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It was the beginning of a new era on the St. Paul City Council, as two new city councilmembers took the oath of office last Monday night and were officially seated at the helm of the municipality’s government.

Thick plumes of black smoke filled the air near Bed Head Coffee Co. on St.

THE ST. PAUL AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE held its Christmas with a Jingle event over the weekend in downtown St. Paul. The celebration featured a variety of activities, the schedule for which was headlined by a visit from Santa Claus on Saturday morning. Above, Santa and Mrs. Claus pose for photos with a special visitor during Saturday’s event. Below left, kids of all ages enjoyed the kids’ rides set up on Sixth Street. Below right, a variety of decorated vehicles made their way through Saturday night’s Christmas Light Parade.

DeMoine Adams, the chief executive officer (CEO) of TeamMates Mentoring and a former Husker Blackshirt, stopped by St. Paul Public Schools last week to visit the local Team-Mates chapter. As part of Donuts with DeMoine, Adams and several local TeamMates mentors and mentees congregated in Superintendent Adam Patrick’s office before school last week to talk about their experiences in the program.

HOMETOWN CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION