“Eden Prairie Local News: The Story of Us” and “Habitat Makers” debut on SWTV, spotlighting community journalism and native landscapes.
Author: Jeff Strate
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Jeff Strate
An Eden Prairie resident since 1994, Jeff has served as an organizer for local open-space initiatives and get-out-the-vote parks referenda. He has also served on the Eden Prairie Human Rights and Diversity Commission, conservation area task forces, the Southwest Light Rail Community Advisory Committee and the Board of Directors of the Minnesota Land Trust. Jeff studied journalism and mass communication at the U of MN and has been a producer/writer and occasional on-camera figure in the Twin Cities, New York, Boston, and Trenton. Jeff has written for websites and magazines and has produced award-winning access programing through Southwest Community Television (SWTV).
Volunteers, including Friends of Eden Prairie Parks members and Hennepin County Commissioner Heather Edelson, spent a November weekend removing invasive buckthorn from north-central Eden Prairie public lands.
A whimsical take on Minnesota’s fleeting snows, November gloom, and resilient flamingos, with nods to local businesses and seasonal traditions.
Prairie School of Dance’s Boomer Ballet welcomes older adults to reconnect with dance, improving balance, strength, and joy through movement.
Eden Prairie Local News highlights growth, community impact, and future goals at the annual public meeting. Learn more about EPLN’s journey.
Eden Prairie teens gather for a unique Friday night program, preparing for future challenges and embracing Somali American identity and community.
Remembering Tim Richardt: a story of biking, community, and strength in the face of ALS, told through his Eden Prairie neighbors.
Segments of popular Minnesota River Bluffs and Cedar Lake trails northeast of Eden Prairie, closed since late 2019, are now reopened.
Although not intended as a summer blockbuster with a Hans Zimmer film score and a title that leaps off any screen, “Drone Tour of the Green Line Extension Alignment” does showcase remarkable views of the project’s progress. The Met Council’s 32-minute, 41-second aerial video of the 14.8-mile light rail project had its YouTube premiere on Wednesday, July 17. Footage recorded by high-definition drone cameras flew over the entire route in May. Multiple video takes were edited together to form what seems like a single flight. Cars, vans, and trucks scurry alongside, over, and under the LRT tracks along Flying Cloud…
Reservations should be made as soon as possible for late July walking tours of Metro Green Line Extension worksites in Eden Prairie, Minnetonka, and Hopkins.