Frogtown

Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota will open the LSS Center for Changing Lives in St. Paul this fall, providing housing, childcare, and support services to over 1,100 youths and young families annually. The center, located near the Green Line, will offer early learning, financial counseling, behavioral health services, and employment assistance in a youth-focused facility modeled after LSS sites in Minneapolis and Duluth.

A St. Paul man faces murder charges after a fatal shooting in Frogtown that left one person dead and two injured. The incident occurred outside an apartment building over the weekend.

First Independence Bank, the Twin Cities’ first Black-owned bank, opened a new location in St. Paul's Frogtown area to provide accessible banking services and financial education to underserved communities. The bank aims to support small businesses and generational wealth creation in neighborhoods like Rondo and Frogtown.

The City of St. Paul plans to redevelop a vacant Frogtown block by purchasing another property on University Avenue, aiming to transform the area into a mixed-use development. The initiative, supported by local residents and city officials, seeks to revitalize the neighborhood and return properties to tax rolls after challenges like the 2008 housing crisis and civil unrest.