Northern Star Scouting honored community leaders at its 2025 Community Builder Award & Spurgeon Awards gala in St. Paul. SVP Drinal Foster received the Community Builder Award; five Spurgeon Award recipients were recognized for leadership and service. Proceeds support Exploring, a hands-on career program for youth ages 14–21.
TwinCities
Posted inEducation
Robbinsdale schools face $21M shortfall
Robbinsdale Area Schools unveiled Reimagine Rdale 2030 to close a $21M shortfall—merging Cooper and Armstrong into one new high school by 2030 and reducing middle and elementary schools. Advocates say consolidation boosts collaboration and stability; critics fear larger classes, fewer arts and sports slots, and weaker student–teacher ties.
Posted inTheater
Ten Thousand Things brings Shakespeare to the masses
Ten Thousand Things will stage The Two Gentlemen of Verona for the first time, opening its 2025–26 season and marking Artistic Director Caitlin Lowans’ directing debut. The stripped-down, in-the-round production tours prisons, shelters, schools, and community sites, with public shows pay-what-you-can.