A popular Blaine business is getting ready to turn to solar energy. Invictus Brewing always planned to go solar, and now three years after opening, they are getting ready to flip the switch on the new system.

In July, the City of Blaine voted to sell city-owned land to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety for $1. Now, the city has made more than $1,000,000 from that $1 sale – thanks to wetland bank credits.

After reviewing pay elsewhere in the metro, the city council increased the starting wage from $10.50 to $15.00.  After 20 years of service, pay would reach $18.29.

Millions of dollars in state funding will help the City of Blaine start to make improvements along Highway 65. It will still take a couple of years, but pre-plan design work is already underway for the stretch of road between 99th and 117th Avenues.

It’s an exciting time for local gymnastics programs, as Olympic gymnasts are on the world stage. The owner of one local gym says that Olympic excitement reverberates all the way to their preschool students.

A hiring push is on to find new workers for the new school year.  At Anoka-Hennepin schools, recruiters are looking for a number of different positions including the popular child care program known as Adventures Plus.

Signs announcing the change are back on the doors at Anoka-Ramsey Community College campuses in Coon Rapids, Cambridge and at Anoka Technical College.  The masks will be required when local virus transmission reaches a substantial level

Farmers Markets play a key role in building food supply and giving farmers a vital marketing outlet.  There are at least ten farmers’ markets in Anoka County. As they observe Farmers’ Market Week, those involved say the idea of eating local is growing