🌱 Open House For N. Broadway Ave. Project + Man Arrested For Burglary

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Here are the top three stories in Rochester-Mason City today:

1. On Thursday, Mar. 23, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., the City of Rochester will host an open house regarding the next phase of the North Broadway Avenue Reconstruction project. Attendees will view community-feedback-based updated construction plans, proposed construction staging, and schedule for phase two of the reconstruction, which spans from the Silver Lake Bridge to Elton Hills Drive Northwest. The open house will be located at 125 Live at 125 Elton Hills Drive Northwest. (KROC-AM)
2. On Friday, Mar. 17, 39-year-old Marcus Archie was arraigned in Olmsted County Court on felony charges of second and third-degree burglary, second-degree possession of burglary tools, possession of burglary or theft tools and first-degree damage to property. Archie was arrested in connection to the Mar. 6 burglary at Maven Apartments, a downtown Rochester apartment complex. Rochester Police later arrested Archie for trespassing in the same apartment complex in the 400 block of Broadway Avenue South on Mar. 16. Surveillance video allegedly identified Archie as the suspect of the burglary. Archie's next court date is Mar. 28. (KROC-AM)
3. The Rochester Council, acting as the city’s Economic Development Authority, will be asked to temporarily lift income limits for half of the 108 apartments in the newly built Bryk on Broadway Apartments, which are designated for the building’s highest income bracket. The rest of the apartments are reserved for residency program students, nurses, and other service-industry workers in the downtown area who earn less than 80 percent of the area's median income. The council will consider the request after its regular 7:00 p.m. meeting on Mar. 20. (Post Bulletin)

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Today and tomorrow in Rochester-Mason City:

Monday, March 20

• April Verch Live At LIPS Atrium, Charlton Building (12:00 PM)
• Puzzle Night At LTS Brewing Company (6:00 PM)

Tuesday, March 21

• Tim Dallman Live At The Redwood Room (5:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Are you looking for work this spring, summer and/or fall? Check out the City of Rochester's variety of part-time/seasonal positions here! (City of Rochester via Twitter)
• According to Mankato Free Press, Rochester, St. Cloud, and Duluth have "grabbed a much bigger cut" of the $72 million distributed by the Greater Minnesota Parks & Trails Commission. The money was given to municipal and county-owned outdoors areas in Minnesota. (Mankato Free Press via Twitter)
• Looking for a new home nearby, but getting tired of seeing the same old listings every time you search online? Check out the latest homes for sale in the Rochester-Mason City area, including a unique three-bedroom on 1st Street NW for $369,000! (Rochester-Mason City Patch)

Alrighty, you're all caught up for today. I'll see you soon!

— Nicole Fallon-Peek

About me: Nicole Fallon-Peek is a journalist and copywriter with a degree in Media, Culture and Communication from New York University. She has served as a freelance reporter, managing editor, copy editor, and editorial director for a variety of B2B news outlets. She currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.