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Dean Spiros

Reporter | Prep Sports

Phone: 612-673-1743

Email: dspiros@startribune.com

Dean Spiros covers high school sports.

Chaska star Hand enjoys dream season

The lefthander drafted by the Marlins is looking for more good things in the state tourney.

Updated: June 06, 2011, - 03:30 PM

Biz briefs: Pizza Ranch to open first metro site in Lakeville

Pizza Ranch, an Iowa-based restaurant chain with restaurants in nine Midwest states, is opening its first restaurant in the metro area. The new site is next to Hom Furniture along I-35 in Lakeville.

Updated: July 31, 2010, - 06:52 PM

Love Lakeville, but not the taxes

Lakeville residents and business owners alike said in a survey that they would not favor a tax hike to maintain current services.

Updated: July 27, 2010, - 05:04 PM

Hennepin County libraries let patrons check out eBooks

The new eBook program begins today with 700 available titles, but more books could be added soon. Summary.

Updated: July 18, 2010, - 11:13 PM

Biz brief: TimberCrest complex adds sushi bar; more plans are underway

TimberCrest, an 80-acre commercial development in Lakeville anchored by a Super Target, has been slow to draw businesses since it opened in 2002. But one new business has opened at the intersection of 185th Street and Interstate 35W and another is under construction.

Updated: July 17, 2010, - 10:44 PM

Burnsville balks at plan to extend commercial strip along County Road 42

Despite the interest of many retailers, council members want the land zoned industrial, not commercial.

Updated: July 17, 2010, - 10:41 PM

Burnsville City Hall going green, but first to brown

An acre of land in front of Burnsville's City Hall is being transformed from a grassy hillside to a field of prairie grasses and wildflowers.

Updated: July 06, 2010, - 06:02 PM

Biz briefs: A new dining experience for the south metro area

Porter Creek in Burnsville will feature California wine country decor and a menu to match. It's the latest offering from the owners of Doolittles.

Updated: July 03, 2010, - 05:13 PM

Menards in Apple Valley gets initial OK to expand

Menards is planning an expansion of its Apple Valley store that includes a 23,250-square-foot garden center and a 31,007-square-foot warehouse and shipping area. The Apple Valley Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend approval of the plan to the city council.

Updated: June 26, 2010, - 06:17 PM