Full summer at the Story Garden – with your help
Spring is always an exciting time for gardeners. Getting your hands dirty, making design plans, planting seeds, and extended hours outside after a …
Archive by month April
Weigh in on the role of neighborhood organizations
The City is holding an upcoming community dialogue about neighborhood organizations; the upcoming community dialog for Northside neighborhoods is on Saturday, …
City-owned lots available for community gardens and market gardens
More City-owned lots have become available for community and market gardeners to lease for the 2017 gardening season. About 40 parcels are available, …
Top 10 things to do when hiring a contractor
The arrival of spring already has many people thinking about home improvement projects. Whether it’s a remodel, a build-on or new construction, some …
Hennepin County resources for homebuyers
Spring home buying season is here. Hennepin County has resources for house hunters to enhance, inform and supplement the home buying process. This information …
Copper theft, the growing epidemic
Theft of copper, which includes pipes, tubing and wiring, has been on the rise in recent years due to the increased value for scrap copper. …
One Million Maniacs
A local Shingle Creek resident is having his first book of essays published this summer. David LeGault, who has lived in the Shingle Creek Neighborhood since …
Be @ the Capri in May!
Illuminating, inspiring, fun-filled, charged-up and adventurous things are happening at the Capri in May. Take a moment to read through these options and …
A chorus of croaks and calls
When we think of spring, we tend to imagine pleasant weather, an ensemble of bird calls and blooming wildflowers. An oft-forgotten group of organisms, which …
The jumping worm is a new threat
It was a typical April. Rising temperatures and alternating rainy and sunny days have yielded green, growing lawns; budding trees and shrubs and many …