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This week in Brainerd

Three picks from this week's calendar. See all 4 events, day by day →

Friday Night Rib Night

Friday 5pm · Sunshine's SummerHouse

Exploring Whisk Brooms

Saturday 11am · The Crossing Arts Alliance

Cragun's BBQ Dinner Cruise

Saturday 6pm · Gull Lake Cruises

New in Brainerd

Places that opened, reopened, or earned a mention this month — the ones we'd go back to.

Ideal Ink

Beauty

Wake up ready: At Ideal Ink in Brainerd, Kristy specializes in award-winning permanent makeup that actually looks like you, just better, think nano brows, microblading, and soft lip blushing tuned to your face.

idealinkkristy.com ↗

Franklin Arts Center

Arts & Culture

Get your art fix: Franklin Arts Center is basically Brainerd’s creative hub, with rotating galleries, a steady stream of calls for art, and workshops from the folks who actually make the stuff.

franklinartscenter.org ↗

Rafferty's Pizza

Restaurants

Your next pie night: Rafferty's Pizza is rolling out its Summer Collection, so if Margherita, Big Cuyuna, Hawaiian Pulled Pork, or a cheeky Bacon Cheeseburger pie sounds like dinner, you’re in luck.

raffertyspizza.com ↗

Brainerd’s best businesses

Every spot worth knowing, in one place.

The restaurants, shops, and services the newsletter recommends, all in one place — every listing checked, and paid pins marked every time.

Browse Brainerd’s best →

Most read in Brainerd

The five stories Brainerd readers clicked most this month, from the daily editions.

  1. Books & Botanicals Debuts in Brainerd, Minn.

    Book & Botanicals, a bookstore in downtown Brainerd, Minn., has opened its doors to 816 Front St.

    Full story at shelf-awareness.com ↗

  2. Brainerd, Pequot, Walker schools to ask for referendum funds in November

    Three area school districts in Brainerd, Pequot Lakes and Walker-Hackensack-Akeley are seeking referendum funds for operational costs in November.

    Full story at brainerddispatch.com ↗

  4. Minnesota Supreme Court denies Mike Lindell's recount request

    The Minnesota Supreme Court has denied Mike Lindell's request to recount primary election votes, denying it.

    Full story at kstp.com ↗

  5. Brainerd's Bridge on 7th Shelter Hosts Over 100 Guests During Its 1st Summer

    The Bridge on 7th Overnight Shelter in Brainerd, run by non-profit organization Bridges of Hope, opened for the first time this summer after being approved by the BrainerD City Council to operate year-round.

    Full story at lptv.org ↗

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