Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Monster Dash - Oct 26

Latest press release in our in-box:

Road Closures for Monster Dash, October 26

Monster Dash, the spooktacular Half Marathon and 10 Mile race, is coming to the area the morning of October 26th, 2013. It is important you are aware that you could encounter temporary road closures around your residence.

For residents off of Summit Avenue:

All lanes of Summit Avenue will be closed between Nina Street and John Ireland Boulevard starting at 6:30 a.m. and will be closed until 9:30 a.m. All lanes of Summit Avenue between Nina and Lexington will be closed between 7:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. The Westbound lanes of Summit Avenue will be closed from Lexington to Mississippi River Boulevard from 7:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m. However the Eastbound lanes will be open for traffic from Lexington to Mississippi River Blvd. The St. Paul Police will open roads after the last runner has gone past.

For residents off of Mississippi River Boulevard South:

Summit Avenue to West 7th/Highway 5 will be closed from 7:30am-11:30am.

For more information please see our websitehttp://www.minnesotamonster.org/ or email us at info@teamortho.us

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SARPA was recently told that street closure fees in Saint Paul are much less than our sister city to the west — hundreds, rather than thousands of dollars. maybe that's why every major race seems to go down Summit?

Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Fix-It on Summit

Mark your calendars for Macalester-Groveland's first Fix-it Clinic:
Sunday, October 13th • 12pm - 3pm
at Laura Jeffrey Academy at 1550 Summit Avenue

How it works: Fix-it Clinics are completely free events where ANYONE can bring broken electronics, furniture, clothing, small appliances and other household items and receive help from a skilled volunteer to repair, mend, and fix them. With our first event just around the corner, take a look around your basement, garage, or closets to find items you'd love to use if only they could be repaired... and bring them to the Fix-it Clinic! You can even pick up a free reusable bag while you're there.

Volunteer fixers are still needed too! For more information, please contact Lauren at 651-695-4000 orlauren@macgrove.org.

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(do you think they can fix the pavement on Summit?)

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Today Summit, Tomorrow Hollywood

In the immortal words of the musical RENT, " I hear that Spike Lee's shooting down the street..." (well, "Spike-Lee-style...")

Have you wondered what all those start trailers and movie stuff has been on the 1000 block of Summit?

"Dear White People," which has been described as a Spike Lee-style satire about being a person of color in a city filled with white people, has been shooting on Summit Avenue, near the Governor's Mansion, finishing up a few weeks of filming at various Twin Cities locations (also including the University of Minnesota). Hoping for a premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah next January, "Dear White People" stars Dennis Haysbert, who has a long movie resume but is best known as the authoritative voice of Allstate Insurance.

Monday, September 9, 2013

Ramsey Hill House Tour - Thursday, Sept 19th, 2013 4 to 9pm

We invite you to 'Celebrate the Charm' of this Saint Paul Summit Avenue Historic Neighborhood at a candlelight tour. It features nine homes with unique architectural styles, giving a glimpse into some of the oldest and best-preserved Victorian-era homes. The tour highlights a variety of distinct homes, including one originally built for Louis Hill, son of James J. Hill; a Queen Anne Victorian built in 1887; another is new historic reproduction, and yet another that was quite controversial when built.

Other tour highlights include a docent-led tour of one of America's most beautiful church sanctuaries, an inviting German Rathskeller experience, and a chance to stop by the University Club to help them celebrate their 100th anniversary. Mark your calendars and get your tickets!

The proceeds from the tour provide two year funding to the RHA, which is a non-profit, all volunteer organization dedicated to preserving the integrity and beautification of our historic neighborhood.

Tickets are $25 in advance, $30 day of the event. Purchase online at https://ramseyhill.org/housetour2013.html or at the following retail locations: All locations of Kowalski's, Bibelot, and Mississippi Market; Hirshfield's metro area Decorating Centers; Subtext: A Bookstore; Paper Patisserie; Common Good Books; Solo Vino Wine; and Frattallone’s Ace Hardware’s Grand Avenue locations.

Friday, September 6, 2013

Summit Walking

Our neighbors and friends at the Sweatshop (at Snelling and Selby) are holding a fun-sounding free event this Sunday:

Our ALL club River Run/Walk and Stretch will meet at the Sweatshop at 8 am, so bring a water bottle and desire! We'll break into groups by speed & ability and head off down to Summit Avenue at your best pace.

Sweatshop staff will have mats and refreshments set up at the river (end of Summit at the statue), where trainer Debra Hunt will lead a stretch session. And enjoy a walk back with Sweatshop Friends. All members and your friends are welcome but please RSVP (651-646-8418) so we have enough of everything for you.

BONUS: All participants that are signed up for Perkville, our reward program, will get 100 points for the River Run AND another 100 points if you bring along a guest for this event--or any of this weekend's Open House events.

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Even if you don't do this walk, the weather is supposed to be beautiful this weekend, so why not take advantage of it and go for a walk?

Thursday, August 8, 2013

Organics Recycling Drop-Off Site

Interested in reducing the amount of waste you toss into your trash can, minimizing your environmental impact, or saving money on your trash bill?

The Macalester-Groveland Organics Recycling Drop-off Site is now open to ALL Saint Paul residents! With a location just off of Summit and Snelling (in the Patagonia parking lot), it's convenient and economical to bringing your compostable organic waste, meat, dairy, bones, and non-recyclable paper to the Drop-off Site.

Joining the program is easy: sign up through the Macalester-Groveland Community Council office (located at the Edgecumbe Rec Center), pick up compostable bags at a local grocery or hardware store and start collecting food scraps, leftovers, nonrecyclable papers and much more.

The 2013-2014 registration fee is $28 for renewing members and $36 for brand new members. Your registration fee provides 24/7 access to the Drop-off Site through May 31, 2014 and covers the cost of hauling the organics to a commercial composting facility. Even better, there are scholarships currently available to those who meet income requirements!

For more information, check out the MGCC website, or contact Project Coordinator Lauren Anderson at 651-695-4000 or lauren@macgrove.org.