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Golf

With the PGA Tour heading to town, Blaine braces for big stage

City prepares for first 3M Open, the state's biggest golf event since the Ryder Cup
June 13, 2019
Workers built a walkway at the main entrance to TPC Twin Cities golf course in Blaine on June 6. Thousands pour will into the Anoka County suburb come July for the inaugural 3M Open, Minnesota's first regular PGA Tour stop in 50 years.
Local

Rhonda Sivarajah steps down as board chair, is approved as Anoka County administrator

Anoka County's Rhonda Sivarajah will begin her new job on June 12.
May 29, 2019
District 6 Anoka County Commissioner Rhonda Sivarajah. Photo provided by Anoka County.
North Metro

Judge dismisses developer's lawsuit over Lowry Grove mobile home park in St. Anthony

Developer had sued city of St. Anthony over site redevelopment project.
May 28, 2019
An abandoned manufactured home slated for demolition at Lowry Grove mobile home park Thursday, June 29, 2017, in St. Anthony, MN. Lowry Grove closed it's gate and all residents had to be gone by 12 midnight on July 1, with the space planned for redeveloped into multiple-family housing.] DAVID JOLES • david.joles@startribune.com It’s the tale of two parks, with Lowry Grove in St. Anthony and Park Plaza in Fridley providing a case study for the divergent paths mobile home communities
Local

Minnesota teens savor best summer job market in years

Employers scramble to fill seasonal jobs in tight labor market.
May 26, 2019
Local

DNR denies St. Francis' request to change development rules along scenic Rum River

DNR denies petition to allow denser development along protected waterway.
May 21, 2019
The DNR has denied a request from the city of St. Francis to change the state's development rules along a stretch of the Rum River designated as scenic.
North Metro

Commissioner Rhonda Sivarajah appointed Anoka County's next head administrator

Some peers question her fitness to be administrator.
May 14, 2019
Anoka County Board Chairwoman Rhonda Sivarajah and retiring Administrator Jerry Soma.
Local

'Live from Here,' former 'Prairie Home,' makes new home in New York City

"Prairie Home" successor could still have a few tour stops in Minnesota.
May 7, 2019
FILE - In this April 5, 2016, file photo, Chris Thile speaks during an interview at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minn. Thile, who replaced Garrison Keillor as host of "A Prairie Home Companion" said the allegations against Keillor came as "heartbreaking news." Thile on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017, addressed alleged improper conduct by Keillor in the opening minutes of the first show to be broadcast since news of the allegations broke. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt, File)
Local

Anoka County Board Chairwoman Rhonda Sivarajah leads pack for county's top job

Three finalists are vying to lead one of the state's most populous counties.
May 4, 2019
The Anoka County Board will again consider appointing Rhonda Sivarajah to the job of county administrator following Jerry Soma's retirement June 1.
Local

DNR denies St. Francis' request to change development rules along scenic Rum River

DNR denies petition to allow denser development along protected waterway.
May 21, 2019
The DNR has denied a request from the city of St. Francis to change the state's development rules along a stretch of the Rum River designated as scenic.
North Metro

Commissioner Rhonda Sivarajah appointed Anoka County's next head administrator

Some peers question her fitness to be administrator.
May 14, 2019
Anoka County Board Chairwoman Rhonda Sivarajah and retiring Administrator Jerry Soma.
Local

'Live from Here,' former 'Prairie Home,' makes new home in New York City

"Prairie Home" successor could still have a few tour stops in Minnesota.
May 7, 2019
FILE - In this April 5, 2016, file photo, Chris Thile speaks during an interview at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minn. Thile, who replaced Garrison Keillor as host of "A Prairie Home Companion" said the allegations against Keillor came as "heartbreaking news." Thile on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017, addressed alleged improper conduct by Keillor in the opening minutes of the first show to be broadcast since news of the allegations broke. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt, File)
Local

Anoka County Board Chairwoman Rhonda Sivarajah leads pack for county's top job

Three finalists are vying to lead one of the state's most populous counties.
May 4, 2019
The Anoka County Board will again consider appointing Rhonda Sivarajah to the job of county administrator following Jerry Soma's retirement June 1.
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