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2 St. Cloud-area grocery stores named among the best

USA TODAY has released its list of the 10 best grocery stores in the U.S. for 2026. Two of the supermarkets included in the top 10 have locations you can visit right here in the St. Cloud area. USA TODAY 10Best ranked U.S. grocery stores for their value, selection and service. The 10 best grocery stores were nominated by an expert panel and voted on by readers. The ranking was released in early September. Two chains with central Minnesota locations made the list: Fresh Thyme Market and Aldi. Here's where they landed. Aldi Aldi came in at No. 4 on the 10best list. Low prices are also a big selling point for Aldi shoppers. One way Aldi is able to provide these lower prices is by offsetting other costs. Shoppers have to bring their own bags or purchase them from Aldi, and the shopping carts need a quarter to be unlocked, which can be reclaimed once the shopper returns the cart. This reduces the need for extra employees to bring in carts from the parking lot. USA TODAY also highlighted the store's lenient return policy, called the "Twice as Nice Guarantee," in which Aldi replaces the product and refunds the

St Cloud, MN · 1d

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In Small-Town Lester Prairie, Near Hutchinson, Garbers’ Meats Is A Butcher Shop Worth The Drive Through Minnesota Farm Country

Smoked salmon is one of the most talked-about items at a small butcher shop in the middle of Minnesota corn country. That alone made me stop scrolling. The surprises keep stacking up. This little meat counter also turns out jerky, cheddar brats, old-fashioned wieners, and bologna with a loyal following.

Lester Prairie, MN · 2d
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St. Cloud Weighs Letting Apartments Rise Downtown and Along Highway 10

Roosevelt Rd. & Hwy. 10 — Approximate Proposed Apartment Corridor. St. Cloud is moving to make it easier to build apartments downtown and along the city's busiest commercial roads, with a zoning change that would let stand-alone apartment buildings rise in three commercial districts where today housing is confined to upper floors above shops and offices. The proposal goes before the city's Planning Commission Tuesday, and if it clears that hurdle, it still faces a City Council public hearing and vote before anything changes.

St Cloud, MN · 1d
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Schmidty's Soda Shop Pours Into St. Cloud Crossroads Mall With Custom Boba Sodas

Schmidty's Soda Shop opened at Crossroads Mall in St. Cloud in March 2026, bringing customizable sodas and boba drinks to a space near Target between Brow Studio 7 and The Watch Man. It is the brand's second location, following its Alexandria shop. From Alexandria to the Crossroads. The St. Cloud...

St Cloud, MN · 2d
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Minneapolis Nonprofit Faces Loss of $2.6M Gale Mansion to Foreclosure

The historic Gale Mansion on Stevens Avenue in Minneapolis, bought for $2.6 million in 2022 by Somali Community Resettlement Services, now carries a pending notice of foreclosure and could be sold at auction before the end of the year. The nonprofit, which listed the mansion as its headquarters, recently reported having zero employees and has not responded to multiple requests for comment about its properties or its organizational status.

Minneapolis, MN · 3d

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Farm Group Leaders Agree a New Farm Bill is Needed

A new farm bill remains uncertain as Congress heads into its final weeks of the year. Gary Wertish, president of the Minnesota Farmers Union says getting legislation across the finish line could be difficult…. “It’s going to be hard. Even though the election’s over, it’s still going to be hard...

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Haskell’s in Excelsior reveals rebuild plans months after devastating fire

A longtime staple in downtown Excelsior says it has plans to rebuild after a fire in May badly damaged its famous bar and liquor store.

Excelsior, MN · 1d

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Stearns County Homestead Application Deadline Is December 31st

(KNSI) – People who bought or moved into a new home in Stearns County this year have until the end of December to make sure they aren’t paying more in property taxes than they should. The county is reminding new homeowners that homestead applications are due December 31st....

Stearns County, MN · 1d

SC Cloud | St. Cloud Times

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Property taxes increase 3% in proposed Sauk Rapids 2027 budget

SAUK RAPIDS, Minn. — While the overall levy for the property tax in Sauk Rapids is planned to increase in 2027, the actual rate is planned to decrease slightly — which doesn’t mean taxpayers will pay less in the new year. The tax capacity for the city went up nearly 4% in the past year, Finance Director Jack Kahlhamer said during the Nov. 9 city council meeting, and the levy is planned to go up 3%. “But,” he said, “again, the tax capacity increase is really almost all existing homes.” The tax capacity can be impacted by new construction but also increases in existing property values, which could lead to higher costs for homeowners. According to the proposed budget, this is compared to 2026’s increased level of nearly 9% from the previous year with about the same increase to tax capacity. More: 3M agrees to pay billions over toxic chemical claims Utility fee increases in Sauk Rapids The other potential increase for homeowners are the public utilities and services fees. Utility fees overall will increase about 5% to 6% into the new year, according to the proposed budget. Most of the increase come from storm water fees, which will see

Sauk Rapids, MN · 13h

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20 To 22 Acres Of Former Paper Mill Land Now Open For Study In Sartell

Sartell's old paper mill land is one step closer to a new chapter. The council approved a deal with Ryan Companies to study 20 to 22 acres before anything is built.

Sartell, MN · 14h

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Welter Construction Updates Residential Remodeling Operations and Project Management Standards

Welter Construction, a licensed general contracting and exterior restoration firm based in Hennepin County, completed an operational update to its residential renovation and structural remodeling division. The transition incorporates digital architectural design rendering, dust-containment air filtration systems, and formal trade-partner management workflows to support regional interior and exterior property updates. As part of this operational update, the firm deploys specialized project teams providing homeowners and property investors with remodeling contractors in Plymouth, MN, delivering structural kitchen expansions, bathroom adaptations, building envelope upgrades, and multi-room renovations under state residential building codes.

Plymouth, MN · 13h

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St. Paul's 900-Ton Mansion Crawled Five Blocks to Dodge the Wrecking Ball

A 900-ton Victorian duplex once crept through downtown St. Paul at a crawling 20 feet per hour, lifted with hydraulic jacks and conveyed on wheeled dollies past onlookers, to escape a date with the wrecking ball. Twenty-five years later, the Armstrong-Quinlan House still stands in the Irvine Park neighborhood — though its path there, and the years of struggle that followed, make for one of the stranger chapters in the city's preservation history.

St Paul, MN · 2d

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A month after fire, longtime St. Paul coffee shop announces reopening date

JS Bean Factory faced multiple delays as it worked to open its doors again.

St Paul, MN · 10h

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This Massive Minnesota Vintage Paradise Packs More Than 65 Antique Dealers Under One Roof

More than a million items. Three floors. Over 65 dealers all stocking the same building with their best finds. That number stopped me cold. The stock also shifts daily, so the shelf you browsed last month may look totally different now. Coins, leaded glass windows, vintage maps, cast iron, and dolls all share the space.

Stillwater, MN · 1d

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This Giant Minnesota Craft Warehouse Has Aisles of Supplies That Are Hard to Resist

Some sewing projects start with a pattern, and others start with a single bolt of fabric that refuses to be left behind. South of the Twin Cities, in Burnsville, there is a store where that second kind of project happens all day long. Shelves run row after row with cottons,...

Burnsville, MN · 2d

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5 Minnesota Enclosed Malls That Opened Before 1970 and Still Operate in 2026.

On October 8, 1956, Southdale Center opened in Edina, Minnesota. No shopping mall in the United States had been fully enclosed and climate-controlled before it. The Dayton family had hired the architect Victor Gruen, and his plan set two levels of stores around a garden court under a large skylight, with Dayton's anchoring one end and Donaldson's the opposite one.

Edina, MN · 2d

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The Historic Scandinavian Shop In Minnesota Feels Like Stepping Into A Real-Life Frozen Fairytale

There’s a shop on East Lake Street in Minneapolis that smells like smoked salmon, looks like a Nordic dream, and feels like someone bottled up an entire culture and put it on a shelf for you to browse. Ingebretsen’s Scandinavian Gifts and Foods is that shop, and if you...

Minneapolis, MN · 3d

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News Minneapolis-St. Paul MN

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State grant gave $1.5 million in taxpayer money for purchase of mansion now facing foreclosure

Minnesota taxpayers have a financial interest in the outcome of foreclosure proceedings on the historic Gale Mansion in Minneapolis.

Minneapolis, MN · 4d

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Crackdown of THC beverages looms over Minnesota businesses

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