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Coon Rapids Sun. Sep 27 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA PRESENTS | This Weekend in the Twin Cities™: The Sunday-Only Twin Cities Events Directory (September 27, 2026)

MinneapoliMedia’s Sunday-only directory covers Twin Cities sports, festivals, film, concerts, markets and fall attractions, with weather and visitor-planning guidance.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA PRESENTS | This Weekend in the Twin Cities™: The Sunday-Only Twin Cities Events Directory (September 27, 2026)

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Sun. Sep 27 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Minneapolis School Consolidation Could Close 16 Schools Without Reducing Overall Spending

Minneapolis Public Schools could close or merge up to 16 schools, aiming to redirect building and administrative costs toward classrooms rather than reduce overall spending.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Minneapolis School Consolidation Could Close 16 Schools Without Reducing Overall Spending

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Weather: Monday November 2

High: 64°

Low: 57°

Wind: 19 MPH SE

Chance of rain: 92%

Patchy rain nearby, with a high of 64 and low of 57 degrees. Don't forget your umbrella! Light drizzle for the morning, moderate rain in the afternoon, patchy rain nearby for the evening,

Coon Rapids Sun. Sep 27 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Minnesota Orders Flags Lowered to Honor Firefighters Killed in the Line of Duty

Minnesota will lower flags at state buildings Sunday for Fallen Firefighters Memorial Day, honoring firefighters who died in service and the families carrying their loss.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Minnesota Orders Flags Lowered to Honor Firefighters Killed in the Line of Duty

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Sun. Sep 27 2026

SUNDAY WITH PHILOSOPHY JANE | We Say “I’m Fine” Before We’ve Even Checked

Philosophy Jane examines why “I’m fine” comes so automatically, discovering that the phrase can hold exhaustion, irritation, worry, happiness and ordinary life at once.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Sun. Sep 27 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Powerful Lobbyist’s Volunteer Role in Lisa Demuth Campaign Raises Questions About Access and Influence

Lobbyist Ben Golnik is volunteering as an adviser to Lisa Demuth’s gubernatorial campaign while representing pharmaceutical, tobacco and gambling-related clients.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Powerful Lobbyist’s Volunteer Role in Lisa Demuth Campaign Raises Questions About Access and Influence

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Sun. Sep 27 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Downtown Saint Paul Regains Full-Service Grocery Store as ALDI Opens in Former Lunds Space

ALDI has opened in downtown Saint Paul’s former Lunds & Byerlys space, restoring a full-service grocery option for residents after about a year without one.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Downtown Saint Paul Regains Full-Service Grocery Store as ALDI Opens in Former Lunds Space

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Sun. Sep 27 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Minnesota Launches Review of Standardized Testing After Years of Troubling Student Results

Minnesota is launching a task force to review the MCA system and consider whether different testing models could better measure student learning and academic growth.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Minnesota Launches Review of Standardized Testing After Years of Troubling Student Results

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Sun. Sep 27 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Hannah Slavik’s Cozy Book Fair Gives Minnesota Writers a Place to Meet Their Readers

Hannah Slavik’s Cozy Book Fair brought Minnesota authors, a mobile bookseller, makers and The Cave Café together for an evening connecting readers and small businesses.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Hannah Slavik’s Cozy Book Fair Gives Minnesota Writers a Place to Meet Their Readers

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Sat. Sep 26 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA PRESENTS | This Weekend in the Twin Cities™: The Saturday-Sunday Twin Cities Weekend Directory (September 26 ~ 27, 2026)

MinneapoliMedia’s updated weekend directory covers Saturday and Sunday events across the Twin Cities, with rain guidance, costs, accessibility and planning tips.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA PRESENTS | This Weekend in the Twin Cities™: The Saturday-Sunday Twin Cities Weekend Directory (September 26 ~ 27, 2026)

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Sat. Sep 26 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Coon Rapids Seeks Election Judges, Including Students, for November General Election

Election judges will receive $12 an hour, including payment for completing a required two-hour training class.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Coon Rapids Seeks Election Judges, Including Students, for November General Election

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Sat. Sep 26 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | New Upper Harbor Park Reconnects North Minneapolis With the Mississippi River

The riverfront park is the first publicly accessible component of a larger redevelopment planned around housing, jobs and an outdoor amphitheater.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | New Upper Harbor Park Reconnects North Minneapolis With the Mississippi River

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Sat. Sep 26 2026

SATURDAY MORNING WITH CRANKY DON JOE | The Smoke Alarm Only Needs a New Battery at 3:17 in the Morning

Cranky Don Joe’s 3:17 a.m. smoke-alarm chirp becomes a sleepless hunt for batteries, two guilty alarms and, eventually, the perfect opportunity to repay Larry.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

SATURDAY MORNING WITH CRANKY DON JOE | The Smoke Alarm Only Needs a New Battery at 3:17 in the Morning

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Sat. Sep 26 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Minnesota Families Face Loss of Round-the-Clock Home Nursing Coverage

A bipartisan group of lawmakers is pressing state officials to enforce coverage requirements affecting approximately 250 families.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Minnesota Families Face Loss of Round-the-Clock Home Nursing Coverage

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Sat. Sep 26 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Minnesota Releases Victim-Centered Guide for Sexual-Assault Investigations

The 81-page guide addresses trauma, evidence collection, investigative consistency and communication with victim-survivors.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Minnesota Releases Victim-Centered Guide for Sexual-Assault Investigations

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Sat. Sep 26 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Heavy Rain Eases Twin Cities’ Extreme Drought, but Serious Deficits Remain

The metropolitan area improved from extreme to severe drought after significant rainfall across central and southern Minnesota.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Heavy Rain Eases Twin Cities’ Extreme Drought, but Serious Deficits Remain

Tom Akaolisa Editor