Hopkins NewsLocal news for Hopkins, MN continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.The Minnehaha: Affordable lake cruising- May 29, 2008 MINNESOTA TRANSPORTATION MUSEUM, INC. and MUSEUM OF LAKE MINNETONKA Summer cruising on Lake Minnetonka aboard the Steamboat Minnehaha is back.http://www.topix.net/city/hopkins-mn/2008/05/the-minnehaha-affordable-lake-cruising?fromrs... Shiver me timbers: Tree taxes on the rise- May 27, 2008 Dante Canillas is a 52-year-old tech guy for a big bank. When he comes home to his rambler on Drillane Road in Hopkins, he can relax in his back yard without the noise of the tennis courts at the Oak Ridge ...http://www.topix.net/city/hopkins-mn/2008/05/shiver-me-timbers-tree-taxes-on-the-rise?from... High food prices pushing some over the edge- May 25, 2008 The high food prices that have pushed so many Americans to their limits are beginning to push some over the edge.http://www.topix.net/city/hopkins-mn/2008/05/high-food-prices-pushing-some-over-the-edge?f... New Chanhassen High joins Lake Conference- May 23, 2008 That will give the Lake 12 teams. Chanhassen will be the second high school in the Chaska district.http://www.topix.net/city/hopkins-mn/2008/05/new-chanhassen-high-joins-lake-conference?fro... A whole new way for a lawn to be green- May 14, 2008 "But rain gardens are very ornamental, very showy. They are typically designed so they have plants that bloom throughout the year." Few things are more sacred in suburbia than the green lawn, but homeowners willing to give up some grass for more nature-friendly landscaping can claim a chunk of cash instead. via Star Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/city/hopkins-mn/2008/05/a-whole-new-way-for-a-lawn-to-be-green?fromrs... MinneBar offers peek at next killer app- May 10, 2008 "We designed a Web 2.0 service to help parents understand, celebrate and preserve the precious memories of early childhood" So you're a Minnesota super-nerd working on the next killer software application or Web 2.0 service. via The Minneapolis-St. Paul Pioneer Presshttp://www.topix.net/city/hopkins-mn/2008/05/minnebar-offers-peek-at-next-killer-app?fromr... Coen Brothers Look For Young Stars For Next Film- May 5, 2008 "It was really easy. We just talked and they asked about our interests, age and what school we went to" ST. LOUIS PARK, Minn. The boy or girl next door could be the next young star of a new Coen Brothers film. via WCCOhttp://www.topix.net/city/hopkins-mn/2008/05/coen-brothers-look-for-young-stars-for-next-f... ConqueRR Raises $84,000 for PBTF- May 2, 2008 The lucky winner is Steve Solberg of Hopkins, Minn., who read about ConqueRR in Cycle World and purchased his tickets on the Ride for Kids website last January. via Motorcycle USAhttp://www.topix.net/city/hopkins-mn/2008/05/conquerr-raises-84-000-for-pbtf?fromrss=1 The streetcars are running again- May 2, 2008 "It's not hard to imagine a mother with a colicky child riding the streetcar in the evening, letting the motion of the car and the nice, cool breezes coming through the windows put her child to sleep. And I'm sure that was a fairly common occurrence" The one-mile track connects Lake Harriet and Lake Calhoun, and showcases three streetcars that used to be part of the Twin Cities Rapid Transit system. via Minnesota Public Radiohttp://www.topix.net/city/hopkins-mn/2008/05/the-streetcars-are-running-again?fromrss=1 |