Cast Your Vote - Sculpture Walk
|  Voting is open for the 2016-17 Sculpture Walk St. Cloud People's Choice Award. Voting closes on September 30, 2016. Learn more about where to find all of the sculptures in Downtown.
CAST YOUR VOTE.
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Welcome New Members
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 Kensington Bank, now located in Downtown at 501 W. St. Germain Street, 2nd floor, has joined as a new DTC member. They are just getting settled; doors to be opening soon. For more information, contact Tamara Simon at 320.407.8252. LEARN MORE _________________________________________  7 West TapHouse is located at 28 5th Ave S in Downtown. Beer, beer and more beer. Also open in Superior and Duluth. For more information, contact Ray Herrington at 320.774.2936. LEARN MORE |
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Streetscape Input Session is tentatively scheduled for September 15th.
DTC STATE OF DOWNTOWN will be on Tuesday, October 18, at Pioneer Place on 5th, 4:30 - 6:30.
NEW PARKING RAMP expected to open mid-November.
LOFTS Condominiums expected to open April 2017.
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Capital One Winter Nights & Lights Festival
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 The doings so far: Fri, Dec 9 - The Empire Plunge Sat, Dec 10 - Winter Wonderland Skywalker Parade Jedi Tree Lighting Capital One Frosted Festival Sun, Dec 11 - Dashing through the Snow softball game
If you'd like to perform, contact the DTC at 320.257.8600 or email Pegg.
Not too early to start thinking about a sponsorship, an activity, a parade entry and all the other things that will go into the weekend of December 9-11.
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Downtown, Culture Without the Commute!
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Celebrate National Waffle Day by joining "Breakfast at the Bank"
Stop into Capital One Cafe on Wednesday, August 24th between 7am - 11am for a complimentary fresh-made Belgian waffle. Capital One is located at 30 - 7th Ave S. View all upcoming events
MN Department of Administration Hosts Event at Library Public invited to learn about the historic Minnesota State Capital Restoration Project with a behind-the-scenes presentation by Commissioner Matt Massman of the Dept. of Admin. St. Cloud Great River Regional Library, Wednesday, August 24, 5:30 pm.
THIS WEDNESDAY - Rotary's Summertime by George!
Be sure to stop by the Middletown Market to enjoy the foods offered by DTC members: Quarks, Heavenly Treats, and D.B. Searle's. MORE INFO
Autumn Moon, Friday, September 30, 6:30 pm
Wynonna Judd's new album has been described by Country Weekly as "her absolute best solo effort". This will be a rockin' country event filled with southern food, Tennessee whiskey, guitars and cowboy boots!
BUY TICKETS!
St. Mary's Cathedral Block Party
September 10, 4 - 10 pm with outdoor mass, live bands, food, beer garden, silent auction and children's activities.
Initiative Foundation 30-year Celebration, October 7Celebrate the region's successes and explore the "What if?" possibilities for Central Minnesota. LEARN MORE A Celebration of the Music of Neil Diamond (show added) October 10-13 at Pioneer Place on Fifth TICKETS
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Award Recipients
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The Central Minnesota Community Foundation will be celebrating philanthropy and honoring the 2016 Award Recipients. Congratulations go out to:
- Lynn Grewing, ATHENA Award
- Keith Finstad, Professional Award in Philanthropy
- Dr. Leslie Green, President's Award
and DTC Members: - Dick and Mimi Bitzan,
- Alex Didier Award in Philanthropy
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Announcements, News
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Metro Bus Routes Change Sunday, August 21
MetroBus is redesigning their routes to better serve the community's needs now and into the future. Along with the route changes is a change to the current transfer policy. LEARN MORE
Congratulations!
The St. Cloud Surgical Center celebrating their 45th anniversary.
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Stinson Leonard Street Celebrate 15th Anniversary in St. Cloud
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central MN, St. Cloud,
has received a grant from the Edina Realty Foundation to help support its mission to provide children facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally supported 1-to-1 relationships that change their lives for the better, forever.
St. Cloud Hospital
was honored with the 2016 "Greenhealth Partner for Change" award by Practice Greenhealth, the nation's leading health care community of nonprofit membership organizations dedicated to creating better, safer, greener workplaces and communities.
Teresa Jahn, clinical nurse specialist at CentraCare Heart and Vascular Center, has been elected to a three-year term as a director on the national board of the AACN Certification Corporation - the credentialing arm of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. Coborn's Isanti Store Opened Last Week
Coborn's In debuted its redesigned grocery store concept with the opening of its Isanti location. The store will focus on their fresh perimeter departments and still carry everyday essential grocery items. Microbiologics Expanding St. Cloud Facility
Thanks in part to a grant from the MN Dept of Employment and Economic Development, Microbiologics is preparing to expand its facility in St. Cloud with a 30,000 SF additional. This addition will accommodate research and development labs and production facilities at a projected cost of $7.24 million. SCSU to host new Police & Social Services Conference
To help police, social services and the community work together to get a better understanding of what police do and how social services can aid in times of crisis and need. Open to the public. REGISTERThursday, Sept 8, 7am - 5pm at the Holiday Inn Cost: $119; $99 for students and seniors Loffler Hosting Tech Fest 2016, Sept 29, 8:30 - 4:30 Offering 20+ technology trends sessions. Keynote speaker this year is Jason Witty, Executive VP and Chief Information Security Officer at U.S. Bank. Lunch is provided along with Happy Hour. MORE INFO & REGISTER 
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St. Cloud's Downtown
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RENEW or BECOME A MEMBER TODAY!
"Downtown is our face
to the world."
We don't network,
we connect.
We don't lobby,
we influence.
We don't hold events for the sake of it, they all have a purpose.
Most importantly, all Downtown Council members get a
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Our Members
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Our Board
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Members - Share Your News
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Our Organization
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St. Cloud Downtown Council
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501 W. St. Germain Street
St. Cloud, MN 56301
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Downtown Is...
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...the heart and soul of every city. It is the gathering place for its people and the physical and aesthetic expression of its collective visions. A downtown is the manifestation of the diversity of the intellectual, cultural, social, business and political consciousness of its people.
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