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Imani Cruzen

Imani Cruzen covers St. Paul Public Schools, Ramsey County and the northern suburbs on the metro/politics team. Prior to this, she taught English in Seville, Spain, for two years and covered solutions-focused community work as a solutions reporter for the St. Cloud Times. She has written for the Star Tribune, Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal and the Minnesota Daily and co-hosted local television show Disability Viewpoints. In her free time, she likes learning languages, crafting and playing guitar.

Friday’s featured guests at the invite-only event include honorary event chair Susan Ford Bales, daughter of former President Gerald Ford and former First Lady Betty Ford.

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Rob Lowe to emcee gala Friday as Hazelden Betty Ford marks 75 years

September 13, 2024 at 1:59 p.m.

Friday’s featured guests at the invite-only event include honorary event chair Susan Ford Bales, daughter of former President Gerald Ford and former First Lady Betty Ford.

A Metro Transit rapid transit bus pulls up to the Snelling and Minnehaha station Aug. 2, 2016. The Purple Line (formerly Rush Line) transit project would add a route from downtown St. Paul to White Bear Lake. (Jaime DeLage / Pioneer Press)

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Majority of Maplewood City Council now opposed to Purple Line BRT project

September 12, 2024 at 9:10 a.m.

The project proposes a bus rapid transit line from downtown St. Paul’s Union Depot into the northeastern suburbs.

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Eastbound Minnesota Hwy. 36 in Roseville, Little Canada to close this weekend

September 5, 2024 at 5:01 p.m.

Eastbound Highway 36 between Interstate 35W in Roseville and Interstate 35E in Little Canada will be closed this weekend, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation.

Traffic on westbound Interstate 94 at Lexington Ave., going towards Minneapolis

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Westbound I-94 in St. Paul to close this weekend

September 6, 2024 at 7:07 p.m.

The westbound lanes of Interstate 94 between Interstate 35E and Highway 280 will be closed in St. Paul for repairs Friday through Monday.

Dr. John Thein greets a student arriving off a bus.

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Education |
As St. Paul students start the school year, here’s what’s changing

September 3, 2024 at 6:35 p.m.

With a new school year underway Tuesday, students and parents in St. Paul Public Schools will see changes to activities fees, after-school programming and some of the school buildings themselves.

The temporary move is expected to shorten the project's timeline by two years and save between $3 million and $4 million.

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Students at St. Paul’s Hidden River Middle School relocate during $43 million renovation

September 1, 2024 at 6:25 p.m.

The temporary move is expected to shorten the project's timeline by two years and save between $3 million and $4 million.

The exterior of a beige government building

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Ramsey County presents 2025 supplemental budget with 4.75 percent levy increase

August 27, 2024 at 7:36 p.m.

No changes were made to the levy commissioners approved in December as part of the biennial budget.

Peggy Lynch sitting and smiling at the camera

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Peggy Lynch, called the ‘conscience’ of St. Paul’s parks, dies at 90

August 26, 2024 at 1:47 p.m.

Founded by Lynch and others, Friends of the Parks and Trails pushed for a conservation of and access to parks at a time when "...developers had no obligation to contribute...

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Maplewood: Memory care community to host ‘world’s shortest’ parade

August 16, 2024 at 5:30 p.m.

Hosted by the Anthem Memory Care facility Elk Ridge at 6 p.m., the parade will span one block and take place at 1700 Beam Ave., Maplewood.

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Independent bookstore is newest addition to Union Depot in downtown St. Paul

August 16, 2024 at 12:22 p.m.

Story Line Books owner Danielle Miller will be joining fellow retailers Lowertown Bike Shop and Coffee Station, Choo Choo Bob’s Train Store and restaurant 1881 by Lake Elmo Inn inside...

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