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Amy Felegy

staff writer

What could have been a typical Roseville Economic Development Authority meeting on Sept. 16 turned into a discussion of labor rights as folks turned out to raise concerns about a development deal on the agenda that night.

The League of Women Voters St. Paul held a Sept. 18 roundtable discussion with St. Paul Public School board candidates at the East Side Freedom Library. 

The new pickleball courts at North Valley Park, 2800 70th St. in Inver Grove Heights, officially opened Sept. 17 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony full of puns. The six new courts replaced tennis courts.

Despite work not taking place until 2021, discussions are underway for updating the runway and taxiway at Fleming Field, the municipal airport in South St. Paul. 

A new community gathering space called Urban Village has opened at 1082 Arcade St.  

The space, geared toward supporting the local Karen community, fills a long-vacant building.

Police in Florida and Oklahoma arrested two men in connection with the Sept. 2 killing of a 36-year-old St. Paul firefighter in his East Side home.

The owner of a now-defunct massage parlor in Inver Grove Heights pleaded guilty Sept. 17 in Dakota County District Court to charges related to trafficking women.

With September coming to a close, cities are setting their preliminary budgets and levies, which Dakota County must certify by Sept. 30.

A veteran of the Memorial Rifle Squad listened to a deputy speak about service and duty on Sept. 11, 2019, the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

(Amy Felegy/Review)