🌱 Patch AM: Will your Fridley street get resurfaced—and how much will you pay?

Hi there, Fridley! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Will your Fridley street get resurfaced—and how much will you pay?
• How a Fridley senior turned wrestling into family, confidence and leadership

Also on today's calendar: Holiday Concert: Sing and Dance! and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: I once read a book about anti-gravity. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Flurries, cold, then breezy, with a high of 20 and low of -13 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Saturday: Cloudy and frigid, temps: high: -4, low: -17.
• Sunday: Partly sunny and frigid, with a high of 4 and low of -3 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Fridley moves ahead with 2026 street rehabilitation project (hometownsource.com) — Fridley is moving ahead with a 2026 street rehabilitation project that will resurface about 1.25 miles of neighborhood roads and levy special assessments on affected properties. City staff outlined costs, timelines, and assessment formulas as residents questioned fairness, street conditions, and how the work—set to start in May 2026—will impact their homes and wallets.
   

• Fridley girls wrestling's Nguyen finds home, connection on mat (hometownsource.com) — Fridley readers can cheer on senior wrestler Nex Nguyen, who’s become a state-ranked trailblazer for the Tigers as girls wrestling rapidly grows across Minnesota. Nguyen shares how the sport helped her bond with her four wrestling brothers, build confidence, and inspire younger athletes on both the Fridley girls and boys teams heading into her final high school season.
   

📸 Around Fridley

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fridley

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 13

• Southern Express Band
  Route 47 Pub & Grub, 7820 University Ave NE, Fridley
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday December 13

• Crafternoon: Leather Tassel Keychain In-Person
  Mississippi Branch Library Mississippi Meeting Room 1 & 2, Mississippi Library
  2:00 pm
• Needle Felted Ornaments and Baubles for Families In-Person
  Columbia Heights Public Library Community Room (Room 100),
  3:00 pm

Sunday December 14

• Holiday Concert: Sing and Dance!
  Fridley High School , 6000 W Moore Lake Dr NE , Minneapolis
  4:00 pm

Monday December 15

• Read to a Dog In-Person
  Mississippi Library , Mississippi Meeting Room 1 & 2 , Fridley
  4:00 pm

Tuesday December 16

• Management Committee Meeting
  Anoka County, MN Calendar , 2100 3rd Ave N , Anoka
  8:15 am
• Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting
  Anoka County, MN Calendar , 2100 3rd Ave N , Anoka
  9:30 am
• Board of Commissioners Public Comment Period
  Anoka County, MN Calendar , 2100 3rd Ave N , Anoka
  10:00 am
• Criminal Expungement Clinic In-Person
  Mississippi Library , Mississippi Meeting Room 1 & 2 , Fridley
  12:30 pm

📣 Fridley Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday December 12

• Baby Meet-Up
  New Brighton Library , 400 10th St NW , New Brighton
  10:00 am
• Family Storytime In-Person
  Mississippi Library , Mississippi Meeting Room 1 & 2 , Spring Lake Park
  10:15 am
• Baby & Me Storytime
  Mounds View Library , 2576 County Road 10 , Mounds View
  10:30 am
• MNSure Help and Enrollment
  Brookdale Library , 6125 Shingle Creek Parkway , Brooklyn Center
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Anyone know of a person in or around Fridley who can help with removing snow buildup from a not-so-high roof (only six steps to the top floor)?
  Please drop recommendations or contact info. Thanks! (Nextdoor Parkview)

🗞 Nearby News

Spring Lake Park

• Columbia Heights approves 2026 budget, levy (hometownsource.com)
• Tis the Season for … a 324-Minute Documentary About Russian Journalists? (racketmn.com)

Columbia Heights

• Crystal's 2026 levy increase sparks controversy for 3rd consecutive year (hometownsource.com)
• FAIR School Crystal Students Hold Walkout To Protest Possible Program Closure (ccxmedia.org)
• Brooklyn Park residents invited to nominate leaders, play, move, and celebrate this winter (insightnews.com)

Minneapolis

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I couldn’t put it down.
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