Hundred cheered as the seven women took their oaths of office on stage at Saint Paul's Ordway Concert Hall.

Four new and three returning Saint Paul City Council members were sworn in Tuesday during an inauguration ceremony for the capital city's youngest, most racially diverse and first all-female legislative body.

Hundreds of spectators filled downtown's Ordway Concert Hall for the two-hour afternoon program, delivering the first of many standing ovations as the seven women walked to the center of the stage, clad in bright purples, pinks and reds.

Though Saint Paul is not the first city to elect an all-female council, it is believed to be the biggest, a feat that has drawn national attention.

13,316 fans set a professional women's hockey attendance record at Minnesota's home-opener at the Xcel Energy Center.

They wanted to be part of history — or "herstory," as one sign proclaimed — and they were.

Thickly populating all but the upper deck of the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul on Saturday, fans of the Minnesota franchise of the new Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) shattered the attendance record for a women's professional hockey game.

The official attendance of 13,316 easily beat the previous record of 8,318 set days before in Ottawa, Canada.

The Saint Paul company kicks off its 2024 Raw Stages festival workshopping new plays Wednesday.

Alan Page, the Vikings great who became a Minnesota Supreme Court justice, is getting his own play. Ditto "Sexual Politics" author and friend of the marginalized Kate Millett. In fact, History Theatre is pulling back the curtain on a bevy of interesting Minnesotans and their passions for its annual Raw Stages festival, which kicks off Wednesday in Saint Paul.

For years, the festival has been the company's developmental hothouse. "I Am Betty," the musical about Betty Crocker, was brought to life in the festival before premiering for a sold-out run last fall.

Wrestaurant at the Palace

"For selfish reasons, this might be my favorite opening of the year. I love going to shows at the Palace, and this is the perfect place to pre-game with a fortifying Detroit-style pizza and some excellent cocktails.

But the menu has much more than just pizza — it has one of the better Caesar salads in the metro, a killer smash burger and lots of fun, shareable appetizers, including tender, juicy wings (we loved the dry rub) and Pizza Rowls, which are adorably shaped like egg rolls."

Minnesotans of all ages are invited to attend the State of Minnesota’s 38th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Celebration, hosted by Governor Walz and Lieutenant Governor Flanagan. This in-person event sponsored by U.S. Bank is free and open to the public at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. Doors open at 9:30 a.m. and the program starts at 10:30 a.m. ASL interpreting and captioning services will be provided for the event.