Eagan News

The long-awaited Cedar Avenue rapid busway, the first of its kind in the Twin Cities, will start all-day, every-day shuttle service between Apple Valley and the Mall of America on Saturday, linking Dakota County into the metro area's growing light rail network.

House Majority PAC is launching its first paid attack on Rep. John Kline , hammering him for his position in favor of a proposal that Democrats say will exponentially increase student loan rates.

As schools nationwide cut music offerings, the West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan district is doing the opposite, restoring and expanding its music programming.

To entice people to try the new Cedar Avenue bus rapid transit line opening June 22, transit agencies are offering free rides on the corridor and connecting routes from opening day through June 30. The BRT, known as the Red Line on the metro transit map, will loop continuously between Apple Valley and the Mall of America along Cedar Avenue.

Chuck Colin, who works for ABF Freight Systems in Eagan and lives in Apple Valley, took the top honor at the Minnesota Truck Driving Championships June 8-9 at Con-way Freight in Fridley.

"We have been looking for a big-impact community project, one that would benefit a large number of people, be citywide, be long term, and be one that would allow for public exposure for our club and Lions in general," Burnsville Lions President Mark Moen said.

The four proposals named as finalists for a public art project in Eagan will remain on display for public comment on the second floor of Eagan City Hall through June 20. The outdoor sculpture, to be installed on the Eagan Art House grounds, is the final part of a two-year community feedback process focused on the future of the arts in Eagan.

A Texas man apparently ran a red light and killed a person at a highway intersection in Eagan on Saturday morning, the Minnesota State Patrol said.

On Friday, May 31, I had an appointment at 225 Smith Ave. in St. Paul and arrived at 3:20 p.m. I pulled into the H lot behind the building and heard a dog barking.

The line, which runs in bus-only shoulder lanes on Cedar Avenue, will open June 22 with service between Apple Valley and the Mall of America.

The City Council this week authorized the purchase of a 4.3-acre parcel, near the intersection of Blackhawk and Diffley roads, for $625,000 from Eagan Pointe Senior Living LLC. Eagan's fire department previously identified the area that could incorporate operations of several existing stations into one facility, according to city documents.

Jessica Hoida, who has worked for the district since 2002, will fill the special education coordinator position for elementary schools, while Lindsay Engberg, previously with the Faribault district, was hired as the special education coordinator for secondary schools.

A former payroll officer for a south metro carwash has been charged with writing hundreds of unauthorized checks to herself for about five years that totaled well more than $300,000. A former payroll officer for a south metro carwash has been charged with writing hundreds of unauthorized checks to herself for about five years that totaled at least ... (more)

According to this article in the StarTribune , Apple Valley continues to pin its hopes on Bus Rapid Transit aiding growth within the city's limits, especially the near decade-long vacancies in the Central Village "downtown" area.

The Parkside Village Apartments will be the biggest multifamily housing unit to be built in Apple Valley in a decade.

Friday's latest round of violent weather in Oklahoma City wasn't going to stop a man on a mission headed for Minnesota.

Jay F. Jeweler, a longtime presence in Apple Valley , is preparing to move to Times Square from its current location in Southport Center, where it has operated for 21 years.

Kindergarten teacher Jonalyn Lippka has some advice for her colleagues who soon will be spending more time with the youngest learners.

The first piles of dirt will be moved next week to kick off construction of a massive outlet mall in Eagan.

One Two Three Sushi, a restaurant concept that opened its first location at downtown Minneapolis' IDS Center in February, will expand to two more locations this summer.