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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
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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.
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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.
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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.