Anoka’s Social District is coming back for 2024, and it’s getting even more businesses in on the state-first initiative. When the Social District reopens on May 1, the south side of Main Street will also fall under the district’s bounds, as well as portions of First, Second and Third avenues as well as the Bridge Square Parking Lot.
This allows Anoka Social District visitors another way to cross Main Street, away from traffic in the Rum River tunnel.
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