Tag: field

Loons-themed playground to open at St. Paul’s Allianz Field this month

Crews are putting the finishing touches on a playground at Minnesota United Village in St. Paul, expected to open this month. The playground, which includes swings, slides and inclusive play structures aimed at children of all abilities, is themed after the Minnesota United soccer team, also known as the Loons, and located on the east […]

Turf fight over Minnehaha Academy athletic field plan sours neighborhood relations

Plans for a new athletic field at Minnehaha Academy has pitted the private religious school against neighbors worried about bigger lights and late-night disruption. Minnehaha Academy wants to replace its grass athletic field with synthetic turf to better withstand heavy use and surround it with four 70- and 80-feet floodlights to accommodate night games. Immediate […]

Candidate field filled with heluded dopefuls

We’re always getting left in the dark. Why just the other day, we walked into a room, flipped the switch on the wall, and … nothing. Tried again. Same result. Checked the circuit breakers, changed the bulbs, rewired the house, and guess what. It was still darker than a black bear shoveling coal at midnight. […]