civic center

This week my Facebook memories reminded me of something my friends and I went to all the time, and that was Night Storm parties in St. Cloud.

After 13-years in the making, the expansion to the St. Cloud Civic Center is nearly finished. Once completed at the end of December or early January, it will transform into the River's Edge Convention Center.

On this date in 1992, the Minnesota Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame Museum opened, allowing its guests to experience the sport that has been a large part of our culture from the beginning.

The Minnesota Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame will induct six new members. The event will be held tomorrow (Saturday) at the St. Cloud Civic Center, which is also the home of the Minnesota Amateur Baseball Museum. Spokesman Bob Karn says baseball has a long tradition in Minnesota, dating back to 1857.

It's expected that a $500 million bonding bill will be part of the deal struck between Governor Mark Dayton and Republican Legislative Leaders. St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis says he expects St. Cloud to get some of that money for the Civic Center parking ramp.

The commencement ceremonies for Tech and Apollo high schools will be moving to the St. Cloud Civic Center this spring. The graduation ceremonies for both schools were originally scheduled to be held at St. Cloud State University's Hallenbeck Hall, but school officials recently found out that facility was no longer available.

Tractors and other farm equipment will be moving in to downtown St. Cloud. The St. Cloud Area Chamber of Commerce will host the annual Farm Show at the St. Cloud Civic Center tomorrow (Tuesday).

Over 40 craft beer makers will be sampling their brews this Saturday at the St. Cloud Civic Center. The first ever "St. Cloud Craft Beer Expo" runs from 4:00 until 8:00 p.m. Event organizer Juno Choi says you'll have a chance to try a wide variety of specialty beers.

St. Cloud -- We continue our countdown today of the top 10 stories of 2010. In at number 7 is the expansion of the St. Cloud Civic Center. It was about 12 years ago that city leaders started pitching a plan for a convention center near Interstate 94...