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Southeast Minnesota: Unleash Your Downtown's Potential

Rethos is seeking proposals from towns in Southeast Minnesota interested in participating in a Downtown Assessment for district...

Deconstruction + Salvage at Great River Children’s Museum in St. Cloud

By Ann Marie Johnson, Rethos Central Minnesota Education Coordinator Salvage Report Added March 2022 On a bright sunny afternoon in early...

Voices from the Field: Laura Leppink

By Tyler McDaniel At Rethos, the intersection of community and the built environment is central to our mission and programming. Through...

Introducing: Robinson-Stanton House!

Near the heart of the city of Sauk Rapids, MN, stands the grand and beautiful Robinson-Stanton house. The oldest documented house in Sauk...

Shop Chalk

Whoever coined the phrase ‘bigger is better’ has clearly never been exposed to E.J. Klepinger’s Artist on Main Street project, Shop...

Welcome Kelly!

A very belated Rethos’ welcome to Kelly, our newish Outreach & Education Coordinator! She has already contributed so much to the...

What is Historic Real Estate Development?

Ever wonder how historic tax credits benefit a real estate development project? Ever wonder how these projects make it to closing? The...

Support Rethos, Reduce Your Estate Tax Burden, and Leave a Legacy: The Power of Bequests

Bequest Bequests are the most common way to make a gift to Rethos through your estate. Simply add a provision in your will or trust...

A Year of Classes in the Books

The Rethos class schedule ended on a sweet note—with 2 classes of Gingerbread Architecture: The Sweet Elements of Design, one held at the...

Main Street Spotlight: Albert Lea!

The holidays are officially here! Albert Lea hosted their annual Holiday Bazaar in early December and we sure are jealous of the fun they...

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