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Mary Jane Smetanka

Reporter | Hennepin County

Phone: 612-673-7380

Mary Jane Smetanka covers trends in Hennepin County and the cities of Bloomington, Edina, Golden Valley, Hopkins, Richfield and St. Louis Park. She also blogs for Greengirls.
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Coyotes in your yard? Haze away!

Yell, wave arms and chase them, Edina residents told.

Updated: February 25, 2012, - 09:45 AM

Richfield's 'downtown' begins to take shape

Development near the former Lyndale Garden Center is getting underway.

Updated: February 21, 2012, - 04:27 PM

Seniors rise up to save their pool

They're taking their case to the city of Edina following a consultant's suggestion that the pool they use at Edinborough Park be filled in to make more room for kids.

Updated: February 14, 2012, - 02:34 PM

Cities' sewers are flush with junk

The mess you flush or toss down the sink doesn't just disappear. Sanitation crews grapple with our grimy messes every day. Just because something's disposable doesn't mean it's flushable.

Updated: February 10, 2012, - 11:46 PM

Permits for multi-family housing booming in suburbs

Low vacancy rates and more interest in renting spur development.

Updated: February 09, 2012, - 09:43 AM

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