East Side Review

The Rush Line Corridor Policy Advisory Committee (PAC) recently received preliminary information about ridership, costs, potential environmental impacts, economic development benefits and other project details at its Thursday, Sept.

The development will be made up of weeHouses

A unique housing option — a weeHouse cluster — is being discussed for the East Side. 

Local leaders decry lack of funding for projects in poor neighborhoods

East Siders have often felt that they are forgotten or left out when it comes to the distribution of city funding.

On Sept. 8, four paddlers made landfall in Minneapolis to visit Twin Cities schools.

The group of paddlers are from the University of Puget Sound and are paddling the entire length of the Mississippi River in 100 days. 

The St. Paul City Council approved an earned safe and sick time ordinance at their meeting on Sept. 7. 

The Dayton’s Bluff Community Council will hold their board elections at the annual meeting on Oct. 24 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

There are 10 seats open for this year’s election.

A group of East Side organizers, called Water Warriors Twin Cities, are helping demonstrators from the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in their opposition to the Dakota Access Pipeline.