Mike Munzenrider

A June 7 story in City Pages detailing the findings of a U.S. Department of Agriculture inspection of Har Mar Pet Shop prompted the Roseville City Council to look into regulating pet stores. The inspectors reportedly found hamsters missing eyes, sick puppies and a dead baby hedgehog in a cage.

Falcon Heights Elementary School was one of three schools in the Roseville Area School District to receive the Let’s Move! Active Schools National Award. In the spirit of the award, back in May, students, teachers and parents walked to school as part of Bike & Walk to School Day.

Though it had requested in late August a draft ordinance allowing chickens to be kept in the city, the Little Canada City Council voted against adopting the ordinance at its Sept. 14 meeting.

Located at 1376 Hoyt Ave. W. in St. Paul on the border of Falcon Heights and blocks away from Roseville, Como Park Lutheran Church is celebrating its 90th anniversary this month.

Roseville’s orchard is at Muriel Sahlin Arboretum in Central Park and is a part of The Food Group’s Fruits of the City program. When the orchard begins producing fruit in a couple of years, the fruit will be donated to local food shelves.

John Thompson and Falcon Heights resident Chuck Laszewski hugged following a heated discussion about black people’s fears of police at what was a Falcon Heights City Council work session on Sept. 7. Working in the wake of the police killing of Philando Castile in the suburb in July, the council was discussing a proposed city policing task force, though it walked out after protestors disrupted the meeting.