Do you have what it takes to board down ice-cold rails?

February will see the return of the Red Bull Heavy Metal snowboarding event to Minnesota. Last year’s event was held in Detroit and 2022’s competition was hosted by Duluth, Minn., but the upcoming iteration of the extreme sporting event said to feature “the most progressive rail riding in the world” will be held on the steps of the Minnesota State Capitol in Saint Paul.

Previously the contest was invite-only, but the 2024 Red Bull Heavy Metal will be open to members of the public who pass through a Last Chance Qualifier being held at Buck Hill in Burnsville on Feb. 9.

Promoting what it calls a "unique development opportunity," the Metropolitan Council is gauging private sector interest in bringing a mix of new transit-oriented uses to the Central Station Block in downtown Saint Paul.

Joe Spencer, president of the Saint Paul Downtown Alliance, said the Central Block site is “very important” to downtown. The site has been on the alliance’s radar, he added, for at least five years.

“It would be difficult to overstate the importance of this site for downtown St. Paul. We have been pounding the table for several years looking for some progress on this site. We are glad to see things moving,” he said.

Playwright Larissa FastHorse has updated the 1954 musical to take out the toxins.

The "Ugg-a-Wugg" song in "Peter Pan" has given plenty of offense and grounded many a revival of the high-flying musical. Playwright Larissa FastHorse has a simple but elegant solution for the stereotypical number traditionally sung by primitive "Indians."

Cut it.

The first Native American woman to have a play on Broadway ("The Thanksgiving Play"), FastHorse has adapted the show for a national tour that launches at St. Paul's Ordway Center.