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The beach at Lake Phalen and the pools at Highland and Como Parks open for the season Saturday. Here’s a rundown of east metro swimming opportunities. CITY OF ST PAUL Phalen Park Beach will be open Saturday to Aug. 26. It features a new splash pad this year. Como Park Regional Pool and Highland Park Aquatic Center will be open Saturday to Sept. 3, with highlights including splash pads, climbing walls and water slides. Admission is $6 for swimmers shorter than 48 inches; $7 for all others. More information: www.stpaul.gov/departments/parks-recreation/aquatics  RAMSEY COUNTY Lifeguards will be on duty from noon to 8 p.m. starting Saturday at the beaches in Tony Schmidt Regional Park, Lake Josephine County Park, Long Lake Regional Park, Lake McCarrons County Park and White Bear Lake County Park. The county parks at Lake Gervais, Lake Owasso and Turtle Lake have unguarded beaches. The water park at Battle Creek Regional Park also opens Saturday. Admission is $7; free for … [Read more...] about St. Paul pools open Saturday — here’s where to take a dip

The hottest baby names for girls and boys in Minnesota are … pretty much the same. The Social Security Administration on Thursday listed the most common names given state-by-state to babies in 2017. Minnesota’s most popular names were only two letters apart — Olivia and Oliver. Earlier, the SSA reported the most popular names nationwide, which show how much Minnesota deviates from national norms. Minnesota’s top girls’ names were Olivia, Evelyn, Emma, Charlotte and Nora. For boys, they were Oliver, William, Henry, Liam and Theodore. But Oliver is not even on the top-five list for boys’ names nationally. In the U.S., the top appellations were Liam, Noah, William, James and Logan for boys. The most common girls’ names were Emma, Olivia, Ava, Isabella and Sophia. In terms of the Olivia/Oliver sweep, Wisconsin seemed to follow the same trend — the names are No. 2 on both top-five lists for boys and girls. Wisconsin’s favorite male … [Read more...] about Minnesota’s most popular baby name? Almost the same for boys, girls

By Frank Pine | [email protected] | Daily News PUBLISHED: May 3, 2018 at 3:28 pm | UPDATED: May 8, 2018 at 9:03 am Beginning this week, this news organization will no longer be giving its work away online. Print readers have always paid for the news, though to be fair, the price of a subscription often doesn’t cover even the cost of newsprint and delivery. The truth is, news gathering has traditionally been funded by advertising, but in these days of declining print advertising, those print dollars just don’t go far enough, and online advertising just isn’t making up the difference. Real news gathering – the kind done by professional journalists who put their names on their work and who are accountable for its accuracy, fairness and balance – is not cheap. So this week, we’re launching a digital subscription program, asking those who read our news to support local journalism by subscribing. The first four weeks is only 99 cents. After that, … [Read more...] about Daily Breeze to charge for unlimited access to digital news to help support local journalism

By Frank Pine | [email protected] | Daily News PUBLISHED: May 3, 2018 at 3:28 pm | UPDATED: May 8, 2018 at 10:26 am Beginning this week, this news organization will no longer be giving its work away online. Print readers have always paid for the news, though to be fair, the price of a subscription often doesn’t cover even the cost of newsprint and delivery. The truth is, news gathering has traditionally been funded by advertising, but in these days of declining print advertising, those print dollars just don’t go far enough, and online advertising just isn’t making up the difference. Real news gathering – the kind done by professional journalists who put their names on their work and who are accountable for its accuracy, fairness and balance – is not cheap. So this week, we’re launching a digital subscription program, asking those who read our news to support local journalism by subscribing. Related: Questions and answers about the subscription … [Read more...] about Press-Enterprise to charge for unlimited access to digital news to help support local journalism

By Frank Pine | [email protected] | Daily News PUBLISHED: May 3, 2018 at 3:28 pm | UPDATED: May 8, 2018 at 10:16 am Beginning this week, this news organization will no longer be giving its work away online. Print readers have always paid for the news, though to be fair, the price of a subscription often doesn’t cover even the cost of newsprint and delivery. The truth is, news gathering has traditionally been funded by advertising, but in these days of declining print advertising, those print dollars just don’t go far enough, and online advertising just isn’t making up the difference. Real news gathering – the kind done by professional journalists who put their names on their work and who are accountable for its accuracy, fairness and balance – is not cheap. So this week, we’re launching a digital subscription program, asking those who read our news to support local journalism by subscribing. The first four weeks is only 99 cents. After that, … [Read more...] about OC Register to charge for unlimited access to digital news to help support local journalism

A St. Paul man who admitted to masturbating during his young students’ ostensible acting lessons was sentenced to the maximum jail time allowable under state law Monday. In March, Nicholas Barghini, 31, pleaded guilty in Ramsey County District Court to one count of second-degree criminal-sexual conduct, a felony, and three counts of fifth-degree criminal-sexual conduct, all gross misdemeanors. On Monday, judge Nicole J. Starr sentenced Barghini to a year in jail, for which he has already served more than a third. Barghini also received a “stayed sentence” of an additional three years of jail time, which he will serve if he violates terms of his probation. Barghini was sentenced to 25 years of probation after his release from jail. Barghini admitted to masturbating during his young students’ lessons after ordering them to lie on their stomachs, removing their shoes and socks, and having them read monologues. His victims ranged in age from 8 to 11. All of the … [Read more...] about Masturbating acting teacher gets max jail time

Quang Ninh, October 2 (VNA) – The economic growth of the northern province of Quang Ninh in the fourth quarter of 2017 is expected to reach 11.7 percent and 10.2 percent for the whole year, according to Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Long.  Production in the coal, electricity, and cement industries and other fields is hoped to thrive in the last three months of this year thanks to favourable weather.  To achieve growth of over 10 percent, Quang Ninh has devised numerous measures, focusing on collecting local budget funds, controlling budget spending, and reforming administrative procedures.  The locality will also work to remove difficulties for businesses and hasten the construction of infrastructure projects at industrial and economic zones and transport infrastructure facilities as well as create trust among investors and people.  In the … [Read more...] about Quang Ninh’s economic growth to reach over 10 percent in 2017

During the trip, PM Phuc is scheduled to meet with President Trump, US cabinet secretaries, and Senators. He will attend a conference with local businessmen, deliver a speech at the Global Heritage Fund, and meet representatives of the Vietnamese community in the US. In New York, PM Phuc will meet UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and attend a ceremony marking Vietnam’s 40th year as a UN member. Vietnam joined the UN in 1977. He met on Monday with Robert H. McCooey Jr., Senior Vice President of NASDAQ's Listing Services unit. Phuc expressed his hope that the NASDAQ will continue expanding cooperation with and support for Vietnamese businesses that are listed on NASDAQ. Mr. McCooey said he hopes to have the Vietnamese government’s support. At meetings the same day with Vietnam’s permanent delegation to the UN and Vietnamese entrepreneurs and intellectuals, the government leader praised the expatriate community’s contributions to the US economy and to … [Read more...] about Government leader’s activities in US

Bai Sao (Sao Beach) in Phu Quoc (Photo: VNA) Kien Giang (VNA) – Southern Kien Giang province aims to build the image and brand name of the island district of Phu Quoc to make it a high-end tourism destination by 2020. Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Mai Van Huynh highlighted the district’s potential and advantages for tourism, saying that the province will focus on developing infrastructure facilities, promotion work and human resource training for tourism. According to the provincial Department of Tourism, the locality wants tourism investment in tandem with upgrading and preserving historical and cultural vestiges, landcapes and entertainment areas. More incentives will be offered to create a favourable business and investment environment. The province will also issue policies to encourage small- and medium-sized … [Read more...] about Phu Quoc island draws tourism developers