Eden Prairie's outdoor ice rinks and warming houses opened on Dec. 23. Here is a list of the nine locations: Crestwood Park, 9780 Dell Road. 4-8 p.m. Monday-Friday; noon-6 p.m. Saturday; 1-5 p.m....

It was a jubilant moment. Well, as jubilant as is allowed at your average Eden Prairie City Council meeting. There were balloons, a standing ovation, and fists thrown into the air. All in celebration...

On a quiet, cold winter morning, I catch a flash of red outside my window. Looking up, I squint against the bright sun and spot a red squirrel perched on the branch of our crabapple tree nibbling the...

Eden Prairie residents woke up to more than 9 inches of snow Saturday morning, and many of them wasted no time getting outside. Sledders of all ages converged on one of Eden Prairie's favorite sledding...

“Farm-to-table” isn’t just a trend at high-end restaurants: it’s also happening at a childcare center in Eden Prairie. Serving healthy food has always been important to Lisa and Ben Adams,...

Acres of cattails glow golden in the steep slant of the November sun. Standing on the boardwalk at Cardinal Creek Conservation Area, I reach up to touch the velvety brown flower of the cattail. This time...

Trick-or-treating is back for 2021.  After a year when COVID-19 meant that many Halloween events were canceled and trick-or-treating was discouraged, kids can again don costumes and hit the sidewalks.  Earlier...

When Dutch elm disease began killing trees in the Twin Cities in the mid-1970s, the replacements of choice were ash trees. Ash trees were seen as a robust and hardy variety, and a disease resistant...

On a crisp autumn evening in my backyard, I hear a gray treefrog’s slow musical trill. A reply sounds from the planter on our deck. The air is cool, dry, and leafy. I often see treefrogs when they...

In my four autumns of owning a home in Eden Prairie, my husband and I have never once collected leaves in paper bags and put them on the curb.  Lucky for us, there are several other ways to handle...