Here's your local news at a glance for Friday, the 24th of July.
Good morning, Mankato.
💼 Business
A new Play Café is set to open in Old Town at 321 N.
Riverfront Drive, offering a coffee shop and indoor play area for families and pending a conditional permit review by the City Council on Aug. 10. It will operate daily except Sunday.
🎭 Culture
Residents are invited to explore the Treaty of Traverse Des Sioux Exhibit at the Treaty Site History Center, which marks 175 years since the historic treaty reshaped the region.
Tours and detailed exhibits are available Tuesday through Saturday upon request.
Centenary Methodist Church’s Social Justice Theatre is staging a new musical that brings to life the story of Newfoundland residents who welcomed 38 rerouted flights after the Sept.
11 attack. The show, based on the book 'The Day the World Came to Town,' renews community spirit.
🌲 Environment
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is offering $1.7M in community grants to help manage emerald ash borer damage by supporting tree removal, treatment, replacement and inventory efforts - grant applications are accepted from Aug.
3 to Sept. 14 with awards up to $150,000.
🏛️ Government
A recent survey and community meeting show support for three mini-roundabouts planned along Long Street between Madison Avenue and Main Street next year to calm traffic and boost safety — a shift from early skepticism.
City engineers say the design will help reduce non-local drivers on the busy corridor.
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