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Saint Paul Council honors five local businesses with 2025 Business Awards, adopts resolution
Summary
At a special Saint Paul City Council meeting, the council recognized five winners of the 2025 Saint Paul Business Awards and unanimously adopted a resolution formalizing the honors (4-0). Winners included Italian Pie Shop (Traditions), Life Juices (People’s Choice), Lost Fox (New Kid on the Block), Vikings and Goddesses Pie (Alice O’Brien Award), and Roots Wellness Center (Good Neighbor Award).
The Saint Paul City Council held a special meeting to present the 2025 Saint Paul Business Awards and adopted a resolution honoring the recipients by a 4-0 vote.
Council President Nager opened the event by framing the ceremony as “all good news and all a celebration,” and explained the program began nine years ago to formally recognize local business owners who wanted to feel appreciated by the city. He told attendees the awards process started with online nominations, more than 94 submissions this year, of which 22 businesses were eligible for consideration and were reviewed by a selection committee of past winners.
Council Member Sarah Jones (Ward 3) presented the Traditions Award to the Italian Pie Shop (1670 Grand Avenue), praising the restaurant’s decades-long community presence and inviting owner Katie Wan to accept. Wan said she bought the restaurant from the Bastas after Jimmy Basta retired,…
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