“It’s 100–too many miles to run for me, but 100 veterans a year is just an average that, frankly, we should be talking about,” said Wedger. He’s hired a trainer to help him get ready to run the ultra-marathon distance in October, where he’ll take off from the Forest Lake American Legion and run north […]
Continue reading...NORTH METRO BUSINESSES STRUGGLE TO FILL OPEN JOBS
The pandemic seems to be in retreat and local employers are ramping businesses back up. But a shortage of workers is holding them back.
Continue reading...BLAINE LEADERS BREAK GROUND ON NEW COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT
The three-building campus spread across 30 acres at the intersection of County Road J and Interstate 35-W will eventually comprise 320,000 square feet of commercial space that developers say will be ideal for a variety of business needs.
Continue reading...NEWLY VACCINATED AT LINO LAKES SITE REACT TO STATE INCENTIVES
At the former YMCA in Lino Lakes, workers have distributed more than 13,300 doses of the Pfizer vaccine since April 9. They hit that mark even though they were only open on Fridays and Saturdays. Vaccination rates slowed down in May statewide, but many who were getting vaccinated in Lino Lakes while we were there hope those incentives will help.
Continue reading...BUNKER BEACH OFFICIALLY RE-OPENS
Closed since September 2019 because of the pandemic, the 33-year-old water park underwent a $6.5 million improvement project.
Continue reading...HY-VEE OFFICIALLY OPEN IN SPRING LAKE PARK
Hy-Vee officials from Iowa joined North Metro community leaders for a grand opening of the company’s 12th Twin Cities store while offering no updates on the planned Blaine location.
Continue reading...ROOSEVELT COMMUNITY POOL READY FOR A BUSY SUMMER OF AQUATICS INSTRUCTION IN BLAINE
Three years after major renovations and one year after COVID and more renovations kept it closed, Roosevelt Community Pool in Blaine is ready for a big summer.
Continue reading...HEALTH OFFICIALS REACH OUT TO UNVACCINATED
Anoka County Public Health is also working to increase vaccination numbers with clinics held around the county every week. They use 98 percent of the vaccine they receive. But officials say they would request more vaccine if they could convince more people to get it.
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