Travelers will find fewer places to stay in Brooklyn Center after the city council revoked the license for a hotel that was also operating a medical clinic.
Suburban Studios by Choice Hotels, an extended stay hotel located at 2701 Freeway Blvd, had its hospitality accommodation license revoked on Monday, June 23.
“The fact of the matter is that you did not follow proper procedures set by Brooklyn Center for code,” said Council Member Laurie Ann Moore. “It is a red flag and extremely concerning t...

An investigation says a Brooklyn Park city council member violated the city’s Elected Officials Rules of Procedure and Code of Conduct.
The report stems from a hostile workplace complaint filed against Brooklyn Park City Council Member Maria Tran in January.
In the complaint, a Brooklyn Park city staff member wrote that Tran had “repeated public accusations and disparaging innuendos” on several occasions. 
“She has demonstrated a pattern of behavior that’s intended to dehumanize me, humiliate me...

Slick City Action Park, an indoor adventure park with slides and other attractions, is almost ready to open in Maple Grove.
“What you’re looking at is Minnesota’s first indoor slide park,” said owner Mike Kelly. “We’ve got 14 slides — it’s almost like a water park without the water.”
Kelly expects the facility to be “birthday party central.”
“[It’s] a ton of fun. We also have a dodgeball court, two basketball courts, trapeze, swings, zipline, [and a] full cafe,” Kelly said.
When using the slides...

Cymbals crashed and drums pounded as two dragons danced and thrashed across the floor of Empire Foods, celebrating the opening of Brooklyn Center’s newest ethnic grocery store.
It’s located in the city’s former Walmart building at 1200 Shingle Creek Crossing.
The retail giant shuttered its doors in Brooklyn Center last April.
Now, almost a year later, Empire Foods has taken its place. 
In late December 2023, the owners of Sun Foods — Sun Empire — bought the vacant building for $8.1 million.
“It’...

Trees are an overarching part of Sydney Hudzinski’s life. As a forestry technician for the city of Plymouth, she’s often up among the leaves and branches.
“Trees are so gorgeous, and they’re such wonderful beings that we have on this planet,” she said. “The ability to get paid to climb trees is just wild. It’s such a serene feeling up in the canopies, especially when you get like a light breeze, it’s just indescribable.”
CCX News met her as she was hanging holiday lights on a tree near city hall...

For most homeowners, water service lines and the other pipes on their property are an afterthought — until something goes wrong.
Take Robbinsdale resident Mike Schwieger as an example. His aging water service line has been giving him grief.
“Right now, we still have the old paper, tar-wrapped system going through there, so we’ve been having a lot of issues with things growing in there, the roots and stuff like that,” he told CCX News. “It’s a big consideration about replacing it, but the price t...