The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) announced that six businesses are expanding in Minnesota with the help of $2.1 million in awards from the Job Creation Fund (JCF), including a major development project in Albertville. The six projects are expected to leverage $123 million in investments from the companies and create 381 […]
After a Year Off, St. Michael Daze and Knights Returns
Get set for a picture perfect weekend in St. Michael as summer winds down.
St. Michael Daze and Knights, the community’s annual festival to celebrate the waning days of summer, is ready to roll Friday with food, inflatables and plenty of music. All events are located in Town Center, near St. Michael City Hall. And remember – the splash pad is OPEN, so you may want to pack a […]
New St. Michael Ice Cream Shop Adding Scoops of Fun to STMA’s Summer
From the first month he opened his hard-scoop ice cream shop in Buffalo, What’s the Scoop? owner Brady Elsenpeter knew he wanted his second location in St. Michael-Albertville. He liked the small-town feel of the area, the recent growth, and the fact that nothing similar existed in the communities. It took a few years to […]
Let’s Go Minnesota: Majority of COVID Restrictions Rolling Back by June
Bars, restaurants will get first lift this Friday with no closing time regulation
Minnesota will begin to remove the final shackles of COVID 19 restrictions as soon as this week, according to information from the Governor’s office released prior to a noon press conference today, May 6. With nearly 60 percent of Minnesota adults eligible now vaccinated, and the country ready to begin vaccinating teens and pre-teens, Gov. […]
Backyard Liquor Happy to Serve STMA
The area's only locally-owned liquor store continues to deliver for the heart of the community.
Over the past many years, as St. Michael has grown, one constant has remained. Across from the restaurant location on south side of Center Avenue and First Street Northeast, a liquor store has served the St. Michael community. It’s had its ups and downs – that little store. But thanks to Craig and Darla and […]
Stellis Health in Albertville Adds Physician’s Assistant to Meet Needs
A familiar face has turned from urgent care to family medicine as the network continues to grow.
Physician Assistant Katie Alvarez, PA-C, recently shifted her practice from Urgent Care to providing family medicine care at Stellis Health – Albertville-St. Michael Clinic. “We’re excited to have Katie join the Stellis Health-Albertville Clinic team full-time to support the growing needs of community members in and around the Albertville-St. Michael community,” says Douglas Hanson, MPA, […]
City of Albertville Approves Industrial Facility for Town’s Northwest Corner
Once pegged as a possible location for a “Mall of Entertainment,” a plot of agricultural land on Albertville’s northwest corner has now been committed as the site of the city’s new Albertville Business Park, which will include an industrial manufacturing facility called Advanced Volumetric Alliance (AVA), which builds multifamily housing component units. After initial on-site […]
Buffalo Ice Cream Shop Expands to Serve Up Scoops in St. Michael
What's the Scoop will open a second location in the community this summer.
St. Michael loves its ice cream, as evidenced by the mad rush on Dairy Queen once it re-opened a couple of years ago. Now, a Buffalo favorite is making its way to downtown St. Michael, with What’s the Scoop setting its scrumptious sights on the building that also hosts Tangles Salon. What’s the Scoop owners […]
The Hen and The Hog Rises, Serves Up Comfort in Albertville
STMA's newest eatery has navigated the waters to offer Minnesota Wontons, mac and cheese and much more.
It was an idea that, like many great ideas, sprung from a night around a kitchen table. Out of the ashes of a pandemic that has left many businesses without a rudder, take the leap. And open a restaurant. Wait. Open a restaurant? “It was a few people from the service industry sitting around the […]
Restaurants, Crowds Get a Boost for Holiday Weekend
With Valentine's Day dates and President's Day weekend on tap, extended hours OK'd by state officials.
As hospitalizations and the COVID-19 positivity rate continue to decline and the state makes progress in vaccinating those most vulnerable, Governor Tim Walz today signed Executive Order 21-07 to continue supporting Minnesota’s economic recovery and make adjustments to COVID-19 mitigation measures. “Our small businesses have made enormous sacrifices for the health of their employees and […]
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