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1 week ago | 
myvillager.com | Seth Rowe
While preparing to cut its budget for the coming fiscal year, the Saint Paul School Board is simultaneously exploring whether or not to ask district voters this fall to approve a $37 million excess levy referendum. The board voted unanimously May 20 to direct the school district’s administration to prepare a recommendation on a referendum to bring in additional revenue.
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2 weeks ago | 
myvillager.com | Seth Rowe
Red Balloon Bookshop, 891 Grand Ave., will host author Shannon Gibney and Ananya Dance Theatre for “We Miss You, George Floyd,” which is billed as a “young activists event,” from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Saturday, May 24. Megan McDonald, author of Fairy Door Diaries, stops by for a reading and a fairy doors crafting activity from 1-2:30 p.m. Saturday, June 7. Free tickets are available in advance of events. Visit redballoonbookshop.com or call 651-224-8320. Next Chapter Booksellers, 38 S.
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2 weeks ago | 
myvillager.com | Seth Rowe
Proposed cuts to the Saint Paul Public Schools’ Early Childhood Family Education and Achievement Plus programs have prompted pushback from staff and parents. The district has projected a budget shortfall of more than $51 million in its general fund for the next fiscal year. The district plans to dip into its reserves to fill nearly $35 million of that deficit. The sale of iPads should make up another $4.5 million.
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2 weeks ago | 
myvillager.com | Seth Rowe
Check out what's taking place at the district council level in the MyVillager area. Garage sale registration—The deadline to register for a June 20-21 weekend of garage sales is Saturday, June 7. Registrants who pay a $25 fee will be included in event promotions. The sale will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. Registration is available on the district website, and maps of locations will be posted on the site by Tuesday, June 17.
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2 weeks ago | 
myvillager.com | Seth Rowe
EMOTIONS ANONYMOUS meets at 7 p.m. Fridays at the Twin Cities Friends Meetinghouse, 1725 Grand Ave. The 12-step program seeks to help attendees address emotional wellness related to issues like depression, anxiety and relationship concerns. Visit emotionsanonymous.org.
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1 month ago | 
myvillager.com | Seth Rowe
THE 36TH ANNUAL FRIENDS SCHOOL PLANT SALE begins from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Minnesota State Fair Grandstand. The sale continues from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, May 10, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, May 11. Admission and parking are free. Visit FriendsSchoolPlantSale.com. SATURDAY/MAY 10THE NORTHERN LIGHTS PLANT SALE from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 768 S. Hamline Ave. will support the Saint Paul School of Northern Lights, a Highland charter school.
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1 month ago | 
myvillager.com | Seth Rowe
Check out what's taking place at the district council level in the MyVillager area. Board elections—The district council has announced the board members elected this year. The at-large directors will be Casey Ulrich and Frank Jossi. The at-large alternates will be Shayne Stone and Mindy Johnson. The Grid 1 representative will be Wolfie Browender. The Grid 3 representative will be John Kennedy. Brad Ballinger will represent Grid 5. The Grid 7 board member will be Lindsay Shimizu.
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1 month ago | 
myvillager.com | Seth Rowe
Musician Janet Horvath, author of The Cello Still Sings: A Generational Story of the Holocaust and of the Transformative Power of Music, will speak at the Capp Center Saint Paul, 1375 Saint Paul Ave., from 2:30-4 p.m. Wednesday, May 7. There is no cost to attend. Registration is available through the event page accessible at minnesotajcc.org/events. Red Balloon Bookshop, 891 Grand Ave., will host author Pam Muñoz Ryan during a conversation with author Anika Fajardo from 6-7:30 p.m. Friday, May 9.
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1 month ago | 
myvillager.com | Seth Rowe
Red Balloon Bookshop, 891 Grand Ave., will host authors and illustrators Michael Hall and Drew Brockington for story time events, with Hall reading from his new picture book, Punch!, at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 26, and Brockington scheduled to read from his new book, Kitty Camp, at 1 p.m. the same day. The bookstore launches its Banned Book Club, for ages 10 and older, from 6-8 p.m. Monday, April 28.
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1 month ago | 
myvillager.com | Seth Rowe
Sitting in his City Hall office with sleeves rolled up on an untucked black-and-white plaid shirt, Matt Privratsky expressed enthusiasm for his new position as the interim Saint Paul City Council member for Ward 4. Privratsky, who was appointed April 7 by Saint Paul Mayor Melvin Carter, served as a legislative aide from 2018-21 for Mitra Jalali, the previous City Council member from Ward 4 who resigned March 8 to focus on her health.
