🗳 State Sen. Nicole Mitchell (DFL-Woodbury) will not vote remotely from her burglary trial in Becker County later this month, Senate DFL Leader Erin Murphy confirmed to Axios yesterday. (Torey via X)
The decision, which Murphy said was made by Mitchell, means Republicans could have a 33-32 edge in the chamber on some days until the vacant Senate seat in Minneapolis is filled at the end of the month.
🛍️ Macy's will close its Burnsville Center and Maplewood Mall stores this year as part of a broader plan to shutter 150 locations by the end of 2026. (Axios)
🎨 The Uptown Art Fair will now be called the SoMi Art Fair and will remain at the Bachman's parking lot, where the event had been held temporarily last summer during road construction. (KARE 11)
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Today, special events are what keeps the doors open, and although people still want to own some good suits, they have much less occasion to get dressed up.
— Top Shelf owners John and Pat Meegan, in a letter explaining why they are closing their Lyn-Lake Minneapolis customer clothing store after 49 years.
