K-mart – West St. Paul Reader

The West St. Paul Board Game

West St. Paul has its own board game. Created about 35 years ago, it’s a variation of Monopoly using local businesses for the famous properties.

Illustration of Signal Hills enclosed mall in West St. Paul.

History of Signal Hills Shopping Center

The definitive history of Signal Hills Shopping Center, West St. Paul’s enclosed mall for a half a century before transitioning to big box retail and now apartments.

Various development projects in West St. Paul

2021 Construction Updates in West St. Paul

“2021 will be the year of construction, like no other year.” Here’s a rundown of the development and construction projects in West St. Paul.

Frustrated by New Business Options?: Why We Get What We Get in West St. Paul

Whenever a new development is announced in West St. Paul, there’s consternation that it’s not what people wanted. But the reality is we don’t have a lot of control.

City Council Recap: August 31, 2020

This week West St. Paul’s City Council approved the final steps for two major apartment projects.

City Council Preview: August 31, 2020

The West St. Paul City Council will consider tax increment financing for two redevelopment projects, one of the final steps before these projects can move forward.

City Council Preview: August 17, 2020

The upcoming West St. Paul City Council meeting includes public hearings for a few popular measures—relaxing the chicken ordinance and a conversion therapy ban (maybe?)—as well as an early look at the 2021 budget.

July 27, 2020 West St. Paul City Council meeting

City Council Recap: July 27, 2020

The longest meeting since January covered the proposed K-mart apartments, chickens, a conversion therapy ban, and cleaning up West St. Paul.

West St. Paul City Council meeting, July 13, 2020

City Council Recap: July 13, 2020

The West St. Paul City Council covered the first steps on a conversion therapy ban, chickens, council salary, a social media policy, and the proposed apartments at the former K-mart.

Proposed Apartments at Former K-mart

This huge potential development in West St. Paul is getting a lot of attention. Here are some of the issues and our take on the project.