Here's a surprise: retailers are ordering fewer toys this year.
The top stories from our Patch sites in the Twin Cities include a local skater performs in Disney on Ice.
Here’s a highlight from the recent TEDx in Lakeville we wanted to share.
Check out the top blogs in the Twin Cities.
‘Tis the season for showing you care … and etiquette faux pas.
Cinema Siren gives the film four out of five stars. Movie opens in theaters Friday.
Here are a couple upcoming holiday events not far from Lakeville.
Find the dates of Winter Break for students in Districts 194 and 196.
The top police, court and fire stories from our Patch sites in the Twin Cities include a woman shot in an apartment, a couple who left a baby in a car and a kidnapping.
The Minneapolis-St. Paul area offers plenty of options for sledding and tubing.
These meals are portable, easy to freeze in bulk and super-simple.
The Geminid meteor shower 2013 peak is just about here.
The woman had met the man who robbed her in north Minneapolis the night before.
Burnsville High School student Miya Wawracz-Harms plans to donate the funds to Cornerstone, a domestic abuse prevention organization.
Share your holiday worship locations with your neighbors.
Witnesses said the three-month-old child was in the car for at least 45 minutes.
Tickets are available now for the midnight showing at Lakeville 21 Theatre.
Officers, students and Target employees participated in the "Shop with a Cop" program on Tuesday.
Check out what's happening in and around Lakeville this weekend.
The downtown parade of lights is in its final year, but is destined to be replaced with a new celebration. It’s on tap this weekend, as well as plenty of other events around the Twin Cities metro.
Make these gorgeous sweet treats this weekend.
Stop fumbling with scraps of cut-out paper coupons and save the high-tech way.
Save cash this season with these delicious DIY holiday gifts.
10 steps to find the joy in the December job hunt.
Unemployment rate improves as long-term unemployment persists.
Don't let monthly bills weigh you down.
A year after the shooting, we invite you to send good thoughts Newtown's way.
A look at what's coming up in Lakeville.
The Lakeville Fire Department responded to 13 calls from Nov. 25 to Dec. 1.
Only 30 clerics were on last week’s list of accused priests, but an animated Patch map and interactive timeline illustrate the scope of their time in the ministry.
Lakeville Police have received at least one report of the scam, though that doesn't mean it's the only one, said Interim Police Chief John Kornmann.
Alyssa Ettl, 16, died in a car crash on Dodd Boulevard in Lakeville.
This spin on a classic grilled cheese sandwich is the perfect lunch or quick weeknight meal.
Twin Cities Patch is teaming up with GoFundMe and our users to give a handful of projects each week a much-needed boost.