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🌱 Patch AM: Which candidate best reflects Maple Grove’s priorities in House District 37A?
Coming up on the Maple Grove Patch calendar: Cowork Day at DMC
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In today's newsletter:
- Which candidate best reflects Maple Grove's priorities in House District 37A?
- What a $54M warehouse deal means for Maple Grove industry
- How a Maple Grove traffic stop tore one family apart for months
Also on today's calendar: Halloween Bus Bash and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Partial sunshine, with a high of 65 and low of 49 degrees.
- Friday: Partly sunny and warm, temps: high: 75, low: 61.
- Saturday: Sunny, windy and warmer, with a high of 87 and low of 64 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
• VOTER'S GUIDE: McKee, Smith vie for House District 37A seat (hometownsource.com) — If you live in the Maple Grove portion of House District 37A, this guide introduces you to Republican Tom McKee and DFL candidate Darci Smith, who are vying to represent you in the Minnesota House. It outlines their backgrounds and positions on fraud prevention, affordability, childcare, and support for families so you can compare priorities before voting. 
• Capital Partners buys Twin Cities industrial portfolio (finance-commerce.com) — A major industrial landlord has added a Maple Grove warehouse at 9775 85th Ave. N. to a five‑building Twin Cities portfolio in a $54.25 million deal. The fully leased properties, considered well‑located infill sites, signal continued investor confidence in local industrial space and could shape future leasing and tenant mix in Maple Grove's business sector.
• Minneapolis Family Shares Story of 'Violent' ICE Detainment and 10 Months of Separation (rsn.org) — An Ecuadorian couple legally working in Maple Grove describe being violently detained by ICE at a local intersection, leaving their three children in Minneapolis without their father for nearly ten months. Their story highlights the emotional, financial, and health toll that family separation and ongoing asylum appeals are having on them and other immigrant families in Minnesota.
📸 Around Maple Grove
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Maple Grove
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★ Featured events ★
- Cowork Day at DMC →
DaisyMo Collective, 10650 County Rd 81, Maple Grove
10:00 am
Friday October 9
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Other local events
- Open Art Studio with Valerie →
Maple Grove Arts Center, 13617 Grove Drive, Maple Grove
11:00 am - Childbirth and Parenting Preparation | Two-Day Class →
North Memorial Health – Maple Grove Hospital, 9875 Hospital Drive, Maple Grove
9:00 am - FREE WORKOUT: Pure Barre & Leela+Lavender Pop-Up Class →
Leela & Lavender Maple Grove, 12185 Elm Creek Boulevard North, Maple Grove
9:00 am - More Deals, More Profits, More Freedom! Workshop →
Holiday Inn Arbor Lakes-Maple Grove, 11801 Fountains Way, Maple Grove
9:00 am - Permit to Carry Class →
North Metro Regional Training Facility, 11370 89th Ave N, Maple Grove
10:00 am - Wish Fest - The Shoppes at Arbor Lakes →
The Shoppes at Arbor Lakes, 12459 Elm Creek Boulevard N, Maple Grove
12:00 pm - Wish Fest at The Shoppes at Arbor Lakes →
12459 Elm Creek Boulevard North, Maple Grove
12:00 pm - Birthday Party →
Maple Grove Arts Center, 13617 Grove Drive, Maple Grove
12:00 pm - 2026 Fall Cabaret and Craft Fair! →
Maple Tavern, 9375 Deerwood Ln N, Maple Grove
5:00 pm - Healing Hearts Support Group →
Maple Grove Community Center, Maple Grove - Halloween Bus Bash →
Northstar Bus Lines, 11800 95th Ave N, Maple Grove
10:00 am
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
Sunday October 11
Monday October 12
Saturday October 24
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- PDS Tech, Inc. posted a job opening for SMT Set-Up Technician in Maple Grove. Apply here.
- i9 Sports Corporation posted a job opening for After School Sport Coordinator in Maple Grove. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Maple Grove here.
🗞 Nearby News
Osseo
- Brooklyn Bridge Alliance for Youth celebrates 13 years of Osseo Schools partnership (hometownsource.com)
Brooklyn Park
- Inaugural Twin Cities AeroDefense Summit Comes to Brooklyn Park (ccxmedia.org)
- 15 Things I Learned at the Brand-New World's Longest Car Wash in Brooklyn Park (racketmn.com)
- Court decision keeps council member's lawsuit against Brooklyn Park alive (hometownsource.com)
Champlin
- Osseo OKs 7.62% preliminary tax levy increase for 2027 (hometownsource.com)
Ok Maple Grove! 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: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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