February 2017

After having charges filed against her in connection with a Woodbury Walgreens robbery, Melanie Sue Parkin of South St. Paul is facing additional charges for similar robberies involving prescription painkillers.

Each week the staff at the Roseville Library answers more than 2,500 questions on every subject under the sun. Here are some of the most interesting ones they’ve gotten lately.

Q. Our recent Presidential Inauguration made me think back to the most famous line from Twentieth Century Inaugurations: “Ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country.” Is it true that Kennedy stole that line from Cicero?

Events: East Side Pride Open Mic; Free MN Sinfonia concert; “Designing Your Life” author, Dave Evans, to speak at Metro State; The event is open to the public, although seating is limited; Waniyetu/Winter Walk: Dakota Culture; Play-test a new game at Metro State University Library; The East Side’s Got Talent Cabaret; Urban homesteading; East Side Freedom Library; Hayden Heights Library; ​

The Sanneh Foundation, which is based out of the Conway Recreation Center on the East Side, recently announced it has received $600,000 in grants from the Otto Bremer Trust.