Arbor Day

Guest, April 25, 2013 | Posted in Public Works

By Tom Horwath, City Forester Even though April 26 is Arbor Day in Minnesota, we have postponed the City’s Arbor Day celebration to Friday, May 3. That’s just fine, because May is actually Arbor Month! This year it is especially …
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Thank You Whole Foods Market

Kristin Aarsvold, April 25, 2013 | Posted in Park and Recreation

On a cold, rainy, then sleety, then snowy, day in April, Whole Foods Market donated 5 percent of their proceeds to the new Yorktown Park Pilot Community Garden. It didn’t feel like spring, yet the celebratory vibe as the store …
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DTA’s

Scott Neal, April 25, 2013 | Posted in Scott Neal

About 2 1/2 years ago, Comcast implemented a digital conversion of their cable channels about the basic service.  The conversion required their customers to get digital conversion adapters (DTAs) in order to receive the new encrypted digital channels.  You might …
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The Importance of Fire Lanes

Guest, April 24, 2013 | Posted in EFD Pulse Blog

By Jeff Siems, Fire Marshal When a fire occurs, seconds count. Every moment that a fire burns, it has more opportunity to consume materials and cause damage. Every second that a fire burns in a building, the chances of injuries …
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Will Spring ever come?

Ann Kattreh, April 24, 2013 | Posted in Park and Recreation

Warm weather is finally around the corner and hopefully it will be here to stay. This is usually such an exciting time of year for the Parks and Recreation Department. This year has been very disappointing, to say the least. …
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Lisa Santa Maria

Scott Neal, April 24, 2013 | Posted in Scott Neal

Great article in today’s Star Tribune about Opportunity Partners.  There is a mention in the article about the City of Edina and our association with Lisa Santa Maria.  That’s Lisa and me this morning.  She did not get her photo …
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Can I See Your ID?

Steve Grausam, April 23, 2013 | Posted in Edina Liquor

Over the past few weeks, Edina Liquor has had a few customers question some of our policies and procedures regarding carding customers and how we do credit card transactions. I hope by the end of my blog you will have …
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Braemar Café – Concessions? We are seeking to be more of a Café.

Susie Miller, April 23, 2013 | Posted in Park and Recreation

The questions are being asked, the letters are being written. I have received many, “why did you take away the candy from the Braemar Arena concession stand?” First off, this was not a decision I made on my own. I …
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Website Ads

Scott Neal, April 23, 2013 | Posted in Scott Neal

Laurie Blake had a short story in Sunday’s Star Tribune about the City of Burnsville’s consideration of selling advertising spots on its City website.  Here’s a link to the story:  “Burnsville considers accepting ads on city’s website“. Ad sales are …
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Emergency Preparedness Kits

Guest, April 19, 2013 | Posted in EFD Pulse Blog

By Andrew LaVenture, Paid-on-Call Firefighter Welcome back to our final blog entry for Severe Weather Awareness Week! Throughout the week, we have discussed the hazards associated with severe weather as well as ways to stay aware of developing weather conditions. …
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