For Bob Stevens and some of his nine brothers and sisters, the green stairs of St. Paul’s West Side are ingrained in his childhood lore, as they were for many local youths. They used the stai… ...

A popular plan to rebuild St. Paul’s iconic green stairs ascending the West Side bluffs has been unequivocally shot down by federal officials. If it were a green elevator, that would be different.

World-renowned architects Höweler + Yoon Architecture won the competition with the creation of the iconic “green stairs”, which held court until 2024. Due to lease changes, the stairs had to ...