The St. Paul Daily News

The St. Paul Daily News is not launched as an experiment: it is here to stay. It will fol­low a well defined plan—independent but not neutral; bond to no party, tied with no corporation strings, yet with the best of feel­ing toward all members of each party and a boo for the erring officeholder, whatever … Read more

Pike’s Plaque

Fort Snelling, the U. S. Government Reservation of 2,300 acres, was the first fort of the Northwest. The plaque reads: To Honor the Memory of Zebulon Montgomery Pike, 1st Lt., U. S. A., who on Sept. 23rd, 1805, acquired for the government by Treaty with the Sioux Nation the site of Fort Snelling. This tablet … Read more

A Lovely Library

The movement for the erection of a library building in St. Paul began in 1912 with an offer from Mr. James J. Hill to give a sum of $700,000 for the building and endowment of a reference library, and make it a part of the library building, if the city would proceed with the erection … Read more

The President Cafe

Welcome to the President, the most exciting new dining room in piano bar in the Twin Cities area. Our main dining room offers cuisine prepared for your pleasure… Be it a luncheon or dinner- whatever your fancy for food you’ll enjoy the fight in taste pleasing food and beverages. Our cocktail lounge will accommodate you … Read more

On Utopia Avenue

A story that stretches across the year I was born, wondering recklessly between historical fiction and psychedelic fantasy, populated with Rolling Stones, Syd Barrett, the Grateful Dead, David Bowie, Allen Ginsberg, an ancient soul and members of a somewhat supernatural sect of do-gooders. Utopia Avenue is the daydream of an unlikely rock band trying keep … Read more

Visit Fanny Farmer

Many of our good friends ask, why is there a shortage of Fannie farmer old time candies? Why do Fanny Farmer shops remain open only a few hours daily? Briefly here are the reasons: The needs of our fighting men for sugar, chocolate, and cream make fewer of these fine foods, important in the making … Read more