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A Micro-Brewer's Complaint, A Fitness Club Coming and Strong Home Sales-Roseville Rewind

A look at some of the top news stories of the past week on Roseville Patch.

The bar stools are purchased, the chalkboard menu is colored and the beer is ready.

ButΒ Pour Decisions BreweryΒ is claiming the taproom liquor license fee required by the city of Rosevilleβ€”$7,200 per year for a full-week licenseβ€”is too high to afford.

The new micro-brewer says it going to urge the City Council to lower that license fee for it.Β  That was among the top news stories on Roseville Patch during the past week. To read the full report, click on to this link.

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Meanwhile, here are a few other significant Roseville stories from the past week:

Planet Fitness Coming to Roseville

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Taking over a retail space formerly home to a Circuit City electronics store, Planet Fitness is coming to Roseville.

The New Hampshire-based fitness center company will be occupying 25,000 square feet adjacent to neighboringΒ Sports AuthorityΒ in a small shopping district that is just south of Highway 36 and east of Fairview Avenue.

Home Sales Price Surges in Roseville

For the eighth straight month, the Twin Cities' median home sales price rose as the metro area saw increased sales demand and the distressed market accounting for a smaller part of overall home sales, according to theΒ Minneapolis Area Association of RealtorsΒ (MAAR).

Rosedale Center Still a Top Place for Holiday Shopping

AΒ  new survey predicts spending by Twin Cities consumers for the 2012 holiday season will increase 10 percent from year ago _ withΒ Rosedale CenterΒ  still one of the top destinations for shoppers.

Man Sentenced in Robberies of Roseville Sandwich Shops andOne in Newport

A Minneapolis federal judge today (Wednesday)Β  handed down a stiff sentence to a 25-year-old man who pleaded guilty to armed robbery of two Roseville sandwich shops and one in Newport in late 2011.

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