Stories from Metropolis, Minnesota’s Twin Cities metropolitan area of over 3 million people.
With extreme hot temperatures expected today and throughout the week, Minneapolis City officials want to remind everyone how to stay safe in the heat. Heat-related illness happens when the body isn’t able to cool itself. Older adults, small children, people with underlying medical conditions and pets are the most vulnerable to heat-related illness, but everyone should take steps to stay safe in extreme heat.
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MINNEAPOLIS— Today, Mayor Frey and Council Vice President Linea Palmisano were joined by leaders from Hennepin County, Minneapolis Public Schools, the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority, the YMCA of the North, and family participants to announce the expansion of the Stable Homes Stable Schools program (SHSS) for the 2023-2024 school year.
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MINNEAPOLIS— Today, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey signed an Executive Order supporting entheogenic (psychoactive) plant practices and ordering law enforcement to deprioritize investigating and arresting those who use these plant compounds. This is the mayor’s first executive order in 2023 and his fifth since the new government structure took effect.
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MINNEAPOLIS— First Avenue, the operating partner for the Community Performing Arts Center (CPAC), located within the Upper Harbor Terminal (UHT) development, announced two significant strategic partnerships.
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SAINT PAUL— Today, the Saint Paul City Council voted 6-1 to place the city’s sales tax proposal on the 2023 general election municipal ballot. Improvements to Saint Paul roads and parks are estimated to cost $1 billion over 20 years. To secure funding for estimated costs, the City of Saint Paul is proposing a one-percent increase in the local sales tax.
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SAINT PAUL— On July 11, the Saint Paul Port Authority, alongside elected officials, city staff, community leaders and business partners, celebrated the official start of construction at The Heights.
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MINNEAPOLIS— Yesterday, Mayor Jacob Frey announced recommendations from the Minneapolis Safe and Thriving Communities Report, which suggested alternatives to public safety beyond policing.
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MINNEAPOLIS— The annual Sister Cities Day celebration—featuring an afternoon of entertainment to honor the City of Minneapolis’ international connections—will take place on Sunday, July 16, from 1-5 p.m., at Nicollet Island Pavilion.
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EDINA— Edina City Officials have advised the public to avoid contact with the water in Lake Cornelia.
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Minnesota business services firms are cautiously optimistic about the workforce shortage and inflation easing in the coming year, according to a survey of Minnesota businesses service firms conducted by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) and the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.
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