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🌱 How the Blue Line extension could reshape daily life in Crystal
You won't want to miss Brooklyn Park In-Person Aphasia Conversation Group on the Crystal Patch calendar
Morning Crystal! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How the Blue Line extension could reshape daily life in Crystal
Today's riddle: What has 2 arms and a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: A morning thunderstorm; humid, with a high of 86 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Very warm with periods of sun, temps: high: 91, low: 69.
- Saturday: A thunderstorm in spots, with a high of 90 and low of 69 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Blue Line project team asks Met Council to fill funding gap — North News (mynorthnews.org) — Crystal residents are on the proposed Blue Line extension route that would connect Target Field to North Minneapolis, Robbinsdale, Crystal, and Brooklyn Park, with trains possibly running by 2033. Local leaders and business owners are split, weighing fears of construction disruption and crime against promises of jobs, investment, and finally bringing light rail service north into their communities. 
📸 Around Crystal
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Crystal
Add your event to our calendar and newsletter!
- Brooklyn Park In-Person Aphasia Conversation Group
MnCAN Group United Hospital (Allina Health)
9:15 am - Zooom Rooom Virtual Aphasia Conversation
MnCAN Group Virtual Via Zoom
10:00 am - Letter Writing Social Hour
Rockford Road Library 6401 42nd Avenue North, Crystal, MN 55427
2:00 pm - Virtual Coffee Club
MnCAN Group Virtual Via Zoom
8:00 am - First Day of School- Grades 1-5
Cityview Community Minneapolis, MN 55412
8:05 am - Roseville In-Person Aphasia Conversation Group
MnCAN Group Centennial United Methodist Church – Roseville
9:15 am - Investment In-Person Aphasia Conversation Group
MnCAN Group Centennial United Methodist Church – Roseville
11:00 am - Virtual Minnesconsin Minnesota Aphasia Conversation Group
MnCAN Group Virtual Via Zoom
2:00 pm
Friday September 4
Sunday September 6
Tuesday September 8
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Virtual Better Together Aphasia Conversation
MnCAN Group Virtual Via Zoom
9:30 am - South Metro Apple Valley In-Person Aphasia Conversation Group
MnCAN Group Galaxie Library (Apple Valley)
9:30 am - Cityview Back to School Open House
Cityview Community Minneapolis, MN 55412
3:30 pm - Back To School Open House
Lucy Laney @ Cleveland Park Elem. Minneapolis, MN 55412
4:00 pm
Thursday September 3
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Looking for a handyman that can tear down a small front deck and put on a new one.
Also I would need the wood hauled away. Please call me with a quote. 612.459.8136 Shari (Nextdoor Welcome Park) - I have two large zucchinis from my garden if anyone is interested in them (zucchini bread is great) and a quart size bag of banana peppers.
IM me if you're interested and I can just set them outside my front door you can pick them up.. (Nextdoor Winnetka Hills)
🗞 Nearby News
New Hope
- Woman hospitalized after crash on I-94 in St. Cloud (sctimes.com)
Robbinsdale
- What they're drilling for in Robbinsdale, Minn. (thedriller.com)
- Robbinsdale home of Minnesota State Fair's Blue Ribbon baker Marjorie Johnson is for sale (fox9.com)
- Signed and Scrubbed: August 2026 hospital M&A (healthcare-brew.com)
Brooklyn Center
- Charges: Man Arrested in Golden Valley With Nearly 60 Pounds of Meth (ccxmedia.org)
Ok Crystal! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A shirt (Thank you Dianna H. for sending it in!)
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