West St. Paul Reader Member Drive with images of West St. Paul, Inver Grove Heights, Mendota Heights, South St. Paul, and the West Side.

Expanding Local News: Thank You

Yesterday we finished our fall member drive with 89 new members. Thank you to everyone who supports local news and made our expansion possible.

Why: We’re a member-supported local news site where our articles are freely available to everyone with no paywall. But it’s not without cost. That happens thanks to our members. You can join them and support local news.

What: This year’s member drive supported our expansion to the surrounding communities of Inver Grove Heights, Mendota Heights, South St. Paul, and the West Side.

Residential real estate services serving Minneapolis, St Paul and the Twin Cities Metro. Looking for a Realtor to help you buy, sell or invest?

Postcard challenge: Our next postcard will feature Mendota Heights because they brought in the most new members.

Graph showing how many members each community brought in.

Thank You

Thanks to our existing members for making local news possible. Thanks to our new members—welcome!

Thanks to Abigail Hendricks for designing our stickers.

Thanks to all the businesses who donated gift cards: 5-8 Club, Amore Coffee, Block Portrait Studios, Bobby & Steve’s Auto World, Bricksworth Beer Co., Cahill Diner, Cane’s, Clothesline Laundromat, The Copperfield, Culver’s, Dairy Queen, Eco Chico, FoodSmith, Gerten’s, Happy Joe’s Pizza & Ice Cream, Mike’s Butcher Shop, Minnesota Locks, Mr. Mustacheo Mexi-Wings & Tacos, North 40 Tavern, Poppy & Wonderments, Rocco’s Pizza, Soul aWear, Southview Garden Center, Sunlight Restaurant, Tii Cup, Turbo Tim’s Anything Automotive, and Zak’s Auto Service.

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