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Recently mailed property-valuation notices show a smaller hike in single-family home values, generally, compared to notices a year ago. Staff photo

Home values up, not as much as 2022

Mark Weber March 17, 2023

The latest estimates of property values in Eden Prairie have single-family homes, as a category, going up 5.6% – much less than the nearly 20% jump in value one year ago. Why it matters: The annual...

Eden Prairie ash trees are falling victim to the emerald ash borer, but more residents are choosing to prolong the lives of their ash trees through insecticide treatments. Stock photo

Intense battle to slow a tree killer

Mark Weber March 16, 2023

More Eden Prairie property owners are turning to multi-year insecticide treatments to save their ash trees, as a deadly bug tears through Minnesota. Last year, more than 2,200 ash trees on private...

Seed library sprouts up in Eden Prairie

Seed library sprouts up in Eden Prairie

Amy Nylander March 15, 2023

Seed libraries are a unique concept that has been growing in popularity in recent years. The Eden Prairie Library has recently sprouted its own version, making it easy to exchange seeds with other community...

At peak times, the intersection of Highway 5 and County Road 4 has a “D” level of service, but it’s predicted to get worse. The city wants to begin finding a solution. Photo by Mark Weber

Can Highway 5/County Road 4 be fixed?

Mark Weber March 9, 2023

Rush-hour congestion at the intersection of Highway 5 and County Road 4 is bad and getting worse, adding time and aggravation to commutes. But, Eden Prairie city officials are leaning toward a long-range...

This drawing from Ryan Companies shows revisions to an apartment plan rejected on a preliminary basis by the city council in August. Ryan decided not to submit the revised project for city review, setting up Tuesday’s formal denial of the original project.

It’s official: Apartment plan denied

Mark Weber March 8, 2023

The final step in turning down a controversial Ryan Companies plan to build a five-story apartment building at Valley View and Topview roads was taken Tuesday, March 7, by the Eden Prairie City Council. The...

Approved by the city council Tuesday, Feb. 7, were plans to redo the parking lot of Dairy Queen, 16340 Terrey Pine Drive, to create a designated drive-thru lane. EPLN photo

Dairy Queen parking lot redo OK’d

Mark Weber February 8, 2023

The pandemic changed the fast-food industry, with order-ahead and drive-thru becoming consumers’ options of choice. Apparently, the effect is lasting. A redo of the Dairy Queen parking lot in Eden...

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