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How much tourism is too much for downtown Stillwater?
“It’s right on the river, it’s got a bunch of bars, it’s small and quaint and old. … People have been flocking to Stillwater for the summertime since I’ve been alive,” said Haumschild, a 1999 graduate of Stillwater High School who lives in Maple Grove. On return trips to visit his mother, he always finds something new, he said.
Julie Gordon said she loves her life in Stillwater, even though she lives close enough to downtown to sometimes hear the rumble of motorcycles or — once in a while — the live music. She likes that the city is within walking distance from her home, yet it’s easy to get to nature nearby.
She once worked on a TV series that roamed the country looking at dying small towns. Stillwater would be the envy of many of those places, she said.
“If you want to go to a restaurant when it’s not busy, you go Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday, or Sunday night,” Gordon said. “There’s still options to live in this community and have access to the downtown.”
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A man found shot to death in an alley was identified Saturday as an 18-year-old from Anoka.
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner said Saturday that Isaiah Khalel Goodwin died from multiple gunshot wounds Thursday on the 4200 block of Queen Avenue North.
Minneapolis police found Goodwin in an alley there after reports of gunfire on the 4200 block of Penn Avenue. Investigators said in a statement that an illegal narcotics deal may have played a role before gunfire erupted.
Both men involved in the incident ran from the scene, but Goodwin collapsed in the alley and died at the scene, according to police. Police haven’t arrested anyone yet.
“Gunfire in the middle of a neighborhood in the middle of the afternoon is frustrating and unacceptable, “ Police Chief Brian O’Hara said in a statement Thursday. “This senseless violence is tragic and unfortunate, but I am confident our investigators will work hard to determine what happened and arrest those responsible.”
Goodwin was the 58th homicide victim in Minneapolis this year, according to a Star Tribune database. There were 50 deaths by this time last year.
A man died Friday after police say a suspect stabbed him during a fight in St. Paul’s West Seventh neighborhood.
St. Paul Police Sgt. Mike Ernster said the fight happened sometime before 5:23 p.m. Friday when officers were called to the 200 block of East 7th Street. They arrived and found a man bleeding in a gas station parking lot from “apparent stab related injuries.”
Fire department medics responded and brought him to Region’s Hospital, but the man died from his injuries. His death marks the 22nd homicide in St. Paull this year, according a Star Tribune database. There were 27 by this time last year.
The suspect in Friday’s stabbing stayed at the scene where authorities brought them into custody. Investigators are still piecing together what happened, but Enster said early reports suggest the suspect and victim fought in a nearby store when the stabbing happened.
The Ramsey County Medical Examiner is expected to release the victim’s name and exact cause of death by next week.
