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...

These days, you’ll find Sever’s Fall Festival on a 100-acre campus east of Highway 169, south of Shakopee — but it all started in Eden Prairie.   Sever Peterson III, a resident of Eden...

After Glenn Olson saw how the invasive buckthorn was wreaking havoc on city-owned conservation areas, he decided to help. "I spent half my time on my own conservation area up north, so I haven't been...

Humans can be both dogged tired and doggone hot, but so can our dogs. Now is the season. Walking Sport or Fido around the block might be a good summer pastime, but is it a good training regimen...

As an early morning walker, I encountered a possessed worm here in Eden Prairie. And so, a third case of an aggressively invasive species of worm, Amynthas spp., the so-called jumping worm, was confirmed...

As the air turns crisp, many fall farms have opened and will stay open throughout October or longer.  This is the time to plan out the perfect fall fun for you and your family. Here are eight...

The Minnesota Festival of Jazz on the Prairie provides the melodies, while the Eden Prairie Noon Rotary Club’s Rib Fest fundraiser delivers the heat.  Former EP Noon Rotary member Brad Freeman...

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...

A small pine got to work this week on its 30-year job to eliminate 800 pounds of atmospheric carbon dioxide. Planted near the tennis courts at Round Lake Park, the four-foot tree is one of many new...

“There’s berry and then there is cranberry-apple,” explained a server to a woman customer. They were under one of the canvass canopies set up near the pavilion in Purgatory Creek Park. As the...

Southwest Light Rail Project work continues full throttle along its entire route from SouthWest Station in Eden Prairie to Target Field Station in Minneapolis.  Highway 62 between Shady Oak Road...

Eden Prairie Local News wishes everyone an enjoyable, restful and restorative Labor Day 2021. The 6th of September, the unofficial last day of summer, began at Mitchell Lake with the promise of a beautiful...