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The Boaters Outlet site, as it’s called by Roseville city officials, between Fairview and Snelling avenues on County Road C, could become a mixed-use development of housing and retail. Though still in the early planning stages, the Roseville Economic Development Authority voted July 15 to support the redevelopment with $7.5 million of tax increment financing. (Mike Munzenrider)

The North Oaks maintenance center’s north gate, situated at city limits, opens onto Turtle Lake Road in Shoreview. Residents across the street say they’ve seen a marked increase in maintenance center traffic exiting the center, using a Shoreview road, and then reentering North Oaks over the last couple of years, including a large amount of construction vehicles during a recent project in early July. (Bridget Kranz)

The beach at Lake McCarrons County Park was closed as of July 10 due to high levels of E. coli bacteria in the lake water, and will remain closed at least until July 24. (Mike Munzenrider)

The Alliance for Metropolitan Stability hopes to join a lawsuit against the City of Arden Hills over the redevelopment of 427 acres of vacant land in the city. The organization claims that by not planning for adequate affordable housing at the site the city has violated the federal Fair Housing Act by effectively excluding families of color. (file photo)

Some 200 people showed up to the Lights for Liberty vigil held at Freedom Park in New Brighton on July 12. The event was one of more than 800 happening nationally to protest conditions at migrant detention centers along the U.S.-Mexico border. (photos courtesy of Maria Paik )

Officials, including Roseville Mayor Dan Roe, center, tossed dirt July 18 to mark the groundbreaking of Colder Products Company’s new 132,000-square-foot headquarters on Cleveland Avenue in Roseville. (Mike Munzenrider photos)

Kimberly Shen

Elliot J. Peters