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[0:16] welcome to Bloomington today I'm Emily

[0:18] taplan thanks for joining us first we

[0:20] bring you the Buzz for the week of

[0:22] September 11th through the 17th help

[0:24] move Bloomington forward and celebrate

[0:26] the possibilities of a new Community

[0:28] Health and Wellness Center attend the

[0:30] Community Health and Wellness Center

[0:32] celebration on Saturday September 28th

[0:35] from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. there will be

[0:36] games live music food trucks and

[0:39] activities in the park next to Creekside

[0:41] learn more about the center's possible

[0:43] new programs services and amenities and

[0:46] you can also get a free flu shot and

[0:48] other helpful information at Bloomington

[0:50] Public Health's mobile Health Hub

[0:52] Bloomington is named one of the top 10

[0:55] places to live in the midwest by

[0:57] livability.com livability recently

[1:00] released its top 25 best places to live

[1:02] in the midwest list and Bloomington was

[1:04] number seven the article called out Mall

[1:06] of America bloomington's highquality

[1:08] schools Parks emphasis on equity and

[1:11] inclusion and more as reasons why

[1:13] Bloomington is a great place to live

[1:16] attend bloomington's fourth Annual Pride

[1:18] event it's happening Sunday September

[1:20] 22nd from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at

[1:22] Bloomington Civic Plaza Bloomington

[1:24] residents are taking the lead in

[1:26] planning the event the transition to a

[1:28] community run event continues with twin

[1:30] City's Pride as the fiscal sponsor this

[1:32] year recently five Bloomington residents

[1:35] gathered to create a board of directors

[1:37] and are working on establishing the

[1:39] nonprofit Bloomington MN Pride the event

[1:42] will be similar to years past with food

[1:44] trucks great music and entertainment

[1:46] kid-friendly activities and so much more

[1:49] stay up to date on the latest at the web

[1:51] address on your screen congratulations

[1:53] to the hatch Bloomington winner

[1:55] scrambling egg owners Grant vener and

[1:58] Nick Peterson competed in Blooming 's

[2:00] inaugural hatch Bloomington contest and

[2:02] were awarded

[2:03] $100,000 to start a brick-and-mortar

[2:05] business here in Bloomington the winning

[2:08] entry was selected based on two rounds

[2:10] of community voting with additional

[2:12] input from a seven judge panel that

[2:14] reviewed contestants pitches at the top

[2:16] 25 top 10 and top three stages for the

[2:20] past year and a half the scrambling egg

[2:21] food truck has been serving fast casual

[2:23] breakfast options in Bloomington their

[2:26] vision is to develop a business model

[2:28] that can expand nationally and

[2:30] eventually globally with Bloomington as

[2:32] the starting point we'll be sure to

[2:34] update you as their business plans

[2:35] progress the hatch Bloomington

[2:37] competition aligns with the city's

[2:39] strategic objectives and developmental

[2:41] priorities by encouraging local

[2:43] entrepreneurs to develop business ideas

[2:45] that will positively impact

[2:47] bloomington's future enrollment is up

[2:50] significantly at Normandale Community

[2:52] College in 2024 Normandale says the

[2:54] college is projected to have a 15%

[2:57] year-to-year increase in Fall enrollment

[2:59] from 2023 to 2024 with a total of 10,500

[3:04] students this fall semester they say

[3:06] it's some of the highest enrollment

[3:08] levels in the history of the college

[3:10] dean of Recruitment and Outreach Charles

[3:12] frames says the enrollment increases are

[3:14] the culmination of planning efforts to

[3:16] make Normandale a modern and student

[3:18] ready campus with recent Renovations in

[3:21] addition they say their programming

[3:23] efforts have been focused on meeting

[3:25] students where they are providing

[3:27] expanded resources to meet needs and

[3:29] make sure people can show up as their

[3:31] authentic selves the city of

[3:33] bloomington's communications efforts

[3:35] shine in the National Spotlight the city

[3:38] received three Awards in the city County

[3:40] communications and marketing Association

[3:42] 2024 Savvy Awards which is a national

[3:45] competition the city received a first

[3:47] place award for its Communications voter

[3:49] education plan for Bloomington forward a

[3:52] second place award for the notable

[3:53] Neighbor video series and a third place

[3:56] for the Bloomington briefing that is the

[3:58] buzz on Bloomington today for the week

[4:00] of September 11th through the 17th if

[4:02] you would like to watch other stories

[4:04] from the show go to this week's playlist

[4:06] meet a notable neighbor author and

[4:08] artist with a passion for telling

[4:10] personal stories and building Community

[4:13] plus learn more about the naturalist

[4:14] programs offered by Bloomington Parks

[4:16] and Recreation thanks for watching