🌱 Patch AM: Why a Fridley coffee shop is reopening with an almost entirely new staff

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• Why a Fridley coffee shop is reopening with an almost entirely new staff

Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 81 and low of 58 degrees.
• Thursday: Sunny and less humid, temps: high: 82, low: 56.
• Friday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 85 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Fridley coffee shop lost half its staff now it plans to rebuild (spokesman-recorder.com) — A locally owned Fridley coffee shop, The Clapping Monkey, is set to reopen on August 29 with new staff after a walkout and layoffs tied to workplace tensions and leadership concerns. Former employees describe disputes over management style and cultural appropriation, while new management says it aims to rebuild trust as the business moves forward.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fridley

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday September 17
• Steeling Dan →
  Route 47 Pub & Grub, 7820 University Ave NE, Fridley
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Thursday August 27
• CHHS Open House
  Columbia Heights High School
  4:00 pm
• CHHS EL Family Night
  Columbia Heights High School
  6:00 pm
Friday August 28
• Sensory Friendly Storytime →
  Anoka County, MN Calendar, 711 County Rd 10 NE, Blaine
  10:15 am
Tuesday September 1
• EC: Meet & Greet for 3 year olds
  Early Childhood Family Center Northpoint, Centerview, Park Terrace, Woodcrest
  9:30 am
• Transportation/Parks →
  Anoka County, MN Calendar, 1440 Bunker Lake Blvd NW, Andover
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday August 26
• Economic Development Commission (EDC) →
  Arden Hills, MN Calendar Arden Hills, MN 55112
  7:30 am
• Brooklyn Park Farmers Market →
  North Hennepin Community College, 7411 85th Ave N, Brooklyn Park
  1:00 pm
• PT: Meet and Greet
  Park Terrace Elementary
  4:00 pm
• Welcome Night Family Event
  Athlos Leadership Academy Minneapolis, MN 55443
  4:00 pm
• EC: Preschool Meet & Greet
  Early Childhood Family Center Northpoint, Centerview, Park Terrace & Woodcrest
  4:00 pm
• WP Back to School Night
  St. Anthony-New Brighton Schools Wilshire Park Elementary
  4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I need someone to finish a paint job in my bedroom.
  I did one coat the best I could with the amount of time I had. Need a second coat and to touch up some spots that didn't get finished. Let me know… (Nextdoor Rice Creek Terrace West)

🗞 Nearby News

Spring Lake Park

• SLP Council member Goodboe-Bisschoff endorses Robert Nelson for Mayor (hometownsource.com)
• Weekend Highway 65 closure planned for bridge repairs (hometownsource.com)

Columbia Heights

• Twin Citian: The Cactus Blossoms (mspmag.com)

Blaine

• Anoka County Announces September 2 Hiring Event With Jobs Paying Up to $41 an Hour (town.news)
• Two Anoka County Libraries to Close September 13 for Renovations (town.news)
• Falcons tennis starts strong against Moorhead (hometownsource.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Meet me at the corner. (Thank you Earlene M. for sending it in!)
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