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In today's newsletter:

  • How Edina’s Paige Bueckers just capped a history-making championship year

Today's riddle: Playing golf is bad for your brain. 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Periods of sun; much colder, with a high of 13 and low of 7 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
  • Friday: Cold with clouds and sun, temps: high: 14, low: 8.
  • Saturday: Mainly cloudy, with a high of 22 and low of 10 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• NATIONAL Okla. assistant let go, Ohio ordinance, NSA lawsuit, TGNCNB emergency fund (windycitytimes.com) — Edina native Paige Bueckers earned Outsports’ Female Athlete of the Year after leading UConn to an NCAA title and becoming the WNBA’s No. 1 draft pick, a point of pride for local fans. Her honor appears amid a wide-ranging national roundup on LGBTQ+ rights, policies, lawsuits, and community initiatives heading into 2026.
   

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📸 Around Edina

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Edina

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    Friday January 2
  • City Hall Closed
    Edina, MN Calendar Edina, MN 55424
  • Art Cart - Edinborough Entertainment Series
    Edina, MN Calendar , 7700 York Ave. S. , Edina
    10:00 am
    • Saturday January 3
  • Actual Past Masters Degee
    Lake Harriet Lodge AF&AM , 4519 France Ave S , Minneapolis
    8:00 am
    • Sunday January 4
  • 2026 Officers Installation
    Lake Harriet Masonic Lodge , 4519 France Ave S , Minneapolis
  • Bluedog - Entertainment Series
    Edina, MN Calendar , 7700 York Ave. S. , Edina
    6:00 pm
    • Monday January 5
  • Baby Storytime
    Linden Hill Community Library , 2900 West 43rd Street , Minneapolis
    10:00 am
  • Warm Up with Clean Energy at Centennial Lakes Park!
    Edina, MN Calendar , 7499 France Avenue S , Edina
    4:00 pm
    • Tuesday January 6
  • Open Skate
    Edina, MN Calendar , 7501 Ikola Way , Edina
    11:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Friday January 2
  • Move and Groove
    Saint Louis Park Library , 3240 Library Lane , St. Louis Park
    9:30 am
    • Sunday January 4
  • Youth Game Day
    Hopkins Library , 22 11th Avenue North , Hopkins
    1:00 pm
  • Artist Reception: Sacred Threads Work by Susan Bring
    Capp Center St. Paul , 1375 St. Paul Ave , St. Paul
    1:00 pm
  • Pokémon Collectible Card Club
    Saint Louis Park Library , 3240 Library Lane , St. Louis Park
    2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Snapped a pic of this fox in the neighbor’s back yard.
    This is the second time we’ve seen it this winter - between 58th and 60th around Chowen/Drew. Looks calm and well-fed. (Nextdoor Chowen Park)
  • Fire in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
    3:40PM on Dec 30: A house under construction in South Minneapolis' Linden Hills neighborhood is on fire, with black smoke reported. (Nextdoor )

🗞 Nearby News

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Eden Prairie

  • Watch: Minnetonka tops Blaine to wrap up 2025 (kstp.com)
  • The 20 most competitive housing markets in Minnesota (santafenewmexican.com)
  • JD Vance claims Chris Murphy wants to save money by 'keeping illegal aliens in America' (meaww.com)

Ok Edina! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I just heard a golfer say he had four strokes on the first hole!
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