Minnesota cities continue to mull their own downtown "social district," where people can walk around with open containers of alcohol, following the apparent success of the state's first in Anoka.

Shakopee will officially become the second Minnesota city to be home to a social district, which officially started in September. Stillwater is in line to be the third, but progress has stalled as the community weighs the pros and cons.

The state-sanctioned social districts allow visitors to purchase beer, wine and cocktails served in special cups from businesses within a designated area and stroll about with those beverages.

The Shakopee City Council approved a plan for a two social districts, around the Canterbury Park entertainment area and near the downtown riverfront, on Wednesday.

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