Minneapolis, MN
Group tours to start at the quietest place on Earth in Minneapolis
Group tours to start at the quietest place on Earth in Minneapolis
It’s known as the quietest place on Earth, and soon you’ll be able to check it out.
Starting next week, Orfield Laboratories in Minneapolis will begin new group tours of its quiet chamber. The company says its chamber can help soothe people with everything from autism to dementia to PTSD.
The tours cost $75. Five people will be in the chamber for one hour; no talking is allowed, and the lights will be off.
“We would like people to have the individual experience of going into a quiet place and observing in themselves the therapeutic benefits,” Emma Orfield Johnston with Orfield Laboratories said. “We’d also just like to give people a moment of peace.”
The quiet chamber at Orfield Laboratories was designed to test the acoustics of consumer products.
Click here for more information on the tours.
Minneapolis, MN
Twin Cities Pride Parade draws thousands to Minneapolis
The 2024 Twin Cities Pride Festival was held in Minneapolis’ Loring Park on the last weekend in June, with a parade on Sunday winding down Hennepin from 3rd Avenue to Spruce. With 134 participants, floats represented groups from the local sports teams and Roller Derby to the Queer Caucus of the Minnesota Legislature and large local employers like U.S. Bank. The Twin Cities Pride organization, which coordinates the event, has summer camps and further pride events in other cities planned this summer. For more information, visit tcpride.org.
Minneapolis, MN
July 4th Firework Shows Threatened By Storms: MN Weather
MINNEAPOLIS — Fourth of July firework enthusiasts may need to rethink their holiday plans. Showers and thunderstorms are set to blanket much of Minnesota, including the Twin Cities metro area, on Thursday and Thursday night.
“Multiple chances for showers and storms this week, starting with late Monday into Tuesday and another round arriving Thursday,” the National Weather Service said.
The rest of the Fourth of July weekend will feature additional chances for showers and thunderstorms.
Here’s the full NWS forecast from the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport:
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 10pm. Low around 61. South southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 64. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 82. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.
July 4th: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Minneapolis, MN
Twin Cities Pride Parade kicks off in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Sunday is the last chance to check out the Twin Cities Pride Festival.
The Twin Cities Pride celebration continues with the parade heading down Hennepin Avenue in Minneapolis before ending in Loring park.
A livestream of the parade can be seen above.
The parade started at 11 a.m. Sunday and is set to go until 2 p.m.
More than 650 vendors and several community resources can be found at the park.
A full lineup of events and times for Twin Cities Pride events can be found here.
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