At the September board meeting we will have St. Paul school board members present to talk about challenges and possibilities for our eastside schools. We have commitments from two members and possible attendance by a third. Please join us!

The next issue of the District 1 News should start hitting mailboxes on Monday, July 27 (maybe this Saturday if you're lucky).

Anyone doing anything in their neighborhood for National Night Out, August 4? There is the community gathering at Faith Alliance, 520 N. Howard, but it would be nice to see some more block parties.

The new traffic calming signs went in on Third Street between Birmingham and White Bear. What do you think of them? No cost to the city, reusable signs, designed to create an interesting and unusual environment along the street that gets people wo...

an gathering to discuss the effects of vacant homes on our neighborhoods, with officials from the Department of Safety and Inspections, and from the Police Department.