From my sister-in-law ...It's Wednesday evening around 9:30 MN time. You may have heard of the collapsed bridge in Minneapolis. Denny and I were home safe in St. Paul. My parents and R. and H. were in Circle Pines. A. and M. were in Minneapolis. They had driven over the bridge an hour before, but are now home safe and sound.
Denny was called into work. As we speak he is out on a remote at city hall to interview the mayor of Minneapolis.
Julie
My brother works for NPR.
It's a truly horrifying event. I was in the Twin Cities four years ago for the MN Fringe. I-34 is a heavily traveled road, one we used frequently getting back and forth.
The Minnesota Fringe opens tonight. This, from their website:
Greetings from Fringeland.
All of us are shocked by yesterday's bridge collapse on 35W. But the Minnesota Fringe Festival will open tonight at 5:30 p.m. as scheduled. The engine of Fringe is unstoppable, and the creation of art and community is essential.
As soon as we know if there are any changes to Fringe shows and schedules, we'll post it here on the web site, as well as information on alternate travel routes. In the meantime, we encourage everyone to help alleviate traffic tie-ups by using MetroTransit for their Fringing.
Otherwise, the Twin Cities chapter of the American Red Cross gets our nod for being the hippest nonprofit in town - it's the best way to help.
Stay tuned for updates and changes.
Take care,
Robin Gillette
Executive Director (on behalf of everyone at the Fringe)
Wish I could be there. For a number of reasons.
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My heart goes out to all who lost someone in this event and may all who are injured have a speedy recovery. I have never been to Minneapolis but am in the business of helping people at the drug rehab I work at. God Bless the families.
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