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Winter Carnival: where to eat

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Alicia Hinze, right, pastry chef and co-owner of The Buttered Tin, a new bakery and cafe in Lowertown talks to customers Thursday July 25, 2013. (Pion, Happy Hour fills the bar area of Louis Ristorante & Bar, located on the third floor of the newly renovated Cossetta Alimentari, St. Paul, Minnesota, F, Bartender Matthew Barthelemy pours a freshly mixed Pimm's Provencal at the Meritage in St. Paul on Wednesday September 5, 2012. The drink is made with, A group of Ecolab employees gets together for drinks after work at the Amsterdam Bar & Hall in downtown St. Paul, December 15, 2011. L-r: Andrew Strob, Renae Miley, a bartender at Faces Restaurant, pauses while making drinks in St. Paul, Minn., on Friday, December 3, 2010. (Pioneer Press: Ben Garvin)
By JESS FLEMING | jfleming@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressIf it has been awhile since you were out and about in downtown St. Paul, here’s a look at p

Winter Carnival: 12 things to do with the kids

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With the Landmark Center as a backdrop, the Vulcans formed a torch-lit entrance to Rice Park, during the official kick-off to the 126th Saint Paul Win, Aliya Strong, 1, with her mother Alexa Strong, dances to music in the street as Minnesota State Fair mascot "Fairchild" comes by near Rice Park during, he snow sculpture competition event of the St. Paul Winter Carnival took place from Friday-Sunday, with the finished sculptures on display at the Stat
By PIONEER PRESS | ppress@pioneerpress.comOther than boisterous late-night parties with the Vulcans and King Boreas’ court, the Winter Carnival is des

Winter Carnival: four new events

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Chris Swarbrick of Richfield cleans up an ice sphere, part of his team’s entry, “Fountain of the Unicorns,” at Rice Park in St. Paul on Friday January
By JOHN BREWER | Pioneer PressAfter being cooped up during the life-threatening cold of early January, folks in the east metro need an excuse to get o

In the search for the medallion, it’s all about the tools

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Robert King of St. Paul finds a metal detector useful while searching for the medallion during the 1976 hunt. (Pioneer Press file photo), A lone hunter pokes at the snow with a pitchfork at Keller Park during the 1976 hunt. (Pioneer Press file photo), Scott Orr and Julie Haberman, both of St. Paul, check clues in the newspaper during the 1978 hunt. (Pioneer Press file photo), Dave Lyons of St. Paul digs for treasure during the 1985 hunt on Kellogg Boulevard near Cedar Street. (Pioneer Press file photo), Agnes Herner of Roseville goes after the medallion with a big spoon during the 1978 hunt. (Pioneer Press file photo), Ron LaValle of St. Paul pokes around in a snowbank at Fifth and Wabasha streets during the 1982 hunt. (Pioneer Press file photo), Donnie Kelly and Gary Kurth, both of St. Paul, use a metal detector to hunt for the medallion in Como Park during the 1986 hunt. (Pioneer Press file p, With rake in hand, Dan Heiller of Cottage Grove looks for a fresh place to dig at Schmidt Park during the 1988 hunt. (Pioneer Press file photo), Ed Terry of St. Paul took a swing at finding the medallion with a golf club during the 1978 hunt. (Pioneer Press file photo), A rake is the implement of choice for this hunter in Keller Park during the 1976 hunt. (Pioneer Press file photo), This hunter has a shovel at the ready and a thermos full of warmth during the 1976 hunt. (Pioneer Press file photo), More searchers and their preferred implements at Keller Park in 1976. (Pioneer Press file photo), Don Deutsch of Maplewood and Judy Strand of St. Paul search Wakefield Park with metal detectors in 1971. (Pioneer Press file photo), Armed with garden tools, Charles Shafer, left, and Ole Strand, both of St. Paul, walk down a snow-covered road in Como Park on their way to hunt treas, Charles Skon of St. Paul demonstrates his treasure finder in 1953. (Pioneer Press , Actor Robert Cummings hams it up with his wife, Mary, and his "invention" for hunting treasure during the 1953 hunt. (Pioneer Press file photo)
By PIONEER PRESS | news@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressOnce upon a time (as in the 1970s), metal detectors were de rigueur for those searching for th
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