklin Avenue in south Minneapolis, said Monday it has received a $15 million allocation of tax credits from the U.S. Treasury to sell to investors in a pivotal north Minneapolis project scheduled to break ground in 2010.

Last week, my 3-year-old daughter and I built a fairy house on an island at Silverwood Park.

At 90-years-old, Louis Prudhomne is tired of raking his yard. "It gets to be a nuisance after 50-years of sweeping up all the time.

During the thawed-out months of 2009, it seemed as if every construction vehicle in Minnesota must be working in either St.

Silverwood Park in St. Anthony focuses on integrating arts and nature programming.

Saint Paul, like many cities across the United States, is revising its off-street parking requirements to support and create vibrant mixed use communities of residents and businesses that look great, are livable, and respect the environment.

Two candidates for the St. Anthony-New Brighton school board think the district is taking in too many outsiders.

The body of a 53-year-old man was pulled Wednesday afternoon from the Mississippi River in Minneapolis after he jumped from the Hennepin Avenue Bridge.

John Lewin, a longtime Twin Cities actor, writer and voice-over talent who was an early member of the Guthrie Theater company, has died.