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City of Eden Prairie

The Eden Prairie water tower looms over the new light rail station

Sneak peek: EP’s major makeover

Jeff Strate October 19, 2021

Eden Prairie’s signature water tower overlooks a radically changed landscape noticed only, perhaps, by the residents and businesses along Eden Road and Singletree Lane. The transformation has been hidden...

A boy gets a little help holding a fire hose.

EP open house draws several thousand

Stuart Sudak October 16, 2021

Eden Prairie's Citywide Open House was back open for business on Oct. 9. According to the city, more than 2,000 people showed up to City Center to get an up-close and personal look at what it takes...

A man takes a photo in the Richard T. Anderson Conservation Area while a woman talks about the big woods forest there.

EP trail treks to try through Thanksgiving

Jeff Strate October 13, 2021

Eden Prairie’s hike and bike trails become embraced by spectacular autumn canvases each October. As October cedes to November and Thanksgiving, the blazes become less bold but more nuanced and informing...

Former Eden Prairie City Clerk Kitty Porta poses for a photo with her dog Max.

‘I can slow down a little bit’

Stuart Sudak October 1, 2021

Since retiring as Eden Prairie city clerk last month, Kathryn "Kitty" Porta's life moves at the pace of a stroll rather than a dash. That became clear to her during a recent walk around Round Lake...

Schematic drawing of proposed grocery store 9-27-21

Unnamed store in OK’d plan: Amazon Fresh?

Mark Weber September 28, 2021

If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck … does that make it a duck? Plans for a 40,000-square-foot grocery store whose owner is being kept secret were recommended for approval...

The Jazz on the Prairie Big Band will be one of seven bands that performs Sept. 26 at the Staring Lake Amphitheatre. Photo courtesy of Jim Penn

Jazz festival is a 30-year tradition

Stuart Sudak September 24, 2021

The Minnesota Festival of Jazz on the Prairie began about 30 years ago to showcase big band jazz ensembles in the Twin Cities. That’s according to Rob Estrine, director of the Jazz on the Prairie...

Graphic Hwy 62 weekend closures

Lane closures begin Friday evening

Jeff Strate September 24, 2021

The following temporary road closure alerts were included in a Thursday, Sept. 23, Southwest Light Rail Project construction update.  Highway 62   Westbound lanes of Highway 62 between...

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