Bed-race winners capture luck o’ the Irish (+Video)
The bed-racing team from Dick’s Hometown Liquor store emerged victorious in the bed races in downtown River Falls March 17 celebrating St. Patrick’s Day.River Falls Journal, 03/18/2013
Brickhouse Music expands building, repertoire
After eight years at its current location, 15 years in River Falls and a total of 20 in business, Brickhouse Music, 216 S. Main St., expanded its store, adding about 1,200 square feet of space by converting cold-storage space to usable, indoor space.River Falls Journal, 03/15/2013
Design begins on long-awaited UWRF complex
Nearly 20 years after a study found the facilities substandard, UW-River Falls gained the traction it needs to starts design on a new Falcon Center -- known until recently as the Health and Human Performance (HHP) project. Planning efforts for a new facility began in 1999.River Falls Journal, 03/13/2013
River Falls guarantees Baseball Council loan
The City Council announced at the end of its Feb. 26 meeting and the closed session that followed: River Falls will agree to guarantee a bank loan not to exceed $300,000 for the River Falls Baseball Council.River Falls Journal, 03/08/2013
City Hall approves public-art displays
After having the task on its wish list for years, the City Council Feb. 26 approved a policy to display public art inside City Hall as well as a $2,500 expense for five “secure exhibit-hanging systems.”River Falls Journal, 03/06/2013
River Falls EDC: Business is its business
People usually know when a company starts, moves or expands in River Falls, but they typically do not see or hear from the local group of volunteers who work to bring those businesses here, the RF Economic Development Corporation.River Falls Journal, 03/01/2013
New Legion commander advocates humble service, continued traditions
As the community mourned its late local American Legion commander, Ed Miller, many wondered or asked: Who next will lead the local Fletcher-Pechacek Post 121?River Falls Journal, 02/27/2013
On-street drinks stir debate, pass
The City Council agreed Tuesday night to provide the local Chamber of Commerce with help for seven community events throughout 2013, but not before Council Member Christopher Gagne questioned the open-container exceptions and street closure.River Falls Journal, 02/27/2013
New owner remodels, set to reopen North Main motel
Recent buyer of the 18-room motel at 708 N. Main St., Henry Bhakta, said about the remodel and reopening of the business, “We’re targeting March 1, and we’re pretty close to it.”River Falls Journal, 02/25/2013
Leadership group aims for more Free Libraries
Two members from the just-formed Leadership River Falls class attended the Feb. 12 City Council meeting to introduce their group’s project for 2013: Six more Little Free Libraries in River Falls.River Falls Journal, 02/22/2013
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