Eden Prairie’s holiday spirit shines brightly with a charming balloon display on Adret Court, undimmed by the area’s unusually mild winter weather.
Author: Jeff Strate
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).
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Regional governmental group makes decisions that impact the public access TV station and programming available to those who reside and work in Eden Prairie and other southwest suburbs.
“Democratic Visions” covers Eden Prairie Local News, delving into teen mental health challenges and the evolution of the EPLN platform.
Eden Prairie-based KMSP-TV (FOX 9) and the City of Edina won regional Emmy® awards on October 14. The Viking Drive station won three statuettes. A series of videos hosted by Edina City Manager Scott Neal was one of a pair of Emmys that now decorate the neighboring suburb’s city hall. Neal served as Eden Prairie city manager from 2002 through October 2010. The winners on Viking Drive FOX 9’s creative services unit won two of the three statuettes. Journalist Tim Blotz was honored as the best news anchor in Minnesota, western Wisconsin, Iowa, North Dakota and South Dakota, the region…
Golden October in Eden Prairie was quickly swept away by winds and snow on Halloween Eve. This morning, I snapped a few images that may interest those readers who appreciate the overlooked. Above, a pair of pumpkins, and below a parking lot and a small garden outside a Prairie Center Drive office building seem unremarkable. But on this Halloween, are they? Editor’s note: Contributor Jeff Strate is also a board member of Eden Prairie Local News.
Will an agreement between Hennepin County and the Met Council bridge the Metro Green Line Extension funding gap?
Contact information for Eden Prairie’s three watershed districts.
The Metro Green Line Extension project has opened registration for the final round of its 2023 Green Line Extension construction site walking tours. Each tour will be guided by project staff who welcome questions about the station, bridge, crossing or tunnel being visited. The number of tour participants is limited. Priority will be given to registrants who have not yet been on a 2023 LRT project tour. Places are filling up. The two-hour tour of Eden Prairie’s City West Station happens on Saturday, Sept. 30, at 10 a.m. To register online, click or tap on here. Project staff will communicate…
Eden Prairie couple retake their yard from buckthorn thickets with gardens and wildflowers.
A Minnesota State Fair ribbon-winning home kitchen baker shares her secrets and recipes.