Brooklyn Park Pet Hospital offers $20 microchipping for pets on September 14th. Pre-registration is required. The event is at 5815 80th Ave N, Brooklyn Park, MN.

The 13th Ward News highlights local events like the chili cook-off, provides crime prevention updates, discusses transportation projects, urges early voting, and promotes the Fall City Tree sale in Minneapolis.

Brooklyn Park is hosting a donation event for building materials to benefit Better Futures Minnesota, accepting items like doors and cabinetry while refusing unusable ones.

Eden Prairie is focusing on transparency via a town hall meeting, has plans to redevelop the Office Depot site, is organizing a green tech showcase, honors a local senator, and welcomes a new police officer.

Cleary Lake Regional Park hosts an SUP class for beginners and enthusiasts on September 1, providing equipment and instruction for a fee, with discounts for groups.

Mankato officially inducted six new members into its police and fire departments, celebrating their oath to serve the community with a public ceremony.

Maple Grove Police and local partners are hosting a free child car seat safety clinic on September 21 at Fire Station 4, offering car seat checks by certified technicians.

The Bloomington police hosted "Cookout with the Cops," which had over 500 attendees, featuring food, fun, and engagement with the community and local partners.

The MPRB approved reallocating $10.3 million to fund the North Commons Park project, delaying other park improvements.

The ROC in St. Louis Park is hosting a family-friendly roller-skating event with a live DJ on August 29, from 7 to 9 p.m. Entry is $5, with skate rentals available for an additional $5.

The University of Minnesota is a finalist for the W.K. Kellogg Foundation Community Engagement Scholarship Award due to CURA's impactful collaborations.

A centenarian named Harold Grandprey from Montevideo marks a century of life filled with military service, education, a long career, and decades of marriage, resonating as an emblem of the American dream.

Plymouth's Metrolink services will not run on Labor Day, including all fixed routes and Click-and-Ride. Customer service will also be closed, resuming on Sept. 3.