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What to do in Minnesota: 5 things to do this weekend (July 19-21)
The Stillwater Lift Bridge. (FOX 9)
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Get out and enjoy the summer weather with a fun-filled weekend ahead in the Twin Cities. Enjoy Lumberjack Days in Stillwater, an art fair with a view of Minnehaha Falls, or the Hopkins Raspberry Festival.
- Lowell Park, Stillwater
- July 19-21
- Free admission, VIP options are available
Head over to downtown Stillwater for their annual Lumberjack Days this weekend. The event will feature live music, a parade, BMX stunt shows, and you can even meet Paul Bunyan. Lumberjack Days will also feature local food and drink vendors, with VIP tastings available for purchase. For those looking to get active, there will be a 5K, 10K and a pickleball tournament.
- Minnehaha Falls, Minneapolis
- July 19, 3-8 p.m., July 20, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.
- Free admission
The Minnehaha Falls Art Fair will feature local artists and vintage items for sale. There will also be several food trucks, and an on-site restaurant to enjoy. Live entertainment and activities for the kids will fill the fair as well. Plan a free ride using Metro Transit’s light rail or bus line. Free passes are on the fair’s website here.
- Mainstreet and Central Park in Hopkins
- July 17-21
- Free admission
Enjoy the multiple-day Raspberry Festival in Hopkins this week and into the weekend. There will be multiple events during the festival, including the Raspberry Jam in Central Park on Saturday, which includes music, games, crafts, food trucks and much more. Earlier on Saturday there will be a Marketplace Fair that will feature local businesses, artists, food and beverages.
- Downtown Hastings
- July 19-21
- Admission: $20-$25; kids 15 and under are free
Head to downtown Hastings for a big block party. Rivertown Days will have several stages of live music, carnival rides and free family events around town. You will need to purchase a ticket to get to the carnival rides and live music. There will also be an arts and crafts fair, plenty of food and beer tents for people of all ages to enjoy.
- Bauhaus Brew Labs
- July 20, 2-10 p.m.
- Free admission
Head to Bauhaus this weekend for some beer and dancing. Disko Fever will feature live disco music and room for dancing. A pop-up vintage market will be featured at the event for those who want to shop while taking a break from dancing.
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Expect a sunny Saturday with heat expected to build up this weekend before an even hotter work week.
Saturday forecast
Local perspective:
Winds stay light out of the south with plenty of sunshine today.
There are hints of an extremely isolated thundershower, but the chance of that happening over any given area is extremely small.
Expect highs to peak in the upper 80s with dew points in the mid to upper 60s this afternoon.
Extended forecast
What’s next:
This forecast is hot.
Highs will peak in the 90s every day this upcoming week for the Twin Cities and a large portion of the area as well.
Dew points really don’t look to surge into the 70s but mainly stay in the lower to upper 60s depending on the day of the week.
Little to no precipitation forecast this upcoming week. Expect dry and sunny days.
The Source: This story uses information from the FOX 9 weather forecast.
BEMIDJI — The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development recently announced over $1.4 million in child care economic development grants, including a $200,000 award to the
Northwest Minnesota Foundation
in Bemidji.
Split between 11 programs and organizations around the state, more than 80% of the awarded funds support programs in Greater Minnesota, with the aim of creating more than 1,100 new child care slots.
“Affordable, reliable child care is essential for a thriving economy,” DEED Commissioner Matt Varilek said in a release. “These grants are supporting working families by ensuring Minnesota parents are able to work knowing their child is well cared for by some of the best caregivers in the nation. We’re also helping employers retain talent and working together to establish the foundation for long-term economic vitality.”
DEED’s Child Care Economic Development Grant program provides funding to organizations and communities to invest in new or expanding child care businesses, including facility improvements, worker training, attraction, retention and licensing, and other strategies to address the child care shortage.
Since the office’s inception in July 2023, DEED has awarded over $13 million in grants to 56 organizations to fund child care startups or business expansions, resulting in over 4,000 new child care slots.
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