--- title: St. Cloud Shines Blog | St. Cloud Shines (6) description: The St. Cloud Shines blog is where you can find our Shines stories, featured articles about our Investor partners, and more! 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It’s... [Read more](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/blog/veterans-rock) [![KZYS 105.1 FM Somali Radio](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/hubfs/KZYS%20105.1%20FM%20Somali%20Radio.png)](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/blog/kzys-105.1-fm-somali-radio) ## [KZYS 105.1 FM Somali Radio](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/blog/kzys-105.1-fm-somali-radio) Ahmed Abdi - also known as Ahmed Laarri - came to St. Cloud more than 20 years ago. He fell in love... [Read more](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/blog/kzys-105.1-fm-somali-radio) [![Make-It Mac's Makerspace St. Cloud](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/hubfs/st%20cloud%20makerspace.png)](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/blog/make-it-macs-makerspace) ## [Make-It Mac's Makerspace](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/blog/make-it-macs-makerspace) Macanon Dhein opened Make-It Mac’s Makerspace in 2021 with the intention of establishing a... 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[Read more](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/blog/coming-to-you-st.-cloud-live-forum-communications) [![](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/hubfs/Tech%20Tigers%20St%20Cloud%20Coach%20Don%20Ferguson.png)](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/blog/tech-tigers-coach-don-ferguson) ## [Tech Tigers Coach Don Ferguson](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/blog/tech-tigers-coach-don-ferguson) Coach Donald Ferguson Jr. - but you can call him Don - was born and raised in a close-knit family... [Read more](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/blog/tech-tigers-coach-don-ferguson) [![Smash Room St. Cloud](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/hubfs/Screenshot%202023-11-06%20at%2011.31.36%20AM.png)](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/blog/emotion-in-motion) ## [Emotion in Motion](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/blog/emotion-in-motion) Have you ever just wanted to smash something? Emotion in Motion in Sauk Rapids provides a healthy... [Read more](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/blog/emotion-in-motion) [![Widows Peak Salon & Tattoo Parlor](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/hubfs/Widows%20Peak%20Salon%20%26%20Tattoo%20Parlor%20St.%20Cloud.png)](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/blog/widows-peak-salon-and-tattoo) ## [The Widows Peak Salon And Tattoo Parlor](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/blog/widows-peak-salon-and-tattoo) Kitty Noir and Scotty Munster opened The Widows Peak Parlor in downtown St. Cloud in the fall of... [Read more](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/blog/widows-peak-salon-and-tattoo) [![](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/hubfs/Sartell%20Police%20K9.png)](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/blog/kimber-the-k9) ## [Kimber the K9](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/blog/kimber-the-k9) On September 25, 2023, Kimber the K9 came home to the Sartell Police Department as a member of... 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