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Road work season is about to ramp up. The city has a number of notable projects lined up for 2019. Here is an overview of some of the larger projects happening locally, courtesy the Rochester Public Works Department.
The City of Rochester has sent out updated letters to property owners along the corridor informing them that they will not be liable to cover the costs to reconstruct alleyways abutting their properties.
“Safe City Nights” will provide an opportunity to connect residents with members of law enforcement who patrol their neighborhoods. The events will take place in all six Rochester wards beginning in June.
The summit, which organizers say will focus on safety, infrastructure, and transportation topics, is scheduled for April 13. Mayor Kim Norton will be the keynote speaker.
A proposed ‘parklet’ involving the City of Rochester and Grand Rounds Brewing Company, located at 4 Third Street Southwest, has caught flak from neighboring business owners who say they did not learn about the project until after it received council approval on Monday.
The county board voted 4-3 today to lift the minimum age to purchase tobacco products, including e-cigarettes and vaping devices, to 21.
Once constructed, the parklet will be up for a full year. The goal is to collect feedback during the pilot phase, and then use lessons learned from the experience to draft guidelines for future parklet locations in the downtown.
Restaurant owner Tasos Psomas says he hopes to the have the restaurant — which will now go by Hollandberry Pannekoeken — up and running by June of this year.
Lawmakers and law enforcement officials are at odds over a rewrite of civil forfeiture laws now making its way through the Minneosta Legislature.
The name change went into effect Monday. Mayo says the move will help clarify to patients and communities that the hospital provides its own ambulance service.
Lindsay and Mike Nelson, who own property in the North Broadway reconstruction zone, say they were “shocked” upon receiving a $14,000 bill requiring them to pay for repairs for sidewalk and alleyway improvements.
The Half Barrel, located at 304 First Avenue Southwest, was recently named one of the top 50 whiskey bars in the country by the review site, Yelp.
The goal is to have the theater reconditioned for future activation by June of this year. The city is now in the process of reviewing proposals from five groups to determine how the 92-year-old building could be used.
The magazine — which has been covering healthcare for the better part of nine decades — recently put out its own rankings of the best hospitals on the planet. Lo and behold, there is a familiar name at the top.
Private investment related to Destination Medical Center totaled $262 million in 2018, according to a report being sent to the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development.
Sherels, who joined the Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2010, leaves Minnesota as the best punt returner in franchise history. During his time in purple, he racked up 2,447 punt return yards and five return touchdowns.
State Senator Carla Nelson is proposing legislation that she hopes will aid in the state’s workforce needs, as well as close the achievement gap.
One idea floated by council members is to have a design competition that would allow community members to bring forward recommendations on how the site could be used.
Numbers recently released by the Minnesota Department of Health show that at least 422 people in the state died from opioid use in 2017.
The segment on Rochester — which will air April 20-21 — is part of C-SPAN’s Cities Tour. On the first and third weekend of the month, the network features the literary life and history of a select city.
