Located on Mears Park in the Galtier Building this new restaurant with fresh cuisine and updated hip style is a fresh addition to Lowertown St Paul.
Faces Mears Park is a restaurant serving American cuisine utilizing local sustainable and organic ingredients. Across the street from Mears Park at 380 Jackson St St. Paul, MN 55101.
Helmed by executive chef David Fhima, FACES mears park uses local, organic and sustainably farmed ingredients. We are a Twin Cities dining destination and a fixture in the Lowertown St. Paul community.
Our guests are welcomed with the warm hospitality for which David is known and delighted by the stunning interior created by Billy Beson. Whether dining in or picking up a rotisserie chicken, baguette and bottle of wine to go, our guests enjoy an array of options made with the best local ingredients and without additives, preservatives or processing.
FACES mears park has an extensive wine list featuring organic, biodynamic and sustainably farmed options.
Heartland is located in the Market house Building on the corner of Fifth Street and Broadway. Across the street from the St Paul Farmers market and 1 block east of Mears Park and River Park Lofts.
Heartland restaurant features North American Midwest Cuisine that favors small family farmers and artisanal producers to source organically grown and sustainably raised local ingredients.
The restaurant is general ly open Tuesday through Sunday beginning at 5:00pm. Please call for 651-699-3536 for reservations or visit their web site
Check out this very urbanized loft with exposed timber and brick, just one of the historic lofts in River Park Lofts, the historic project in Lowertown, St Paul across from Mears Park and connected to the skyway. The gorgeous corner unit features 17 foot walls of glass, as well as granite counter-tops and stainless steel appliances. An elegant spiral staircase ascends to the second level of this two bedroom and den loft with beautiful views of Mears Park and St Paul.
Looking for a good time in the cities this weekend? Check out Party in the Park, in Mears Park. Try Octoberfest beers and food from lots of local Lowertown St Paul restaurants.
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According to the pending home sales index of the National Association of Realtor’s, home sales were up 3.2% in July, on top of a 3.6% increase in June. The increase in sales are part of a six month streak in rising home sales.
Julianne Pepitone of CNN Money writes, ” The first-time home buyers tax credit, passed earlier this year as part of the economic stimulus package, is worth 10% of the home purchase price up to $8,000. People who have not owned a home in the previous three years are eligible for the credit.
However, the tax credit expires on Nov. 30 and it usually takes about 90 days to close on a house after a contract is signed. As of Sept. 1, there were only 90 days left before the credit ends.
The average middle-income family can now spend less than 25% of monthly income to buy a median-priced home
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Music for all: Concrete and Grass serves up yet another year of a wide array of music. Bringing together performers from all genres and backgrounds, Concrete and Grass runs from Fri. Sept, 11 to Sun Sept. 13. The event is free and food/beverages will be for purchase from local restaurants.
Schedule of Bands for Concrete and Grass
Friday, Sept, 11, 2009
Main Stage:
3:30pm Story City
5:00pm The Warblers, with Chris Osgood and Dave Ahl
6:30pm The Minnesota Opera
8:30pm Freddy Fresh, with Special Guest Mark Wheat
Acoustic Stage:
6:00pm Dan Newton
7:30pm Papa John Kolstad, with Clint Hover
Sat., Sept 12, 2009
Main Stage:
12:00pm McNally Smith Student Ensemble
1:00pm Idle Hands
2:30pm Aviette
4:00pm Moore by Four
5:30pm Desdamona
7:00pm The Ordway
8:30pm Romantica
Acoustic Stage:
5:00pm Alicia Renee
6:30pm Spider John Koerner
7:30pm Kid Dakota
Sun., Sept. 13, 2009
Main Stage:
12:00pm Gospel, with Ginger Commodore and Tanner Taylor
1:30pm The Schubert Club
3:00pm Jelloslave
5:00pm The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
6:30pm Heiruspecs
Acoustic Stage:
4:00pm The Flatwheelers, featuring Martin Devaney and Jake
6:00pm Luke Wallrich
Starting June 4th, Thursdays in St. Paul will be set to the sound of local bands and acts descending on Mears Park for a summer of weekly live performances and food from local hot spots. First up (June 4th) is the Rocket Club with eats provided by The Bulldog.
Concerts are free to the public.
For a full schedule of performers and vendors, see http://musicinmears.com/schedule.php
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