Good morning, St. Cloud.

The St. Cloud Alliance is hosting its third annual Festi-Fall downtown this fall on East St. Germain to boost local business and its East side.

Community members can enjoy family-friendly events and live performances.

Place of Hope on 9th Ave North now offers 80 beds + nearly 50 overflow mats and is refurbishing 9 family rooms for families ahead of winter, as local shelters work with partners to meet rising demand from people seeking help.

Tickets for Holly Ball 2026, a community fundraiser that supports CentraCare Hospice, Coborn Cancer Center and Central Minnesota Child Advocacy Center, will go on sale in October.

The event, themed How Sweet It Is, is set for December 5 at Rivers Edge Convention Center and will include more details soon.

The Wirth Center for the Performing Arts is turning the historic Daniel Building into an arts hub with music lessons, a dance studio, and a planned 100-seat venue on 7th Avenue.

Tours are available this Friday during the Downtown Art Crawl.

St. Cloud State University secured a $135,000 state grant to partner with Park Industries and, with $398,000 in matching funds, run a two-year job training program for 217 employees — the program will boost technical skills, leadership, and digital tools.

Experts say warm-weather bugs like yellowjackets, crickets, and foreign grain beetles become more active in August.

Residents can check for gaps near doors+windows to help keep indoor spaces comfortable.

St. Cloud pediatrician Dr. Jessica Najarian-Bell advises parents to keep kids’ backpacks at 10% of their weight, recommending weekly cleanouts + proper strap adjustments to support healthy posture.

She warns that heavy, overloaded bags can lead to lasting back pain.

New Sora Pediatric Therapy clinic in St. Cloud offers speech, feeding and physical therapy to children birth to 21 and aims to cut wait times.

Led by Lydia Halligan, it will host an open house on Aug. 28 at 3601 18th St. S. Suite +101.

Local teams such as the Sartell Muskies, Cold Spring Springers & Foley Lumberjacks will play for state spots in the Town Ball Regional Tournament from today to Saturday, Aug.

15. The games will be held at different local fields.