🌱 Patch AM: Why did border agents swarm Richfield’s Target drive-up area?

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

In today's newsletter:

• Why did border agents swarm Richfield’s Target drive-up area?
• How ICE activity near Richfield is reshaping business plans this week
• How Richfield’s mayor wants neighbors to respond to recent ICE activity

Also on today's calendar: Richfield Spartans vs Robbinsdale Area Schools and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the shovel say to the dirt? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Cloudy, with a high of 31 and low of 20 degrees.
• Saturday: Snow, 1-2"; breezy, colder, temps: high: 24, low: 15. ⛄️ Brr!
• Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 25 and low of 21 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• VIDEO: Border agents descend on Richfield Target store, arrest drive-up workers (bringmethenews.com) — Two men working drive-up at the Target on Richfield Parkway were detained Thursday when a large group of federal border agents entered the store and pinned them to the floor near the entrance. Witnesses say both men stated they are U.S. citizens, and Bring Me The News is seeking explanations from Customs and Border Protection and Target about why the Richfield operation happened.
   

• Twin Cities businesses close in response to ICE presence (bringmethenews.com) — Twin Cities businesses are closing or canceling events following an ICE agent’s fatal shooting of a woman in Minneapolis and ongoing federal operations, including a widely shared video of agents detaining two workers at a Richfield Target. Many shops and venues cite safety concerns or solidarity with the community, while some remain open to raise money for local organizations.
   

• Richfield mayor issues statement in response to ICE activity (hometownsource.com) — Richfield residents are being reassured by Mayor Supple after reports of recent ICE activity in the city and a deadly enforcement operation in Minneapolis. Her statement urges neighbors to support one another, stay nonviolent, and keep watch around schools, businesses, and homes to help maintain a safe, united community.
   

📸 Around Richfield

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Richfield

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday January 17

• Play Date: Wood Lake Naturalist
  Richfield Community Center, 7000 Nicollet Ave, Richfield
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Friday January 9

• The Dust of Suns Quartet: Alyosha Live in the Galleries
  The Museum of Russian Art , 5500 Stevens Avenue , Minneapolis
  7:00 pm

Saturday January 10

• Yoga in the Gallery: Sankalpa for the New Year
  The Museum of Russian Art , 5500 Stevens Avenue , Minneapolis
  9:00 am
• Neighbor to Neighbor Day
  Minneapolis Campus , 5025 Knox Avenue South , Minneapolis
  9:30 am

Thursday January 15

• Mount Olivet Community Meals
  Minneapolis Campus , 5025 Knox Avenue South , Minneapolis
  4:00 pm

Friday January 16

• Sound Bath with Fine Tuning Sound Therapy
  The Museum of Russian Art , 5500 Stevens Avenue , Minneapolis
  7:00 pm

Friday January 23

• Richfield Spartans vs Robbinsdale Area Schools
  Richfield High School , 7001 Harriet Ave Door 4 , Richfield
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday January 9

• Baby Storytime
  Edina Library , 5280 Grandview Square , Edina
  10:00 am
• Lilo & Stitch (live action)
  Edina, MN Calendar , 7700 York Ave. S. , Edina
  5:00 pm

Saturday January 10

• Second Saturday for Caregivers
  Normandale Center for Healing & Wholeness , 6100 Normandale Rd 2nd floor , Edina
  9:00 am
• Edina Hornets vs North Wright County
  Braemar Arena , 7501 Ikola Way , Edina
  12:00 pm
• Jobies installation
  Lake Harriet Masonic Hall , 4519 France Ave S , Minneapolis
  3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Report of school lockdown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
  3:00PM on Jan 7: Marcy Elementary School is on lockdown with multiple police cars in front. (Nextdoor )

🗞 Nearby News

Bloomington

• Zacks Research Upgrades Park Dental Partners (NASDAQ:PARK) to Hold (marketbeat.com)
• ICE officer involved in Minneapolis shooting identified (kstp.com)
• 'Rodent Contamination' and 'Filth' Triggers Multi-State Recall of Popular Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics (thehealthy.com)

Edina

• LETTER: Edina councilmember on investing unspent TIF revenue (hometownsource.com)

Minneapolis

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