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While all retail centers have lost some tenants during the recession, Edina's 50th & France shopping district has bucked the trend when it comes to backfilling empty storefronts.
This week's clue in the Around the Literary Twin Cities in (Almost) Days competition
"Which rock band, whose lead singer grew up in Minnesota, has songs populated with literary figures from William Butler Yeats to Nelson Algren to Minnesota's own John Berryman?" Bookstores stamping "passports" with correct answers: Big Brain Comics, 1027 Washington Ave.
Sales and events: Party night for Twin Cities retailers
It's party night for Twin Cities retailers. At Excelsior & Grand in St. Louis Park , the shops have banded together to offer the latest fashions from Shorty's Loft and OPM , jewelry and chocolate sampling at Max's , holiday hairstyles for men and women from the Hair District and Supercuts , and chair massages at RejoovMe .
WEEK OF SEPT. 28 Drugs . An officer stopped a vehicle on Hwy. 41 for driving without headlights on, and police said the male driver had drug paraphernalia and marijuana.
Cross-Stitching a Cozy Solution
I have always loved needle arts. I was only seven when I embroidered a lemon on a dish towel using a running stitch.
Property damage . Someone damaged a mailbox with fireworks at a home on the 21900 block of Homestead Trail.
Odd-Shaped Room Optimized as CinemaScope Theater
I think everyone has been more than frustrated. Craig Mc Okay, I got my ABC to work finally.
Looking into my 'tidbits' file
When I come across information that is interesting or that I think is helpful in raising a family, I put that information in what I call my "tidbits" file.
Q&A: Katie Sticksel, 'Models of the Runway'
Q&A: Katie Sticksel, 'Models of the Runway' Not only did Minnesota have two contestants on the current season of "Project Runway," but model Katie Sticksel grew up in Excelsior and graduated from Minnetonka High School.
Fall has always been apple-picking time in the Midwest. I grew up on a farm half a mile from a railroad track.
All for one: Wines that work for everyone
The experience: With 2.5-percent residual sugar, this white blend starts with a touch of sweetness before its spirited minerality kicks in.
Here is the latest Minnesota news from The Associated Press...
Here is the latest Minnesota news from The Associated Press EXCELSIOR, Minn. Parts of Excelsior Bay on Lake Minnetonka were closed this morning as first responders from over two dozen agencies conducted a mock rescue drill.
Mock Rescue Drill Set For Lake Minnetonka
Parts of Excelsior Bay on Lake Minnetonka will be closed Sunday morning as first responders from over two dozen agencies conduct a mock rescue drill.
Two suburban Kmart stores to close by mid-November
A Kmart in Richfield slated for closure. Retail giant Sears Holdings Corp. is closing two local Kmart stores in Richfield and Minnetonka.
Before cyclist's death, a series of warnings
Riding your bike on a trail shouldn't kill you, said Jim Hanson. Two months before a 50-year-old Excelsior woman died after colliding last week with another cyclist in a tunnel at Hyland Lake Park Reserve in Bloomington, Hanson warned the Three Rivers Park District about the danger at that spot along the trail, citing an earlier crash on his bike ...
Water Patrol Contains Leak at Lake Minnetonka
Either fuel or oil leaked into Lake Minnetonka Tuesday. Around 10 a.m. someone reported a fuel spill near Excelsior.
Excelsior speech therapist hurt in bike collision dies
Lisa Roden, of Excelsior, and another cyclist collided in a Bloomington bike trail tunnel.
Excelsior Woman Dies In Crash Between 2 Bicycles
A freak accident has killed a mother of four. Two bikers crashed into each other on a popular bike path last Thursday.
Water Patrol celebrates big anniversary
Lake Minnetonka is a great place for some time off. But for Steen Erickson time off means climbing onboard a Hennepin County Sheriff's boat.
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