Posted on: May 13, 2022
Edina, Minn., May 12, 2022 – Walk With the Mayor continues this spring to give community members the opportunity to share opinions and thoughts with Mayor Jim Hovland while walking through the city.
The May Walk With the Mayor is schedu...
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Posted on: May 13, 2022
Edina, Minn., May 6, 2022 – The City of Edina recently thanked over 100 volunteers for their service on advisory boards and commissions.
The City held an appreciation event May 2 to thank all members of the City Council’s advi...
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Posted on: May 12, 2022
Edina, Minn., May 12, 2022 – Edina residents with downed trees and broken branches from recent storms can dispose of them for free at a City dump site May 13-16.
Residents can drop off trees and branches across from Braemar Golf Dome at 7420 Brae...
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Posted on: May 12, 2022
Edina, Minn., May 10, 2022 – The City of Edina’s Human Rights & Relations Commission’s 11th Days of Remembrance will be held online 2 p.m. Sunday, May 22.
This year’s virtual event will feature guest speaker Eva ...
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Posted on: May 12, 2022
Edina, Minn., May 11, 2022 – Edina residents can properly dispose of their buckthorn shrubs for free during the semi-annual buckthorn dump June 4 and 5.
Residents can drop off buckthorn brush across from Braemar Golf Dome at 7420 Braemar Blvd. Hours are 10...
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Posted on: May 6, 2022
Edina, Minn., May 3, 2022 – Dump trucks, construction equipment, police cars, firetrucks and a variety of other large vehicles will be open to climb aboard from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 21.
The annual Vehicle Day is free and open to all ages...
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Posted on: May 6, 2022
Edina, Minn., May 6, 2022 – Two staff members retired from the City of Edina in the first quarter of 2022: Mike Hughes from the Fire Department and Gunnar Kaasa from the Public Works Department. Both were with the City for more than 15 years.
Mik...
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Posted on: May 6, 2022
Edina, Minn., May 4, 2022 – The transformation of a former gas station into a destination restaurant has been recognized with the 2022 Edina Heritage Award. Town Hall Station, a restaurant that opened in 2016 on the site of Wally’s Serv...
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Posted on: April 29, 2022
Edina, Minn., April 26, 2022 – The City of Edina will host a free, family-friendly “Big Trucks” open house 4-7 p.m. Thursday, May 19, at the Public Works & Park Maintenance Facility, 7450 Metro Blvd. The open house will t...
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Posted on: April 29, 2022
Edina, Minn., April 27, 2022 – Tommy Koehler has been named the new PGA Director of Golf for Braemar Golf Course.
Koehler, 30, grew up playing at Braemar Golf Course, 6364 John Harris Drive, and has been an instruction golf professional at Braemar since Ma...
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Posted on: April 29, 2022
Edina, Minn., April 27, 2022 – After more than 150 hours of training and preparation, the Edina/Eden Prairie Explorer Post 925 competed against peers from Minnesota, North Dakota and New York in the 47th-annual Explorer Conference in Rochester, ...
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Posted on: April 22, 2022
Edina, Minn., April 21, 2022 – The City of Edina’s spring hydrant flushing program will begin Monday, April 25, and is scheduled to conclude in approximately three weeks.
This program is necessary to clean the water mains and minimize t...
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Posted on: April 22, 2022
Edina, Minn., April 19, 2022 – Edina needs volunteers to help with what’s believed to be the most ambitious public tree-planting event in City history.
Those volunteers, Park Maintenance staff and the Tree Trust will plant 200 ...
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Posted on: April 22, 2022
Edina, Minn., April 21, 2022 – Thanks to the commitment by Edina residents turning food scraps into soil through the organics recycling program, the City will once again offer free compost as part of a series of organics recycling outreach and e...
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Posted on: April 22, 2022
Edina, Minn., April 20, 2022 – The City of Edina is offering residents one of 11 types of young trees to plant on their property as part of overall sustainability goals.
Residents must sign up for their preferred tree type and will be able to pic...
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Posted on: April 22, 2022
Edina, Minn., April 22, 2022 – The City of Edina is among communities worldwide that are celebrating Building Safety Month in May, raising awareness about building safety.
The Edina City Council recently signed a proclamation encouraging residents to commi...
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Posted on: April 22, 2022
Edina, Minn., April 20, 2022 – Whether you walk or wash the car, push a wheelchair or vacuum, you can participate in the Step To It Challenge, win prizes and help Edina beat other Hennepin County communities in the fitness activity.
The monthlong...
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Posted on: April 15, 2022
Edina, Minn., April 14, 2022 – Walk With the Mayor will return this spring give community members the opportunity to share opinions and thoughts with Mayor Jim Hovland while walking through the city.
The April Walk With the Mayor is sch...
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Posted on: April 8, 2022
Edina, Minn., April 5, 2022 – To increase the pollinator habitat during a critical seasonal transition, the City will temporarily suspend laws requiring residents to mow in May.
The goal of “No Mow May” is to allow yards to gr...
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Posted on: April 8, 2022
Edina, Minn., April 6, 2022 – Edina City Manager Scott Neal is asking community members to share ideas for how the second half of the City’s federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dollars should be spent — money aimed at pro...
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Posted on: April 8, 2022
Edina, Minn., March 28, 2022 – Each American throws away an average of 80 pounds of clothing annually. To keep clothes out of the landfill, the City of Edina will host an Earth Day Community Clothing Exchange 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 23, at Braem...
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Posted on: April 8, 2022
Edina, Minn., March 28, 2022 – The City of Edina’s Arts & Culture Commission will announce its 2022 “Climate Poetry in the Parks” program at the Youth Climate Summit at Edina High School Saturday, April 16.
Designed as a public event for students and c...
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Posted on: April 1, 2022
Edina, Minn., March 28, 2022 – The City of Edina seeks student applications for its eight commissions. Two seats are available on each of the commissions.
Commissions include:
- Arts & Culture Commission
- Community Health Comm...
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Posted on: March 30, 2022
Edina, Minn., March 30, 2022 – The Edina 911 Communications Center is experiencing difficulties receiving calls from T-Mobile/Sprint users. Those with emergencies should call the Police Department at 952-826-1600 until the mat...
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Posted on: March 11, 2022
Edina, Minn., March 10, 2022 – Spring load restrictions in Edina go into effect 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, March 16, the same day they take effect across the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area.
Weight restrictions are implemented each spring to help pres...
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Posted on: March 10, 2022
Edina, Minn., March 11, 2022 – The City of Edina is sponsoring free high-speed internet for income-qualified residents through Comcast’s Internet Essentials program until the end of December 2022. This benefit is made possible using up...
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Posted on: March 4, 2022
Edina, Minn., March 3, 2022 – The City of Edina seeks nominations for the annual Mayor’s Commendations, given to those who have volunteered their time and effort to make significant contributions to the community.
Awards are given in the following categori...
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Posted on: February 18, 2022
Edina, Minn., Feb. 17, 2022 – Edina Mayor James B. Hovland and Edina Public Schools Superintendent Stacie Stanley will present the “2022 State of the Community” Tuesday, March 1.
The presentation will be emceed by City Manager...
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Posted on: February 18, 2022
Edina, Minn., Feb. 16, 2022 – The nomination period for the Edina Heritage Award is now open. Each year, the award is given by the Edina Heritage Preservation Commission to a local business, person or neighborhood for a commitment to preserving,...
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