Blogs: Development

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.

Residents keep asking how much water Meta's data center will draw. At the water meeting, Rosemount finally put a number on it.

Apple Valley's getting its own 7 Brew on June 22 — and the city already has a traffic plan ready after watching what happened in Vadnais Heights.