Thursday, January 31, 2013
A roundup of local business news.
Here are some of the top recent business stories in St. Louis Park: Restaurant Deals A St. Louis Park restaurant will be among the eateries participating in Mpls. St. Paul Magazine’s Restaurant Week this year. The Saint Louis Park Woodfire Grill will be among those serving two-course lunches for $10 to $20 and three-course dinners for $15 to $30. (Restaurant week menus aren’t yet posted.) This year, Restaurant Week runs from Feb. 24 to March 1. Mpls. St. Paul Magazine started the event in 2007 in an effort to connect residents with the metro’s best dining. Since then, 300,000 people have taken part in the event, according to the magazine. Click here to see the full list of participating restaurants. The Four Firkins Offers Beer Education …
Sunday, October 7, 2012
This week's selection includes a threat of violence against a high school, cell phone thefts and a woman who stole a car from the Marine Corps.
Editor's Note: Every week we provide a recap of the top stories from the following Patch sites: Eden Prairie, Edina, Fridley, Golden Valley, Hopkins, Lake Minnetonka, Maple Grove, Minnetonka, Plymouth, Richfield, Southwest Minneapolis, St. Louis Park and St. Michael. Andrew Engeldinger Had 1997 Arrest On Record Richfield native Andrew Engeldinger, the man who killed five people and wounded three others before turning the gun on himself in Minneapolis last week, was arrested in 1997 after fleeing police and crashing his car. Richfield Officer Shoots and Kills Man in Friday Incident Police responded to a report of an emotionally disturbed man just after 9 a.m. Friday. DFL Directed Journalist to GOP Challenger’s Court Records A Washington, D.…
Monday, April 23, 2012
A message from District 44's state senator about happenings in the Legislature.
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Monday, April 23, 2012
[The following news release comes from the office of Sen. Ron Latz (DFL-District 44)] During this week we spent Monday through Friday on the Senate floor working through bills on General Orders, a few conference committee reports and a few omnibus bills. During the week I had one bill pass the Senate floor. The bill (S.F. 1657), brought to me by City of Hopkins prosecutor Jason Hutchison, allows prosecutors to use female genital mutilation to enhance criminal penalties in a domestic assault. I am also happy to report that Friday the Senate passed the Omnibus Liquor bill that included both provisions in it that Four Firkins owner, Jason Alvey, brought to Rep. Steve Simon and me. The highlight of my week was the Governor signing the …
Monday, April 2, 2012
A message from District 44's state senator about happenings in the Legislature.
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Monday, April 2, 2012
[The following news release comes from the office of Sen. Ron Latz (DFL-District 44)] Friday brought us third deadline, which requires all budget bills to be out of Finance and on their way to either the Senate floor or conference committees. This year deadlines seem to be more “flexible” than in the past which has lead to some confusion among members of the public who are trying to follow bills through the process. It has also lead to frustration among legislators as well. Senate floor session was held every day this week. Some of the sessions were lengthy as we worked through individual bills that were on general orders as well as several Omnibus bills (Public Safety, K-12, Higher Education & Taxes). You can read more about the …
Thursday, March 29, 2012
It’s still unclear what legislators would be unable to accomplish if they adjourn at the Easter/Passover break.
An early adjournment of the Legislature that could come as soon as next week’s Easter/Passover break would leave many bills unheard, but the uncertainties of scheduling mean it’s unclear which proposals would lose out. “I don’t think there’s any way to know because we don’t know what’s going to get done before then,” said Sen. Ron Latz (DFL-District 44), who represents Hopkins, St. Louis Park and Golden Valley. Rep. Steve Simon (DFL-District 44A) speculated that adjournment next week could prevent consideration of an omnibus liquor bill. Simon has two measures in that bill—a proposal to allow liquor stores to host periodic "tastings" with outside experts for a small fee and the “Four Firkins proposal” to let liquor stores sell store-…
Brad Kadue
12:09 pm on Thursday, March 29, 2012
I'm with Sen. Latz on this one...the longer the session drags on the more money they spend. Mothball the legislature until next February when there's real work to be done. more ›