--- title: St. Cloud Shines Blog | Stories (12) description: Stories | The St. Cloud Shines blog is where you can find our Shines stories, featured articles about our Investor partners, and more! (12) image: https://blog.stcloudshines.com/hubfs/active-central-minnesota.png --- [Skip to content](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/blog/tag/stories/page/12#main-content) [Hmoob](https://www.stcloudshines.com/hmoob/) [Pусский](https://www.stcloudshines.com/pусский/) [Soomaali](https://www.stcloudshines.com/soomaali/) [Español](https://www.stcloudshines.com/espanol/) [Tiếng Việt](https://www.stcloudshines.com/tieng-viet/) [![St. Cloud Shines](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Shines_Logo-Orange.png?width=1944&height=799&name=Shines_Logo-Orange.png "St. Cloud Shines")](https://www.stcloudshines.com/) - [Our Community](https://www.stcloudshines.com/our-community/) - [Things To Do](https://www.stcloudshines.com/things-to-do/) - [Jobs & Careers](https://www.stcloudshines.com/jobseeker-careers/) - [Education](https://www.stcloudshines.com/education/) - [Resources](https://www.stcloudshines.com/resources/) - [Blog](https://www.stcloudshines.com/blog/) - [Our Community](https://www.stcloudshines.com/our-community/) - [Things To Do](https://www.stcloudshines.com/things-to-do/) - [Jobs & Careers](https://www.stcloudshines.com/jobseeker-careers/) - [Education](https://www.stcloudshines.com/education/) - [Resources](https://www.stcloudshines.com/resources/) - [Blog](https://www.stcloudshines.com/blog/) BLOG / # Shines Stories - [Employer (11)](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/blog/tag/employer) - [Investor Features (36)](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/blog/tag/investor-features) - [Jobseeker (17)](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/blog/tag/jobseeker) - [Stories (167)](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/blog/tag/stories) [![](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Whit-Gallery-Storefront_1024x300.jpg)](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/blog/whit-gallery) ## [Whit Gallery](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/blog/whit-gallery) Earlier this year, St. Germain Street in Downtown St. Cloud became home to the Whit Gallery. Heidi... [Read more](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/blog/whit-gallery) [![](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/hubfs/Rock-Creek-Coffeehouse_1200x600.jpg)](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/blog/rock-creek-coffeehouse) ## [Rock Creek Coffeehouse](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/blog/rock-creek-coffeehouse) Rock Creek Coffeehouse in Sauk Rapids first opened in 2014 and is owned by Art & Mary Buhs and Matt... [Read more](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/blog/rock-creek-coffeehouse) [![](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/hubfs/Pick-It-Fence_1200x600.jpg)](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/blog/pick-it-fence) ## [Pick-It Fence](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/blog/pick-it-fence) Skincare and Decor and Clothing… oh my! The Pick-It Fence in Sartell is a hidden gem featuring... [Read more](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/blog/pick-it-fence) [![](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/hubfs/Greek-Cravings_1200x600.jpg)](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/blog/greek-cravings) ## [Greek Cravings](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/blog/greek-cravings) A little less than 10 years ago, Tariq Siddique and his wife Shahira – both from Saudi Arabia –... [Read more](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/blog/greek-cravings) [![](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/hubfs/Grey-Face-Rescue-Retirement_1200x600.jpg)](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/blog/grey-face-rescue-retirement) ## [Grey Face Rescue & Retirement](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/blog/grey-face-rescue-retirement) Three kids, three dogs, and three cats… Some call it chaotic, but Bethie Gondeck calls that home.... [Read more](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/blog/grey-face-rescue-retirement) [![](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/hubfs/Back-Shed-Brewing_1200x600.jpg)](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/blog/back-shed-brewing) ## [Back Shed Brewing](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/blog/back-shed-brewing) Waite Park is home to the newest brewery in town, Back Shed Brewing! They opened in August of this... [Read more](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/blog/back-shed-brewing) [![](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/TEDxStCloud-Embrace_1200x600.jpg)](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/blog/tedxstcloud) ## [TEDxStCloud](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/blog/tedxstcloud) On the evening of Thursday, October 14th, hundreds of friends, family, and neighbors in Central MN... [Read more](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/blog/tedxstcloud) [![](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Pickled-Loon-Sign_1200x600.jpg)](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/blog/the-pickled-loon) ## [The Pickled Loon](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/blog/the-pickled-loon) The Pickled Loon in downtown St. Cloud opened in December 2013. Rhiannon, Michael, Mike, and Buddy... [Read more](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/blog/the-pickled-loon) [![](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/hubfs/Demuth-Spinal-Care-Concussion-Center_1200x800.jpg)](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/blog/demuth-spinal-care-concussion-center) ## [Demuth Spinal Care & Concussion Center](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/blog/demuth-spinal-care-concussion-center) Dr. Amanthi Demuth grew up in Colombo, Sri Lanka. At just 17 years old, she came to the United... [Read more](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/blog/demuth-spinal-care-concussion-center) [![](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Metro-Citizens-Police-Academy_pic02_1200x600.jpg)](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/blog/metro-citizens-police-academy) ## [Metro Citizens Police Academy](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/blog/metro-citizens-police-academy) More than 15 years ago, area police chiefs saw a need for transparency to the public to learn what... [Read more](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/blog/metro-citizens-police-academy) [![](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/hubfs/AG-Corn-Maze-Building_1200x600.jpg)](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/blog/ag-corn-maize) ## [A&G Corn Maize](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/blog/ag-corn-maize) Sure, this time of year means all-things-pumpkin… but don’t forget that we’re in the midwest, and... [Read more](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/blog/ag-corn-maize) [![](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/hubfs/Coborns-GSDC-100-Celebration-001.jpg)](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/blog/coborns-gsdc-100-celebration) ## [Coborn’s + GSDC 10(0) Celebration](https://blog.stcloudshines.com/blog/coborns-gsdc-100-celebration) On Thursday, August 26th, we gathered with our investors and partners for a joint celebration,... 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