Recent content from Erin Adler
Tenants gain long list of new rights, protections after last legislative session
A new law prohibiting landlords from retaliating when tenants want to create a tenant association is just one change passed in 2024.
Middle schoolers are a tough crowd. Inver Grove Heights found a way to entertain them.
The city's Parks and Recreation Department recently won an award for the "5th Quarter" lock-in event held after a Simley High School football game.
It could cost Burnsville $300K to let citizens spend $100K, and some council members are concerned
The suburb's pilot will let neighborhoods propose projects to spend city money, but the administrative costs could be a multiple of that.
Want to work out in a park? Shakopee has a new outdoor fitness court and studio space
The new attraction at Scenic Heights Park has permanent fitness equipment and space for group exercise classes like yoga.
Proposed Lakeville housing aimed at Somali families under investigation
Nolosha Development says it has done nothing wrong and that planning for the project continues.
Eagan grants permit for church's move to former Kowalski's space
River Valley Church's planned move to the former grocery store space at Diffley and Johnny Cake Ridge roads raised objections from some neighbors with concerns about traffic, parking -- and the church's positions on social issues.
Animal Humane Society no longer sterilizes feral cats for free. Rescuers fear a population surge.
The nonprofit says it can no longer afford to spay or neuter community cats for free, prompting concerns that the feral cat population will rise.
Vows plus funnel cakes? Dakota County Fair to offer free weddings
Couples interested in getting married at the fairgrounds need to register in advance with court administration.
Settlement would give $13 million to University of Minnesota for UMore pollution cleanup
UMore Park was briefly a smokeless gunpowder plant during WWII; heavy metals and other pollutants have since been found in soil there.
Two Amur tiger cubs born at Minnesota Zoo
The cubs, born May 23, now have their eyes open and are exploring their indoor habitat.