Summertime usually brings with it a flurry of ceremonial groundbreakings, but the past 10 days may set a new record in St. Paul for pomp and circumstance.

In no particular order, here’s a round-up of recent ribbon-cuttings and future destinations under construction in St. Paul.

SCHEFFER REC CENTER

Last week St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter announced the final days of the Scheffer Recreation Center. A new $7.7 million, 23,500-square foot building — to be called Frogtown Community Center — will soon replace the existing 6,500-square foot facility near Como Avenue and Marion Street in Frogtown.

The grounds will also undergo $2.3 million in improvements, including a new play area, an artificial turf football and soccer field, a full-sized basketball court and a Kato court.

AIN DAH YUNG

Mino Oski Ain Dah Yung, an $11.3 million, four-story housing development for homeless Native American youth, is expected to begin construction this fall at 769 University Ave. W. in Frogtown. The name means “Good New Home” in Ojibwe. Project for Pride in Living and the Ain Dah Yung Center hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for the 42-unit building on July 11. Coming summer 2019.

STUDIO DISTILLING

The St. Paul Area Chamber of Commerce will cut the ceremonial ribbon Thursday at Studio Distilling, a new distillery at 2380 Wycliff St., off Raymond Avenue. The launch event, which takes place from 4:30 to 7 p.m., will introduce on-site bottle sales of their signature Rye Malt Whiskey. Founder Brad Rolfs will open the shop on Thursdays and Fridays from 4 to 7 p.m., and Saturdays from noon to 5 p.m. for tastings and sales. Tours will be available after Aug. 9.

STRUCTURAL

On July 10, the human resources technology company known as Structural held a grand opening celebration for its Minnesota headquarters in the Osborn370 building, the former Ecolab Tower on downtown Wabasha Street.

“The space is kind of interesting because we’re in a shared space with the Knight Foundation, Lunar Start-ups and Oppsource,” said Amy Paterson, marketing manager for Structural. “I would say Osborn is a space for the St. Paul tech community to expand and grow.”

Structural, which has 10 employees in downtown St. Paul, maintains a second office in Indianapolis.

It was fun to have the Mayor, many clients, and other supporters for our event last week. Thousands of people already use @structuralai to connect with the right colleagues at the right time to close more deals, strengthen teams, and make their organizations more successful. https://t.co/zeYpkKoXv5 — Scott Burns (@smburns) July 18, 2018

In the same building, Techstars is currently hosting its first “Farm to Fork Accelerator” program, an intensive entrepreneur mentoring program for start-up businesses from across the U.S., India, Canada and Brazil. The entrepreneurs will work with experts from Cargill and Ecolab, among others.

METRO TRANSIT ROUTE 54 EXPANDED BUS SERVICE

Metro Transit Route 54 — a limited-stop bus route — once traveled from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and the Mall of America in Bloomington to downtown St. Paul. As of June 9, the bus now continues through St. Paul’s East Side along East Seventh Street, with stops on Arcade Street, Maryland Avenue, White Bear Avenue and the Maplewood Mall in Maplewood.

East Metro transit advocates have long called for improving transit connections through the East Side, and the new extension was cause to celebrate during a July 10 ribbon-cutting at the East Side Area Business Association patio on Margaret Street.

JOY OF THE PEOPLE

At 890 Cromwell St. in South St. Anthony Park, the soccer organization known as Joy of the People is building a 12,000 square foot “campinho,” or “small field,” for all ages. The artificial turf field will sit on recycled padding for a softer playing surface, with cork and coconut infill instead of rubber, and it’s thought to be the first of its kind in Minnesota.

ST. PAUL-CHANGSHA CHINA FRIENDSHIP GARDEN

In the mountainous southern region of China known as Hunan Province, Lucy wears a Hmong dress. She and four other Peanuts statues shipped out this year from Minnesota’s capital city to a wetlands park in Changsha, St. Paul’s sister city since 1988.

In return, an emblem of Changsha will soon be erected on a 1.2-acre site at Phalen Park.

The Minnesota China Friendship Garden Society held a groundbreaking Saturday for a sizable pavilion that will be constructed this summer with pagoda-style architecture.

The “St. Paul-Changsha China Friendship Garden of Whispering Willows and Flowing Waters” will include the pavilion, a Hmong Heritage Wall and a west entrance arch.

RONDO COMMEMORATIVE PLAZA

On July 14, Rondo Avenue, Inc. unveiled major progress on a commemorative plaza at 820 Concordia Avenue, in the heart of the Old Rondo neighborhood.

The Rondo Plaza will include inscribed brick pavers, musical instruments, historical panels, a colorful changing-light display and gathering space.

The plaza recognizes the historically black neighborhood that was upended during construction of Interstate 94 in the 1950s and ’60s, as well as new communities that have moved into the Summit-University area today.

RIVOLI BLUFF FARM

Northeast of downtown St. Paul in the Railroad Island neighborhood, a new urban village plans to showcase “green” living. The Rivoli Bluff development on Tuesday unveiled its “high tunnel” — a 30-foot-wide, 48-foot-long greenhouse that will soon be home to St. Paul-raised herbs and veggies. An urban orchard and the city’s first major community solar farm are on the horizon come fall. Rivoli Bluff is expected to be the city’s largest single-family home development in decades.

UPPER RIVER SERVICES, ITASCA RETROFIT

A 45-year-old, 65-foot-long towboat known as the Itasca plies the Mississippi River as far as Iowa with two new fuel-efficient engines and generators. That’s thanks to collaboration between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the nonprofit Environmental Initiative and Upper River Services, the river towing authority in St. Paul.

The towboat Itasca recently had its two 617-horsepower engines and two 100-horsepower generators replaced, removing the equivalent of more than 16,000 cars from the road annually.

The Environmental Initiative provided financial incentives for the upgrades through Project Green Fleet, a voluntary program that offers pollution control equipment and replacement for diesel vehicles. Representatives of Upper River Services and the Environmental Initiative joined the St. Paul Port Authority and the Environmental Protection Agency for a ceremony on July 9.

SUMMIT RATSKELLER

Last but not least, on July 9, Summit Brewing reopened its taproom, or ratskeller, on Montreal Circle after nine months of renovations.

“At the center of our vision for St. Paul,” said the mayor at the time, tongue somewhat in cheek, “there’s beer.”