Seth Rowe

3 weeks ago | myvillager.com | Seth Rowe

Four candidates have filed for the August 12 special election for a new representative for Ward 4 on the Saint Paul City Council. The candidates for the seat are Chauntyll Allen, Molly Coleman, Cole Hanson and Carolyn Will. Allen has been a member of the Saint Paul School Board since 2020. She has worked as a community organizer, leading Black Lives Matter Twin Cities, founding Love First Community Engagement and working as the director of criminal justice and activism at the Wayfinder Foundation.

3 weeks ago | myvillager.com | Seth Rowe

Red Balloon Bookshop, 891 Grand Ave., will host Megan McDonald, author of Fairy Door Diaries, for a reading and a fairy doors crafting activity from 1-2:30 p.m. Saturday, June 7. Briana Lawrence will visit from 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 17, for a launch party for her book In Search of the Pinmaker: A Fantasy Pin World Adventure. Author and illustrator Stacy Ebert hosts a storytime for her book Iris Shines from 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 21.

3 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. Participants that pay a $25 fee and register by the deadline will be included in event promotions. The sale will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. Registration is available at highlanddistrictcouncil.org/hdc-event/garagesale. Maps of locations will be posted on the site by Tuesday, June 17.

3 weeks ago | myvillager.com | Seth Rowe

SAINT PETER’S LUTHERAN CHURCH, 530 S. Victoria St., presents an “Everything is Free, Buy Nothing” event from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Arrangements to drop off donations of items in advance may be made by contacting Norma Cheesebrow at [email protected]. THE FRIENDS OF THE SAINT PAUL PUBLIC LIBRARY will support “The Glory that is Fatherhood: A Panel Discussion to Celebrate Fatherhood” at 2 p.m. at Rondo Community Library, 461 N.

4 weeks 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.