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Pioneer Press moving to St. Paul's West Side

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wpid-20150616__RiverParkPlaza.webp, The St. Paul Pioneer Press will be moving its headquarters to River Park Plaza, which fronts the Mississippi River’s west bank across from downtown St
By PIONEER PRESS | news@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressThe Pioneer Press/TwinCities.com, after finalizing a lease Tuesday, announced that its headqua

St. Paul Winter Carnival's Vulcanus Rex resigns

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wpid-20150129__150201Vulcans-Unmasked.webp, Vulcanus Rex Steven Fischer, center, is flanked by 2015 St. Paul Winter Carnival Vulcans. Front row from left are Trever Harwell, Grand Duke Fertiliou
By KATIE KATHER | Pioneer PressThe 2015 Vulcanus Rex has resigned, citing personal reasons, according to the chair of the 2015 Vulcan Krewe Advisory.S

After 23-year fight, North End finally gets its green space

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wpid-20150529__TroutBrookSanctuary.webp, Linda Jungwirth, a member of the Tri Area Block Club, walks on one of the paths in the Trout Brook nature sanctuary in the North End neighborhood of S, wpid-20150529__150530TroutBrookNatureSanctuary.webp, i-HzgHWLw-L.jpg, i-JvLBhs4-L.jpg, i-mxHqPwr-L.jpg, i-p3dwBCg-L.jpg, i-FcCV97t-L.jpg
By TAD VEZNER | tvezner@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressFor more than two decades, a group of St. Paul’s most deeply rooted residents has argued again

For Vulcanus Rex 2015, role is a boyhood dream fulfilled

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wpid-20150129__150201Vulcans-costume.webp, The St. Paul Winter Carnival Vulcans in St. Paul on Wednesday Jan. 28, 2015. Front row (from left): Trever Harwell, Grand Duke Fertilious, Steven Fisc, wpid-20150129__150201Vulcans-Unmasked.webp, Vulcanus Rex Steven Fischer, center, is flanked by 2015 St. Paul Winter Carnival Vulcans. Front row from left are Trever Harwell, Grand Duke Fertiliou, TheWinterCarnivalVulcans001-L.jpg, Grand Duke Fertilious, Trever Harwell, and Count of Ashes, Matt Fleming paint their faces before going out and about with the St. Paul Winter Carnival, TheWinterCarnivalVulcans002-L.jpg, Duke of Klinker, Leigh Halvorsen gets some help putting a stencil on his cheek in a hotel room bathroom before going out with the vulcans in St. Paul , TheWinterCarnivalVulcans003-L.jpg, Vulcanus Rex, Steven Fischer gets his cape on before going out and about with his crew in St. Paul on Wednesday Jan. 28, 2015. (Pioneer Press: Jean Pi, TheWinterCarnivalVulcans004-L.jpg, Empty boxes of wild sardines, attributed to General Flameous, sit by Winter Carnival buttons on a hotel room table where the vulcans gathered before g
By KATIE KATHER | Pioneer PressSteven Fischer, Vulcanus Rex for the 2015 St. Paul Winter Carnival, raved about his 12-year-old granddaughter between b

What's the best ending for a Winter Carnival ice castle?

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wpid-20150129__150201Castle-Melting.webp, This drawing shows crowds watching the 1887 St. Paul Winter Carnival ice palace melt. (Image courtesy of Bob Olsen)
By KATIE KATHER | Pioneer PressThousands of people came to Lake Phalen on Feb. 21, 1986, to watch the historic centennial ice palace come crashing dow

St. Paul Winter Carnival: Olympic medalist will lead Torchlight Parade

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wpid-20140201__140202-Torchlight.webp, Members of the Twin Cities Unicycle Club travel down Washington Street near Rice Park during the 2014 St. Paul Winter Carnival Torchlight Parade on Sa, 20150130__150131TorchlightParadeCx.jpg
By KATIE KATHER | Pioneer PressAn Olympic medalist in freestyle skiing will serve as grand marshal for Saturday’s Vulcan Victory Torchlight Parade, St
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