Development Blogs

Lakeville just greenlit a wave of new spots — coffee, tacos, a pet clinic, two cannabis shops, and a 215,000-square-foot power company HQ. Here's the whole list.

Apple Valley wants its rebuilt Community Center to earn five times what it does now, and just hired a firm to figure out how.

Hastings might be about to hit the brakes on data centers while the city figures out what they'd actually mean for us.

Over 100 signatures, a packed room, and a unanimous no — the Tower Street apartment fight was the big story of the night.

Apple Valley just froze data center development citywide for a year, and one resident's question at the podium showed exactly how confusing that sounds.

Lakeville's Donut Star closed in May. Today the same owners reopen the space as Tapestry Coffee.

Farmington just chipped in matching cash for four local businesses — a greenhouse, a gym, an ice cream shop, and the grocery store the town's been missing.

A second Chipotle, a new Panera, a bigger arcade, and a fresh rental neighborhood — Lakeville's got a lot cooking right now.

Al-Hadi wants to build a permanent home on Junelle Path — and after a packed hearing, the planning commission said yes.

Crunch Fitness just announced four new Minnesota gyms, and three of them are landing right here in the south metro: Apple Valley, Burnsville, and Eagan. Here's where each one is going, what it's costing, and the early-bird deal worth knowing about.