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RESTAURANTS AND BARS RE-OPEN FOR INDOOR SERVICE

Dining rooms have been closed since before Thanksgiving because of a spike in COVID infection rates. Even with an operating limit of 50 percent, local restaurant owners were happy to get back to work.

METRO TRANSIT POSSIBLY CONSIDERING RAPID BUS ROUTE CONNECTING BLAINE TO DOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLIS

Metro Transit currently has a survey in the field through January 20 to gauge which routes it should prioritize in the coming years.

NEW ROUND OF COVID RELIEF GRANTS OFFERED BY ANOKA COUNTY

Hard hit restaurants, bars and gyms that had to close or continue to operate at less than full capacity are at the top of the priority list. Those with 20 employees or more may get up to $15,000. Businesses with 21 to 100 employees could be eligible for up to $25,000.

HAM LAKE SNOWBOWL CANCELLED

The Ham Lake Snowbowl committee announced this week that they will not be celebrating the annual city festival this year.

MOTHERS WHOSE TEENAGERS COMMITTED SUICIDE STRIVE TO HELP OTHERS WHO STRUGGLE

Families of two kids who committed suicide just weeks apart a year ago are working with state legislators to try to make strides against depression and those who are struggling.

ANOKA COUNTY TRANSIT BUSES DELIVER FOOD

Since March, the Metropolitan Council and Anoka County Transit have been working on ways to use their existing busses for emerging needs. One way they are doing that is by using the buses to bring food to people.

DELAYED HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS RE-START

The first games are allowed to resume on January 14. The Governor’s order also allows limited fans in the stands.

DANCE STUDIOS AMONG BUSINESSES ALLOWED TO RE-OPEN

Dance studios are among the businesses that were allowed to re-open at 25 percent capacity the first week of January. The Governor’s order allows restaurants and bars to open at 50 percent capacity beginning January 11.

YMCA OF THE NORTH TO ABANDON DORMANT LINO LAKES FACILITY

This follows a series of moves to render the once-popular site virtually inert in the wake of gyms shutting down because of COVID-19 operating guidelines and restrictions.