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Conveyance of 16 acres of vacant property adjacent to the Northstar Commuter Rail station at Riverdale to the Coon Rapids Housing and Redevelopment Authority was unanimously approved by the Anoka County Regional Rail Authority April 9.
By Peter Bodley
All developments that add buildings, roads and parking lots must abide by laws governing wat…
Eric Hagen
Staff Writer
A state grant is being sought for new playground equipment proposed as part of the redevelop…
The Blaine City Council heard a new pitch April 12 from a group of Blaine basketball fathers…
Eric Hagen
Staff Writer
The Andover City Council approved two new housing additions April 3.
Eric Hagen
Staff Writer
All developments that add buildings, roads and parking lots must abide by laws governing wat…
Eric Hagen
Staff Writer
Blaine rescinds support of National Guard facility
A state grant is being sought for new playground equipment proposed as part of the redevelop…
The Blaine City Council heard a new pitch April 12 from a group of Blaine basketball fathers who want to build a new facility with gyms and indoor turf.
Eric Hagen
Staff Writer
Brenda Nolby, owner of Ham Lake-based Jam Hops, was chosen as the 2018 Small Business Person of the Year by Minnesota’s office of the U.S. Small Business Administration.
It was essentially an unconventional “Project Runway” challenge that catapulted Randi Wielinski, of Ramsey, to become the 2018 Floral Designer of the Year at the Minneapolis Home and Garden Show earlier this month.
Olivia Alveshere
Staff Writer
Get ready to see the New York Follies Girls tap dance alongside the Deadwood Nevada Cowboys in Coon Rapids High School’s upcoming production of “Crazy for You.”
Olivia Alveshere
Staff Writer
In Rogers and Hammerstein’s “Cinderella,” the title character uses her imagination to escape the cruelty of her stepmother and stepsisters.
Olivia Alveshere
Staff Writer
Andover High School thespians are prepared to put their unique spin on the classic musical “The Wizard of Oz” in the coming weeks.
Olivia Alveshere
Staff Writer
Minnesota has an epidemic on its hands, an elder abuse epidemic. Every week in our state 400 cases of elder abuse, occurring in long-term care facilities, are reported to the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH). These reports include elders being robbed, sexually assaulted, neglected and beaten.
Work requirements will make life harder
In honor of my sister’s birthday this week, I wanted to write about a couple things she is passionate about. Sports and “Survivor.”
The last topic any newspaper reporter wants to write about today is the very industry for which he or she works.
Chances are you’ve seen it where you live or work. Homes are being built again, jobs are plentiful and new apartments are sprouting faster than many Minnesotans can remember. The housing crisis and Great Recession are assuredly over.
The 2018 Minnesota Legislative session is underway, with an assortment of political legal battles, bonding proposals and special requests on the agenda.
I can hardly wait.
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The Minnesota 14U Green Giants prep girls hockey team, dominated by local players, came away with the USA Hockey Girls Tier I national championship in Marlborough, Massachusetts, April 5-9.
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