Leather Works Minnesota buys vacant shop on St. Paul's West Side – Twin Cities
After 12 years downtown, the Begnaud family will own their own storefront in the former Joseph's Market.
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After 12 years downtown, the Begnaud family will own their own storefront in the former Joseph's Market.
Kent and Lee Begnaud launched Leather Works Minnesota in their home garage in St. Paul Park in 1999, using nylon thread to assemble leather wallets, billfolds, belts and key clips. By 2012, they had relocated their store to St. Paul’s Lowertown neighborhood, piecing and sewing together leather goods from their small manufacturing hub within the Northern Warehouse ArtSpace building on Prince ...
St. Paul police continue to solve homicides at a higher-than-average rate: there has been an arrest or resolution in all except three of 2023's homicides.
Homicides in St. Paul in 2023 declined from recent years, but are still higher than five years ago. St. Paul’s homicide rate began increasing in 2019 and peaked in 2022 with 40 homicides. There were 32 homicides this year as of Saturday afternoon. St. Paul averaged 17 homicides a year between 2010 and 2018. “I’ll never be happy until the numbers are zero,” Police Chief Axel Henry said recently. ...
No one was under arrest in the killing of Khoua Yang as of Monday afternoon.