A roundup of the best blogs you posted on Hopkins Patch this week.
They currently aren’t allowed in the community, but inquiries have prompted the City Council to discuss whether to change that.
‘Republicans have been trying to dismantle Social Security ever since President Roosevelt proposed it during the Great Depression. We should not try to bargain for their good will,’ his statement said.
The Minnesota Campaign for Achievement Now graded schools on student performance, subgroup performance, performance gains and the achievement gap.
Current Legislative Director Jamie Long will replace District Director Will Hailer, who’s leaving to become executive director of the Texas Democrat Party.
‘I just think that we should be allowed to live our lives and abide by the law and exercise our rights,’ one of the members says.
The Hopkins star’s team lost 92-64.
The April 13 event is a fundraiser for the Hopkins Early Childhood Parental Advisory Council.
Local property owner Sam Stiele bought the property and is already in talks with an undisclosed business about the site.
He said the proposal to change the way inflation is calculated amounts to a cut in benefits.
The Southwest Light Rail project needs park and rides so commuters can use the trains.
Check out highlights from the project’s history and see photos of its progress.
The GIF of the former Hopkins star came from Harvard’s loss to Arizona.
Leave your best guess for when you think the 11th Avenue snow dump will be gone.
He’s pushing a bill that would raise the federal minimum wage to $10.10 an hour.
Private projects can bring in jobs and extra development, but when do they deserve government money?
A man is trying to connect with a woman he met at a drunken driving class at the Eisenhower Community Center.
The Minnesota Association of Dance Teams honored Royelles Head Coach Allison Bridges
Scheduled to open in 2014, the Interchange aims to integrate a variety of transportation options.
Girls On The Town and Patch are giving away a certificate at the May 11 event for a $100 makeover that includes makeup and an updo or style.
The activities will take place in the summer and fall.
The team will expand the agency’s outreach efforts.
The city will feel the effects of some of the 280 projects statewide.
The four-week contest is a friendly competition to see who’s the most active community in the metro.
He will spend his retirement with his deputy partner as a family pet.
A bill that changes the way state aid is calculated could start money flowing into city coffers again.
The awards recognize the most outstanding male and female athletes in the senior class.
‘Spring is a busy, exciting time at Three Rivers,’ Board Chairman John Gunyou says.
Family Church plans to use ‘short films, drama and cutting edge technology’ to teach people about the gospel.
Steven Antolak, of Brooklyn Park, was appointed by the Hennepin County Board.
A fleet of six steamboats named after Minnesota places once kept Lake Minnetonka communities connected.
Becky Kortum of Minnetonka helped the Gophers to a second straight title and a 49-game winning streak.
myHealth for Teens and Young Adults is offering parent education workshops.
Five percent of Hennepin County adults have the disease—and many aren’t aware they have it. Tuesday’s ‘Diabetes Alert Day’ is a good time to consider whether you’re at risk.
The 3rd District congressman was at the VFW for a pancake breakfast that raised money for the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
Are schools just about learning facts? Should they help students with problems outside school? Should they instill common values?
The 5th District congressman shot down Bill O’Reilly’s claims that the Congressional Progressive Caucus wants to end capitalism.
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The city has an online pothole-reporting page for residents to let Public Works about problems they see.
The system has 19 libraries that are usually open on Sundays.