🌱 How Columbia Heights police helped catch a suspected care-facility arsonist nearby

Hello Columbia Heights! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How Columbia Heights police helped catch a suspected care-facility arsonist nearby

Also on today's calendar: TSoM Gala Milonga 2025 and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Afternoon snow, up to 1", with a high of 19 and low of 12 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Morning flurries, then breezy, temps: high: 20, low: -13.
• Saturday: A little snow in the morning, with a high of -2 and low of -16 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Resident arrested after early morning fire at Fridley care facility (hometownsource.com) — Columbia Heights police helped Fridley officers track down a resident suspected of starting a fire at a care facility on East River Road early Monday morning. One resident was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, and investigators from multiple agencies are still examining the case. Authorities are asking anyone with information to contact Fridley Public Safety or Anoka County Dispatch.
   

📸 Around Columbia Heights

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Columbia Heights

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 12

• EO Minnesota Holiday Party
  Northern Stacks Events, 38 Northern Stacks Dr, Fridley
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday December 13

• Needle Felted Ornaments and Baubles for Families In-Person
  Columbia Heights Public Library Community Room (Room 100) , Columbia Heights Public Library
  3:00 pm
• TSoM Gala Milonga 2025
  John P. Murzyn Hall , 530 Mill St NE , Columbia Heights
  7:30 pm

Monday December 15

• The Accidentals and Kaboom Studio Orchestra: Sonus Borealis Holiday Album Release
  Heights Theater , 3951 Central Ave NE , Columbia Heights
  6:00 pm

Tuesday December 16

• St Anthony Village Huskies vs Columbia Heights Hylanders
  Saint Anthony Village High School , 3303 33rd Ave NE , St Anthony
  5:00 pm
• Mystery Book Club In-Person
  Columbia Heights Public Library Community Room (Room 100) , Columbia Heights Public Library
  5:30 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Library Book Club In-Person
  Columbia Heights Public Library Community Room (Room 100) , Columbia Heights Public Library
  10:30 am

Thursday December 18

• Consult with the Law Librarian In-Person
  Columbia Heights Public Library Meeting Room (Room 132) , Columbia Heights Public Library
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Career Services
  Roseville Library , 2180 North Hamline Avenue , Roseville
  10:00 am
• Sewing Circle
  Roseville Library , 2180 North Hamline Avenue , Roseville
  10:00 am
• Drop-in Computer and Tech Help
  Roseville Library , 2180 North Hamline Avenue , Roseville
  1:00 pm
• Psychological Sciences Research Symposium
  Bethel University , 3900 Bethel Dr , St Paul
  1:15 pm

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to the local businesses for making Columbia Heights PatchAM possible:

• Can Can Wonderland — (651) 432-0228
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Emergency Alert
  **SCAM ALERT** Warning to Township Residents. If you receive an invoice from what appears to be the White Bear Township Planning Commission, please… (Nextdoor )

🗞 Nearby News

New Brighton

• List of Schools Closing Wednesday as Winter Storm Strikes (newsweek.com)
• Video: Somali Americans Are Carrying Proof of Citizenship Amid ICE Raids (newedgetimes.com)

Fridley

• Fridley holds hearing for 2026 budget, levy at Council meeting (hometownsource.com)
• This School District Opted To Serve Its Highest Needs Special Education Students In-House (disabilityscoop.com)

Brooklyn Center

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-- The Patch AM Team

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