Excelsior News

To get in the mood for Valentine's Day, the Metropolitan Ballet will present "Le Corsaire, The Pirate" -- a ballet about "shipwrecks, pirates and romance on the high seas" -- this weekend at the Hopkins High School Auditorium, 2400 Lindbergh Drive in Minnetonka.

There will be no separate discussion of these items unless good cause is shown prior to the time the Council votes on the motion to adopt by roll call.

Residents have made clear that preserving Excelsior's historic charm must be a top priority as the cityA moves forward with plans to construct a new public library, andA Hennepin County officials have taken notice.

An open letter to the editor, Dear Rep. Anzelc: You are to be highly commended for your efforts to bring transparency to the use of public funds by the IRRRB .

Hennepin County's Roosevelt Library branch in south Minneapolis will close Feb. 11 for a $3.2 million renovation project that will extend into the summer of 2013.

'Doing Things Differently' Excelsior City Manager Kristi Luger gave a presentation last week about possible changes coming to city hall.

Breaking up is hard to do - even with your house cleaner. Shannon Stevens felt so bad about letting her cleaning lady go that she gave her more than a month's notice and a Costco membership to alleviate the sting.

Several students from the Lake Minnetonka area currently attending the University of Wisconsin-Stout were recipients of the Chancellor's Award for the fall semester.A The award is presented to students who have a grade point average of 3.5 or above.

A luxury homebuilder is planning to construct a $30 million, 36,311-square-foot data center in Minnetonka.

Celebrate Hockey Day MinnesotaA without traveling to Excelsior for the games. Inver Grove Heights' hockey celebration is an afternoon of skating for all ages with an adult on Saturday, Jan.