Shopping and Dining: On’s Thai Kitchen and Ax Man
There are many great restaurants on University Avenue in St. Paul that are no doubt being strained by the construction of the Central Corridor light rail. So recently when I had a day off of work and met a St. Paulite friend for lunch, we wandered on our bikes down to University Ave to randomly [...]
Hepsy Hearts Harriet Island
Name: Hepsibah Ohage Age: 123 Neighborhood: Saint Paul’s West Side Swimming Hole: Harriet Island Quote: “ I have to get down to the island pretty early, but the elephants swim whenever they want because they always have trunks with them.” Harriet Island’s beach, pools, bathing pavilions and showers were once popular destinations [...]
Fasika
In college I worked a part time job on the corner of Cedar and Riverside Avenues above an Ethiopian Restaurant called Odaa. Saturday mornings while I worked upstairs, the restaurant made berbere, a spicy condiment of spices and chilis that accompanies Ethiopian food. It was an old building and ventilation was poor. At first [...]
Mickey’s Diner, Revisited
Last week I took my nephew to Mickey’s Diner for lunch after spending all morning at the Children’s Museum. I think we touched every single thing in the entire place with especially long stops at the bubbles, shipping yard, and ant hill. Both of us were tired and needed to refuel after so much [...]
More Grand Entrances
Another walk down Grand Avenue, taking pictures and wondering if should be apartment hunting. This street has been a pretty good address for well over a hundred years. My walk took me from Cleveland to Snelling. If your looking for breakfast under two dollars, I recommend the English muffin with yellow egg from [...]
