Around (down)town: Play ball! Saints season opener, long-awaited new restaurant coming to 7th Place mall and more

Friends,

Nasty weather may have postponed the Saints opening day twice this week, but the season officially kicked off yesterday in a close game against the Iowa Cubs. Fortunately, this weekend's weather is what we've been waiting months for and what better way to spend it than at the ballpark, especially since there's now a bonus game scheduled for Saturday afternoon. In addition to brand-new food options there's also a brand-new community art installation on the plaza. More on that and information about getting tickets can be found below.

I was thrilled to see the news this week that First Avenue and Wrecktangle Pizza will be teaming up to fill the former Wild Tymes location on 7th Place. I can't overstate how excited we are to see that corner space and its patio full of people again this summer. Plus, getting to have the best pizza in the country for lunch in downtown is pretty great too!

I don't want to stand between you and the weekend, but keep reading for more news including details about the Great River Passage Conservancy director position (please be sure to share that with anyone who might be interested in leading this great organization!) as well as plenty of ideas for how to have a great time downtown this coming week.

Have a great weekend!

-Joe

p.s. With the Wild regular season coming to a close next week playoff season is right around the corner! We'll have more details next week about how, when and where to celebrate round one, stay tuned.

FAUX BLOOM ’23

A COMMUNITY ART PROJECT

APRIL 4 - MAY 7

For the second year in a row, the St. Paul Saints Art Program is celebrating the home opener

with a community-made, public art project. This season the Saints commissioned Saint Paul

sculptor Patrick Price to transform the CHS Field Plaza into a temporary sculpture garden.

Sixteen local artists and art groups were selected to decorate plywood sculptures designed by

Price. The sculptures will be displayed in the plaza planter boxes until the ground is ready

for planting.

FAUX BLOOM ’23 will be on exhibit at the CHS Field Broadway Street Plaza from April 4 -

May 7. The exhibit is free and accessible to the public.

St. Paul Saints individual game tickets on sale

Did you know that every Saints game has its own theme and promotion? From group activities like a world-record-breaking-hug attempt and an egg hunt eggstavaganza to personalized game day experiences like BYOS or BYOD (that would be bring your own snacks or dog, respectively) there's a theme day for everyone.

Wrecktangle Pizza Has a New Concept Coming to Saint Paul

Wrecktangle Pizza is having a moment. Huge success at the North Loop Galley food hall led to more success at the Market at Malcolm Yards, which led to a standalone restaurant at Lyndale & Lake, which led to an appearance on "Good Morning, America," which led to winning a contest featuring pizza places all around the country.

Wrecktangle Pizza is coming to Saint Paul. They’re opening Wrestaurant at the Palace in the former Wild Thymes Sports Bar, right next to the Palace Theatre. The Palace and the restaurant buildings are owned by the city of Saint Paul, and operated by First Avenue.

Great River Passage Conservancy seeking new executive director

The Great River Passage Conservancy recently announced that its founding executive director Mary deLaittre will be stepping down from her role. The Conservancy's communications and development manager Laura Bray will act as interim director following deLaittre's departure.

As part of the succession planning process that began last fall, the Great River Passage Conservancy Board has hired executive search firm CohenTaylor to lead the search for her replacement. Interested candidates can view the job description here and reach out with questions.

Saint Paul declares flood emergency as crest approaches

With a 50/50 chance that the Mississippi River will reach major flood stage by mid-April, the city of Saint Paul has declared a local flood emergency in advance of anticipated spring flooding. For now, the declaration is mostly procedural, as it empowers the city to mobilize resources in a hurry if waters rise high enough to impact residents and infrastructure.

April 7

The Revolutionists | Park Square Theatre

St. Paul Saints v Iowa | CHS Field

April 8

Dreadlocks for Dingoes' Easter Egg-stravaganza! | Mears Park

St. Paul Saints v Iowa Doubleheader | CHS Field

The Revolutionists | Park Square Theatre

Minnesota Wild v St. Louis | Xcel Energy Center

April 9

St. Paul Saints v Iowa | CHS Field

April 11

Theatre Explorers | George Latimer Central Library

Ballet Tuesdays | Landmark Center

Level Up! Dungeons and Dragons | George Latimer Central Library

Grilled Cheese Extravaganza Happy Hour | Hepcat Coffee

Minnesota Wild v Winnipeg | Xcel Energy Center

April 12

Lowertown Trivia Night @ Station 81 | Union Depot

Level Up at the Library! | George Latimer Central Library

Music Mayhem Trivia | Camp Bar

The Revolutionists | Park Square Theatre

April 13

The Revolutionists | Park Square Theatre

Trivia Mafia | Camp Bar

A full look at what's coming in the week ahead can be found on our event calendar. Check it out!

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Save the date for the Citywide Spring Cleanup

Saturday, April 22

9-11:30 a.m.

Celebrate Earth Day at the the 37th annual Citywide Spring Cleanup! Join forces with your neighbors to clean up the litter in our parks and neighborhood streets that has recently been exposed due to melting snow.

The Citywide Spring Cleanup is hosted by Saint Paul Parks & Recreation and Saint Paul Public Works. This is a rain or shine event.

Learn more and share the event to help spread the word.

Are you following the Alliance on Facebook? What about Instagram?

Event season is in full swing! Make sure you're following the Downtown Alliance on social media to stay up to date on all the latest downtown events and news. Plus, we do love giveaways, so you never know when you could end up with tickets, swag or other great downtown prizes.

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