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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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New St. Cloud Store Supplying Seniors Tackles Falls That Send 12,000 to the Hospital

River’s Edge Convention Center — Reported Venue For Celebrate Aging Event. A new St. Cloud shop dedicated entirely to keeping older adults safe and steady on their feet is set to open inside the Music Mall at 619 West Saint Germain Street. Supplying Seniors, owned by longtime St. Cloud-area caregiver Abdikadir “Abdi” Abdinasir, focuses on senior home safety and mobility, and it's timing its debut with a free public event built around one of the most stubborn health risks facing older Minnesotans: falling.

St Cloud, MN · 4d
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St. Cloud Considers Allowing Apartment Buildings Downtown and Along Commercial Corridors

(KNSI) – St. Cloud is moving to make it easier to build apartments downtown and along the city’s busiest commercial roads. The St. Cloud Planning Commission will take its first look Tuesday at a zoning change that would allow stand-alone apartment buildings in three commercial districts. Right now, apartments are only allowed on the second floor and above in those areas.

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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14 Counties Eligible For Disaster Assistance

(Atlanta, GA) – The U.S. Small Business Administration is making available low-interest federal disaster loans for eligible small businesses and private nonprofit organizations impacted by drought. The 14 counties are Benton, Cass, Crow Wing, Douglas, Lincoln, Lyon, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Stearns, Todd, Wadena and Yellow Medicine. The businesses hurt by the drought can apply for up to $2 million dollar loan with interest rates as low as 4%. Loans can last up to 30 years and there is no interest or required payments during the first 12 months following disbursement. Businesses can apply online at sba.gov/disaster.

Yellow Medicine County, MN · 12h

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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 · 9h

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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

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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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Crackdown of THC beverages looms over Minnesota businesses

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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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St. Paul's Latino Business Hub Opens After Surviving Its Own Near-Collapse

Plaza Del Sol, a new commercial hub for Latino entrepreneurs on St. Paul’s East Side, has opened after years of construction delays and a final stretch of disruption tied to federal immigration enforcement nearby. The Latino Economic Development Center’s renovated center on Payne Avenue in Payne-Phalen brings food businesses, event space and small-business support under one roof.

St Paul, MN · 3d

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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 · 1d

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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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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

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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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Cetera Acquires $200 Million Firm The SFI Group, Expanding Advisory Presence In Minnesota

Cetera Financial Group has acquired the assets of The SFI Group, a Minneapolis-based wealth management practice overseeing approximately $200 million in assets under administration. The acquisition supports a succession plan for founder and lead financial adviser Terry Sonnenfeld while establishing a physical Minnesota office for Cetera Planning Partners. Following the...

Minnesota · 3d

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3M settles chemical contamination claims for $7.35 billion, while admitting no guilt

3M, which is responsible for widespread groundwater contamination from so-called forever chemicals in the eastern Twin Cities metro, will pay $7.35 billion to settle the vast majority of outstanding personal injury claims against it. The Minnesota corporate behemoth and a group of plaintiffs’ lawyers announced the settlement on Tuesday. As many as 120,000 people who […]

Minnesota · 5d

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Minnesota homeowner says solar panels and a decade of driving EVs saved him nearly $40,000

"An older home doesn't have to be an inefficient home."

Bloomington, MN · 3d