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Man Delivers More Than A Million Sandwiches to the Hungry: News Roundup

The top stories from our Patch sites in the Twin Cities include an approved interstate expansion and city officials making more than the governor.

Correction: An earlier headline inaccurately stated the number of sandwiches given to the hungry in terms of currency.

Eagan

Eagan Student Takes Career Training to School Cafeteria

Erik Hillesheim introduced a chicken stir fry and fried rice to Eagan High School on Tuesday.

Bella Ruj Offers 'Trendy' Clothing, Accessories and Cosmetics

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Michelle MacDonald and Kathy MacDonald needed a change and opened their boutique in April.

Making Dancing Fun at Fred Astaire Dance Studio in Eagan

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The owners decided to move their studio to Eagan so that it would be more centrally located to their clients.

Edina

Edina Native's Egg Farm Finalist for 30-Second Super Bowl Ad

Jason Amundsen's northeast Minnesota farm, The Locally Laid Egg Co., is one of four small businesses with a chance to win a 30-second ad in the Super Bowl, to be seen by more than 100 million people.

Edina Man Has Personally Delivered Over A Million Sandwiches to the Homeless and Hungry

Allan Law will be the subject of a new documentary film, set to premiere in 2014.

Hudson

What Should Go Here? 40 Acres on Carmichael Road Listed at $2.1M

Ideas poured in for the long-vacant site just south of I-94, as seen in this word cloud.

Lakeville

Sprint Voice Outage Impacts Customers in Lakeville, Twin Cities

The outage occurred Saturday morning.

Maple Grove

Which New Business Would You Pick For Maple Grove?

People in Maple Grove love to talk business! Find out what your neighbors suggested here and add your own ideas.

Crimson Coach To Football Players: 'You Have Left A Legacy'

'Maple Grove has truly become a family and for that I cannot be prouder of a group of young men.'

Minnetonka

Minnetonka Middle Schoolers Support Diabetes Awareness and Classmate

More than 600 hours of service went into Thursday's event at Minnetonka schools.

Minnetonka Swimmers Win 6AA Section Championship

Minnetonka qualifies 14 athletes for the state meet, 20 individual entries and 3 relays.

Northfield

2013 Fine Craft Collaborative Now Open in Northfield

The artist collaborative started as a season craft fair in town, but has come to be a winter tradition.

Oakdale

How Do Oakdale's Taxes Compare to the Rest of Minnesota?

Compare Washington County, District 622 and the City of Oakdale to nearby areas in Patch’s interactive charts.

Should Oakdale Officials Make More or Less Than The Governor?

Oakdale's top salary ranked third among the top-paid officials in nearly 70 Minnesota cities, according to a recent analysis by the Associated Press.

Richfield

Should Holy Angels Sell Land for Retail Redevelopment?

The school is considering a deal to sell a portion of it's front lawn to a developer.

St. Louis Park

Nelson's Owner Talks Meat Market's Half Century History

Rick Nelson talks about menu changes at the St. Louis Park location and the history of Nelson's.

St. Michael

Interstate 94 Expansion Between St. Michael, Rogers, Gets Gov's Green Light

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton included the project on his list of bonding items, adding the $30 million project to his list of 10 “Corridors for Commerce”

Stillwater

Wireless Water Meters a 'Violation of Basic Human Rights'

The City of Stillwater relented on requiring the devices in response to citizen health and privacy concerns.

Woodbury

Kelly Fenton to Seek 53B House Seat That Andrea Kieffer Is Leaving

Fenton, a Woodbury resident, is currently deputy chair of the Republican Party of Minnesota. The district includes eastern and most of southern Woodbury.

How Do Woodbury's Taxes Compare to the Rest of Minnesota?

Compare Washington County, South Washington County Schools and the City of Woodbury to nearby areas in Patch’s interactive charts.


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