
Apple Valley Is Upgrading 15 Parks This Summer
Apple Valley is hitting 15 neighborhood parks this summer with new playgrounds, pickleball courts, and ADA upgrades — here's what's coming to your corner of the city.
March 8, 2026
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Apple Valley is hitting 15 neighborhood parks this summer with new playgrounds, pickleball courts, and ADA upgrades — here's what's coming to your corner of the city.
March 8, 2026

Apple Valley's Community Center and Senior Center are getting a full makeover starting this spring — here's what the new Apple Valley Community Center will look like.
March 8, 2026

Big night in Eagan — the planning commission greenlighted the next phase of the Amazon warehouse and told a developer “no” on a lakeside apartment complex after neighbors packed the room.
March 2, 2026

Over a dozen Eagan neighbors showed up to fight a 100-unit apartment on Lake Lemay — and for now, they won.
March 2, 2026

The old Thomson Reuters campus in Eagan keeps moving closer to becoming a major Amazon distribution hub — and the planning commission just gave the next building a thumbs up.
March 2, 2026

A massive new commercial hub is coming to Cedar Ave in Lakeville — and we now know exactly who's moving in.
February 28, 2026

Lakeville's middle schools are on track to hit 111% capacity by 2028-29, and the growth isn't slowing down.
February 28, 2026

Hastings hosted the 20th Hockey Day Minnesota with pro hockey, high school games, and wind chills that made your eyelashes freeze.
February 28, 2026

Here's exactly what Century, Kenwood Trail, and McGuire would each get if Lakeville voters approve the $139.6 million bond.
February 28, 2026

Lakeville's superintendent made the case for a $139.6 million bond to expand the district's three overcrowded middle schools — here's the full rundown.
February 28, 2026
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