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Mixed-use project breaks ground on St. Paul’s West Side

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:15:24 GMT

Across the street from Harriet Island on St. Paul’s West Side, construction is underway on a new mixed-use district, Farwell-on-Water.The 7.25-acre property will house market-rate and affordable housing, artist studios, office space, a restaurant and a one-acre public green space, according to the Edina-based real estate investment firm Buhl Investors.This architectural rendering shows the one-acre green space that will open to the public in the summer 2024 as part of the Farwell-on-Water district on St. Paul’s West Side. (Courtesy of Buhl Investors)Construction on the $113 million project should be done next summer.Rents have not yet been determined but the affordable units will be available to people making up to 50% of the area median income.“Access to affordable housing is not just about providing stable shelter; it’s also about improving the lives of our residents so they can focus on employment, education, and taking steps to achieve long-term success,” St. P...

Police share image of teens wanted for questioning in St. Louis mass shooting

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:15:24 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- Police are trying to identify and find five teens wanted for questioning in last weekend's mass shooting downtown. It left one teen dead and 11 others hurt.FOX 2 and KPLR 11 does not normally show these pictures, but we are airing them because police have asked the public for help in identifying the people in the photo. If you do, call the homicide division at 314-444-5371, or anyone with a tip who wants to remain anonymous should call CrimeStoppers at 866-371-8477.Shocking images like that only reinforces the need for better outreach to at-risk teens. Following last weekend's shooting city leaders have decided to keep two rec centers open later on the weekends. The hope is to keep young people off the streets.Friday and Saturday hours at the Wohl and Marquette Recreation Centers are being extended from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. for kids 15 and under. Teens 16 and up can be at those locations from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. The changes will last through August.The city is also preparing...

Temperatures in the 90s Saturday with evening storms

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:15:24 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- Saturday will be hot with increasing humidity ahead of our next cold front. Today is likely the hottest day of the year so far with highs near 96, feeling a few degrees hotter with the heat index. Storms could fire as early as this afternoon in central and northeast Missouri. The chances are more favorable in our area later this evening into tonight. A complex of storms looks to develop in Iowa/Northern MO and track southeast. There could be some strong to severe storms with this, especially earlier on. The threat is the highest along and north of I-70 and damaging wind gusts are the main concern. The severe threat will diminish over time as the complex continues southeast and weakens gradually. Storms should clear the area by about 3 a.m. Sunday. Sunday will be hot and windy with time to climb into the 90s again. Monday will be nice with temps in the mid 80s and breezy conditions. Rain chances start to increase for the second half of the work week.

St. Louis Surge's home-opener tonight

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:15:24 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Surge is ready for its home-opener tonight at Fontbonne University. They are taking on a new team in the league for its first home-game of the season: The Kansas City Crossover.The Surge is playing six home games at Fontbonne this year. The women's professional basketball team has won five regional championshipsand two national championships.Tip off tonight is at 7:05 p.m. Tickets are available at Metro-Tix and on the team's website.

Tips to stay safe in St. Louis during extreme heat

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:15:24 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- Saturday is going to be a scorcher. Temperatures are going to reach highs in the 90s with a heat index over 100. Many people will be out and about today, but just remember. summer fun should always come with a sense of caution.Between biking, playing sports, swimming or just taking the dog for a walk, the earlier the better because the heat can become deadly. It may seem like common sense but there are a few things to make sure to do like wearing sunscreen, light clothing, and staying hydrated.Playground surfaces like metal slides can reach brutal temperatures and cause burns. So best to find playgrounds in the shade. Remember to never lock your car with kids or pets inside. When the outside temperatures is 95 degrees the car can reach over 110 degrees in just 10 minutes, and about 130 degrees in 30 minutes

Avalanche Journal: Erik Johnson, free agency and the likely end of an era

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:15:24 GMT

The defining stretch of the NHL offseason is arriving with the draft and free agency days apart — events that will shape some organizations’ cores for years to come. Then there’s the Avalanche, comforted by a familiar nucleus but faced with the increasing likelihood that their roster’s depth could look very different, very soon.Start with the end of an era: Erik Johnson is expected to try the open market as an unrestricted free agent July 1, a source told The Post, confirming a report Thursday by ESPN’s Emily Kaplan.The Avs aren’t in position to re-sign the veteran defenseman, taking into account the team’s salary cap space and the $6 million AAV standard set by Johnson’s expiring contract. A dramatic pay cut would be necessary for Johnson, 35, to return for a 14th season with the same team. He was on a seven-year deal worth $42 million.The Avalanche’s other prominent pending UFA situations seem destined to play out similarly. J.T. Com...

Grading The Week: John Elway was right: Ex-Broncos QB Chad Kelly really was destined for stardom after all. Just not in this country.

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:15:24 GMT

See, Broncos Country? All Chad Kelly ever needed was a chance. Well, and a babysitter. And a parole officer. And another country.Who said John Elway couldn’t draft quarterbacks? Because No. 7 correctly identified and plucked the hottest one chucking and ducking in professional football* right now.And by “professional football,” of course, we mean in CANADIAN professional football (* = the CFL). And by right now, we mean … June.Full disclosure: Grading The Week is under new management, and the boys upstairs are unabashed globalists. So, naturally, GTW 2.0’s first report card starts with us sneaking over the border. And, no, not the one just north of Virginia Dale.Chad Kelly, face of the CFL? — C+Trivia time: Which quarterback drafted by Elway as GM of the Broncos after 2013 threw for the most yards in his first two professional starts?(“Jeopardy” theme plays in the background.)Drew Lock? Uh-uh. 443 yards.(“Jeopardy” theme gets slightly louder.)What’s that? Trevor Siemian? Closer. He ...

Mathews: Anaheim, not Florida, is the best Disney fighter

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:15:24 GMT

How best to fight Mickey Mouse?Florida’s strategy for battling the Walt Disney Company is making national news because it is driven by culture war and Gov. Ron DeSantis’ presidential ambitions. California’s strategy, is little-known because it’s grounded in local concerns in Anaheim.Contrary to conventional wisdom — that the best defense is good offense — the Anaheim strategy is more likely to succeed.This is because Florida’s fight resembles nothing so much as Pickett’s Charge, the frontal, ill-considered attack that cost the Confederates the Battle of Gettysburg.DeSantis declared war on Disney after the company opposed his legislation, known as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, restricting teachers from talking about sexual orientation and gender in Florida classrooms. The governor thought that fighting Disney would boost his Republican support. Instead, he’s cratering. Why? Because he’s launched a cultural attack on the world’s most popular producer of culture. Even Donald Trump criticiz...

Brooks: Why Dodgers erred in honoring Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:15:24 GMT

If I walked onto the field at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles and stomped on a Dodger’s uniform on home plate, I hope that the Dodgers and their fans would be upset. This is the jersey that Jackie Robinson wore, along with Dodgers legends like Sandy Koufax, Orel Hershiser, Tommy Lasorda and Roy Campanella. You don’t dishonor other people’s uniforms. In a pluralistic society, decent people don’t dishonor what others find sacred.This is one reason I think the Dodgers erred recently in honoring the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence.As you might have read, the Sisters are a group of LGBTQ activists who have provided invaluable services to those in their community, especially during the AIDS crisis, but who also dress up as over-the-top nuns, adopt names like Sister Mysteria of the Holy Order of the Broken Hymen or Sister Sermonetta of the Flying Phallus, and who have been known to mock the crucifixion by hosting a re-enactment of it as a pole dance.They are justified in protesting a church ...

Is saving money worth the potential of stigmatizing your home after a failed sale?

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:15:24 GMT

Regarding your March 24, 2023, column titled “Successor trustees need to recognize the value of presale seller inspections” on The Mercury News and East Bay Times websites:Q: We had an identical situation in our family. My brother-in-law is the successor trustee of our parents’ estate. As a successor trustee, he thought presale seller inspections were “unnecessary.” He said the same statement in your column, “If the homebuyers want inspections, let them pay for them.” My parents made my brother-in-law the successor trustee because of his frugality. Well, his thriftiness got the better of him and us. We introduced the family home to the realty marketplace in Silicon Valley without presale seller inspections in late April. The multiple-offer bidding war lasted the better part of a week. In the first week of June, the homebuyers’ inspectors gathered for various inspections. In mid-June, the “winning” homebuyer canceled. All the offers received were noncontingent. There were no back-out...