Editor’s note: Julio’s column is part of our occasional series on secondhand shopping in and around St. Paul. My tech-gadget giveaways have made me a neighborhood rockstar. The giveaways are coordinated through a Buy Nothing Project group, within which mo... See more
One recent morning, Grey Prohofsky, 4, of St. Paul, deemed his mother, Amalia, boring. It was time for a visit with the more fun Popop — his grandfather, Christopher Hertel, who lives next door. Grey grabbed his phone — not a cellphone but a tethered, scr... See more
As a news photographer, Joe Oden “had a knack for being there when news was happening,” said Richard Marshall, a former Pioneer Press colleague. “Joe had a real sixth sense for that sort of thing.” For instance, Oden was driving back to the newspaper’s of... See more
Julio Ojeda-Zapata Pioneer Press Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport’s Terminal 2 marks its 25th anniversary this year, but its bigger year is 2027: That’s when work on an expansion is due to be completed by the Metropolitan Airports Commission and... See more
A gate under construction at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport’s Terminal 2 on Friday, May 15, 2026. Terminal 2 marks its 25th anniversary this year and is in the middle of $263 million expansion project. (John Autey / Pioneer Press) A view of a ... See more