By Sonjie Johnson and Jeremiah Ellis
It started during a 2019 trip to New Orleans with his wife Acooa, and a directive from his grandmother to visit the National WWII Museum there. (She is a charter member.)
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At the February 20, 2024 D10 Como Community Meeting we welcomed Ross Currier, Economic Development Principal Project Manager from the St. Paul Planning and Economic Development Department (PED), to give us an introduction and update on the city’s Neighborhood STAR Grant program.
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The third Tuesday of every month typically hosts our Land Use committee and Board/Organizational topics for discussion and planning, as well as guest presentations related to those issues. Occasionally time sensitive Environment and Neighborhood Relations items are included on the agenda as well.
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At the February 7, 2024 D10 Como Community Meeting we welcomed Ginny Nayman-Tonn, OA/CTS Manager (Outreach and Admissions, Career Transition Services) and Katie Kapaun, Center Director, at the HHH Job Corps Center on Snelling Ave to give us an introduction and update on the operations and programming for youth at their campus.
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By Laura Oyen
Last summer two St. Catherine University students, Eva Ngono and KC Meredyk and their Advisor, Associate Professor Rachel Neiwert, assisted the Como Neighborhood History Project in historic research and community member interviews in the study of Subdistrict 4. Collecting and recording the stories about the neighborhood and community members who lived in this area, between the railroad tracks, was the focus for the summer of 2023. Documenting stories of our community for future residents is what this project is all about.
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The first Wednesday of every month Community Meeting, beginning at 7pm, typically hosts our Environment and Neighborhood Relations committee topics for discussion and planning, as well as guest presentations related to those issues. Occasionally time sensitive Land Use and Board/Organizational items are included on the agenda as well.
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By Sonjie Johnson
That’s the way Tim Prescott enters his 5th grade classroom every morning at Como Park Elementary. He’s been feeling that way for 28 years, but it wasn’t a straight line from college to teaching.
Two weeks after he graduated from Mankato State University, Tim and his wife Mary were married. Tim’s degree was in Management and Marketing; Mary’s in nursing. Mary grew up in St. Paul and the couple initially lived in the Midway and East Side before buying a house in Como Park 20 years ago.
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The third Tuesday of every month typically hosts our Land Use committee and Board/Organizational topics for discussion and planning, as well as guest presentations related to those issues. Occasionally time sensitive Environment and Neighborhood Relations items are included on the agenda as well.
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At the January 3, 2024 D10 Como Community Meeting Jessica Willman, D10 Community Organizer, presented an overview of our 2023 Community events including their history, attendance, partner organizations, and other measurable details.
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By Sonjie Johnson
“You bought a gas station?” Whether it’s her family, friends, customers, or this writer, Amna Kiran often hears this comment. “D & L is my third one,” she replies, and goes on to tell the story of her somewhat unusual life.
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