A new video game lets players explore St. Paul’s Rondo neighborhood before I-94 was paved through it – and experience what makes it so vibrant today. READ: https://fluence-media.co/3PeHUgA
Share the love of MNGood and encourage others to sign up.
Have a great weekend.
Blois
FLINT HILLS FAMILY FESTIVAL: Kick off the summer in downtown Saint Paul with the Flint Hills Family Festival May 29-30, one of the largest and longest-standing events of its kind. The Festival offers free fun for people of all ages in Rice Park and Landmark Plaza, with performances and activities that provide something for everyone, along with world-class shows inside the Ordway for just $8! Now in its 26th year, this year’s Festival lineup includes Cirque Mechanics: TILT!, NOOMA: an opera for babies, and Click Clack Moo! More than one million people have experienced the Festival, including hundreds of thousands of students who have visited on field trips during the Festival’s School Days. Join us this year! LEARN MORE: Flint Hills Family Festival (SPONSORED: Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend refinery)
Want to manage your subscription to TheDailyAgenda.com? HERE: https://fluence-media.co/managesubscription
LONG WEEKEND LOADING…
THIS SUMMER: Via Bring Me The News, VERBATIM: “Teens are getting a little something extra from the YMCA this summer. Through its Get Summer program, the YMCA of the North is offering free memberships to teens entering grades 9 through 12.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4dXwZB8
BOOK CLUB: Via Minnesota Monthly, VERBATIM: “Since 1977, a group of 14 Edina women (plus two honorary out-of-state members) has been meeting every few weeks for discussions—and friendship—over novels, nonfiction, and everything in between. ‘We really felt encouraged to do something else for the community,’ says Sandy Hey, who joined the book club in 1978. They started collecting donations for Minneapolis Public Schools, things like backpacks and mittens for kids in need. Their reach grew; they raised donations for St. Joseph’s Home for Children and funds for various organizations that served kids in the Twin Cities.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4nKXLjx
VETERANS: Via Detroit Lakes Tribune, VERBATIM: “The Brady Oberg Legacy Foundation made a full-day trek from Moorhead to Detroit Lakes on Thursday, May 21. It’s called ‘rucking,’ symbolizing the heavy emotions veterans face when they return home from service.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4fAo7Td
ARTIVIST: Via Minnesota Spokesman Recorder, VERBATIM: “Esther Callahan is a Minneapolis-based community cultural curator and ‘artivist.’ Art therapy helped her heal and find her purpose. Today, she consults for BIPOC and Black-led organizations and co-founded BLK Collectors—an initiative launched to help the Black diaspora buy, invest in, and celebrate Black art without the systemic rush of traditional art spaces.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4dyl3EI
RESIDENCY: Via Boreal.org, VERBATIM: “Grand Portage National Monument in partnership with the Grand Marais Art Colony and the National Parks of Lake Superior Foundation, is pleased to announce the launch of its inaugural Artist-in-Residence program. This new initiative invites artists to pursue their creative work while immersed in the monument’s striking natural setting, extensive collections, and the rich cultural history of Gichi Onigaming (Grand Portage).” READ: https://fluence-media.co/49fHn4I
TREES: Via Lakeland PBS, VERBATIM: “The City of Bemidji has been awarded the 2026 DNR ReLeaf grant, which will fund a citywide tree inventory, stump removal, and the planting of up to 186 trees this year. Students from Saint Philips Catholic School got to plant the first tree at Library Park as a part of that grant.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/4dnNoyJ
MEDIA: Via Sahan Journal, VERBATIM: “Sahan Journal’s past and present came together on Tuesday, May 19, at an awards ceremony in New York as Editorial Director Chao Xiong accepted the Columbia Journalism Award with founder Mukhtar Ibrahim and current Executive Director Vanan Murugesan in the audience.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3PU2S4w
RETIRING: Via MinnPost, VERBATIM: “Jane E. Kirtley is retiring May 25 as the Silha Professor of Media Ethics and Law at the University of Minnesota’s Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Her name should be familiar to anyone interested in media law. For decades, she’s been the go-to expert on First Amendment and freedom of information issues, interviewed by legacy media in the U.S. and abroad.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/49bsznM
VOLUNTEERS: Via Lakeville-based Post, VERBATIM: “In honor of National Volunteer Month in April, Post Consumer Brands employees across the company’s 24 locations in the United States and Canada joined forces for its annual ‘Ingredients for Good’ volunteer initiative. This volunteer effort marks the fifth year of the employee-led initiative and a major milestone for Post Consumer Brands, which has now invested $1.2 million in food donations to local organizations across the communities it serves.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3PeIvyQ
HEALTH CARE: Via Minnesota Hospital Association, VERBATIM: “The Minnesota Hospital Association (MHA) recognized 60 hospital and health system teams and individuals from across the state this week for their work to strengthen patient care, communicate with patients and their communities, and support Minnesota’s health care workforce.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4fypd1R
NEXTGEN: Via Minnesota Spokesman Recorder, VERBATIM: “On the morning of May 5, a regular school day, nearly 1,000 Twin Cities and Greater Minnesota elementary school students gathered at the home of the St. Paul Saints, for an end-of-year recognition that included a parade on the outfield warning track. Almost a quarter of the fourth and fifth graders in attendance were children of color. All the grade schoolers participated in the Playworks Minnesota Youth Leadership Program, which serves more than 25,000 students.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4upPV1g
FLAG BOX: Via Lakeland PBS, VERBATIM: “Kian is a sophomore at Brainerd High School and has been with the Scouts since 2021. He originally made the flag box for the Brainerd Elks, and then Mayor Badeaux decided city hall could use one too.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/4tJsSgJ
DONATIONS: Via KNSI-Radio, VERBATIM: “Two St. Cloud-area nonprofits are getting a financial boost after community members rallied behind them in Old National Bank’s annual Choose Your Charity campaign. The Central Minnesota Sexual Assault Center in St. Cloud and WACOSA in Waite Park each received $2,500 grants as winners in their communities. They were among 97 nonprofits across Minnesota, North Dakota and Western Wisconsin selected through the two-week voting drive, which drew more than 107,000 votes and distributed over $265,000 in total.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4tPZLbE
GRANTS: Via Timberwolves & Lynx, VERBATIM: “The Minnesota Fastbreak Foundation, the non-profit arm of the Timberwolves and Lynx, today announced two additional community response grants as part of the organization’s ongoing commitment to addressing urgent needs across the Twin Cities. These grants will be awarded to the Salt Cure Restaurant Recovery Fund and the Economic Response Fund. Each organization will receive $25,000 to distribute aid to the areas of our communities facing the greatest need.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/49agxek
REPORT: Via Medina-based Polaris, VERBATIM: “Polaris Inc. (NYSE: PII) today released its 2025 Geared For Good Report. The annual report highlights Polaris’ ongoing efforts to support its people, riders, communities and the outdoors while advancing toward its 2035 environmental goals.” NEWS RELEASE: https://fluence-media.co/4dEKrZk REPORT: https://fluence-media.co/4dXEGHx
Copyright © 2026 Fluence Media, All rights reserved.
You are receving this email because you opted in at our website.
Our mailing address is:
Fluence Media
PO Box 270031
Golden Valley, MN 55427