YOUR GUIDE TO THE TWIN CITIES
Mary Jane Smetanka
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Permits for multi-family housing booming in suburbs
Low vacancy rates and more interest in renting spur development.
Updated: February 07, 2012, - 03:59 PM
For homeowners, street work a financial pothole
Edina homeowners cover 100% of the tab, a policy the city's rethinking amid huge bills. Other cities are also weighing the fairest way to pay for rising reconstruction costs.
Updated: February 07, 2012, - 11:35 AM
St. Louis Park explores new community center
A task force is studying the idea of a new facility with indoor pool and tracks.
Updated: January 31, 2012, - 04:03 PM
Street signs a blur, old-timer? Help's on the way
New rules require cities to make sure signs are as visible at night as during day.
Updated: January 26, 2012, - 09:18 PM
Edina begins defining its neighborhoods
Improved communication with the city should be one benefit.
Updated: January 24, 2012, - 04:22 PM
Eden Prairie OKs registry for domestic partners
Council members said the move was consistent with values outlined in the "Eden Prairie Manifesto."
Updated: January 24, 2012, - 04:15 PM
Human rights commissions are losing power, influence
Cities disagree on their role in the 21st century.
Updated: January 17, 2012, - 04:02 PM
Brown winter means more green for cities
Without snow to plow or streets to sand, west-metro cities are saving money and resources.
Updated: January 14, 2012, - 10:31 PM
Golden Valley mayor wants human rights task force
The city's Human Rights Commission was disbanded last month in a dispute with the City Council.
Updated: January 10, 2012, - 02:47 PM
Minnesota businesses are seeing red ink in brown winter
Ski shops, snowplowing businesses, contractors that remove ice dams and resorts are all suffering as the brown winter stretches on.
Updated: January 10, 2012, - 09:14 AM
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