Swirl — a wine club, shop, and bar — in the Afton House Inn (3291 St. Croix Trail S., Afton) has free wine-tasting every Friday, 6-8 p.m.

July is Opera Month, and St. Croix Valley Opera wants to help everyone celebrate the vocal artistry, local, talent, and creativity connections across the valley.

Highway 10 will be closed in both directions between Armstrong Boulevard and Sunfish Lake Boulevard from 10 p.m. to 4:45 a.m. the night of Tuesday, July 22, weather permitting. This ...