St. Louis Park Patch reviews the year that was by looking at the most talked about local stories of 2011.
All this week, we've counted down our top five stories of 2011. Whether uplifting, sad or controversial, these were the stories that had people talking in the community. Here is a recap of the list:
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St. Louis Park Patch reviews the year that was by counting down the most talked about local stories of 2011.
Editor's Note: With 2011 winding down, we're using this last week of the year to look back at the five stories that shaped St. Louis Park over the past 12 months and had people talking. Today, we look at story No. 1—Toby Keith's I Love This Bar and Grill's trouble with the city's liquor ordinance. Did you know that St. Louis Park restaurants are required to sell at least as much food as booze? Most locals would have probably answered "no" to that question—that is until one of the city's largest establishments ran afoul of the code. In late February, Toby Keith's I Love This Bar and Grill was put on probation by City Council for selling a disproportionate amount of liquor. Over the next six months, the restaurant was tasked with getting its…
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St. Louis Park Patch reviews the year that was by counting down the most talked about local stories of 2011.
Editor's Note: With 2011 winding down, we're using this last week of the year to look back at the five stories that shaped St. Louis Park over the past 12 months and had people talking. Today, we look at story No. 2—two October shootings. Look for story No. 1 tomorrow. October was a scary month in St. Louis Park, as one person was shot and killed and another shot during an attempted burglary. The first incident occurred on Oct. 3, when a 55-year-old man shot and killed his estranged wife outside of a St. Louis Park office building, then later killed himself in Minneapolis. The incident occurred a day before what would have been the couple's 25th wedding anniversary. It was the first reported homicide in St. Louis Park since November 2010, …
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St. Louis Park Patch reviews the year that was by counting down the most talked about local stories of 2011.
Editor's Note: With 2011 winding down, we're using this last week of the year to look back at the five stories that shaped St. Louis Park over the past 12 months and had people talking. Today, we look at story No. 4—the city's coyote problem. Look for story No. 3 tomorrow. When Jerry Stamm's 16-year-old Maltese, Cici, was attacked and killed by a coyote outside his home in March, people started talking. A number of St. Louis Park residents reported seeing coyotes around the city, falling in line with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources' report of an “increasing” coyote population in the Twin Cities. Jim Vaughan, St. Louis Park’s environmental coordinator, said setting traps is a possibility, but in reality, it's hard to find …
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St. Louis Park Patch reviews the year that was by counting down the most talked about local stories of 2011.
Editor's Note: With 2011 winding down, we're using this last week of the year to look back at the five stories that shaped St. Louis Park over the past 12 months and had people talking. Today, we look at story No. 5—the fall election. Look for story No. 4 tomorrow. It was a year of certain change for the City Council and school board, as two council incumbents—Paul Omodt and Phil Finkelstein—along with board member Rolf Peterson announced they wouldn't be running again. For Finkelstein and Peterson, spending more time with family was the deciding factor. Omodt said attacks directed toward him and his family compelled him to leave the race. When the dust settled, Steve Hallfin and Jake Spano had won the open council seats, while Joe …
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Dean Ritzman
9:30 am on Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Hear the coyotes nearly every morning @ 4:00 a.m. in and around the Brookside and Creekside Neighborhoods, They hangout in the grassland of the railroad tracks, the Meadowbrook marsh land or even Meadowbrook Golf Course. Heard about 4 coyotes early yesterday morning. They had to be in some nearby neighbors yards. more ›