Archive: October 2011

If you are a resident of the fair city of Edina, and you’re interested in sharing your feedback with the City about its proposed 2012-2013 budget, you’re in luck.  Next week, the City is hooking up with the Citizens League …
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I attended the “Back To Work Minnesota: Creating Jobs Through Energy Efficiency” event yesterday in St. Paul.  The event was organized by Senator Al Franken.  I think the purpose of the event was self-explanatory. I was there to talk about the …
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Painting a water tower is no easy job.  Yes, there is technology involved, but a fair amount of the work is done by hand.  In the photo on the left, the dark lump on the water tower is a guy …
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Nice article in yesterday’s Star Tribune (above the fold in the west metro section) about Edina “going green”, which is a cute headline on a couple of different levels: http://www.startribune.com/local/west/131931978.html The length of the article does not lend itself to …
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The night of a City Council’s annual final special assessment public hearings is very unpredictable.  It is the final time, short of a court room, for property owners to come face to face with their City Council to confront or compliment the Council on what can …
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Congratulations Edina!  Edina has been recognized by the America’s Promise Alliance as one of the 100 Best Communities for Young People.  This is Edina’s second consecutive year of making the Top 100 list.  Three other Minnesota communities – St. Louis …
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Yes, that’s me with my new “grapes hat”.  Actually, what appears to be a flashy purple grapes hat is actually a link to our newest blog:  Edina Liquor  At the Edina Liquor blog you’ll read about what’s new in the City’s …
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