John-Michael Zuerlein as Frog (back) and Reed Sigmund as Toad (front) in Children Theatre Company’s 2024 production of “A Year With Frog and Toad.” Photo by Glen Stubbe Photography “A Year With Frog and Toad” at Children’s Theatre Company (CTC) is a delightful journey through friendship and adventure based on the beloved books by Arnold Lobel. Directed by Peter C. Brosius, the production features charming performances and creative elements that will enchant young audiences. Running April 23 to June 16 on the UnitedHealth Group Stage, this production offers a heartwarming experience for familie ..read more

A plan to expand customer parking at the busy Asia Mall at 12160 Technology Drive will be among the items considered by the Eden Prairie City Council at its regular meeting on Tuesday, May 7. Opened 1½ years ago, the pan-Asian food hall that once was home to Gander Mountain has struggled to have enough parking at peak times. The mall management proposes replacing a stormwater pond with an underground stormwater management system and paving over the top to create an additional 122 parking stalls, bringing the total to 424 spaces. The planning commission, which advises the city council, struggle ..read more

Six Eden Prairie High School (EPHS) students have been honored with the 2024 Aspirations in Computing Awards by The National Center for Women & Information Technology and the Minnesota Technology Association. The awards recognize exceptional technical prowess, leadership skills, and dedication to leveraging technology for positive social impact. The students were among 40 winners from across Minnesota celebrated at an evening awards banquet at the Metropolitan Ballroom in Golden Valley on April 19. After submitting applications, awardees were selected for their aptitude and interest in inf ..read more

The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum’s 40,000 tulips are blooming now, and more are coming up fast!  Indeed, thanks to a nice mix of sun and rain (and mild temperatures), the beds around the Arboretum are popping with color.  Photo by Jason Boudreau-Landis 2024 This year’s tulip theme is the 50th anniversary — golden anniversary — of the Snyder Building, so visitors will find yellows and golds all around the historic original visitors center. Photo by Lily SmithPhoto by Lily Smith In the main Annual Garden, where 20,000 of the 40,000 tulips are planted, visitors will find a mix of red ..read more

The City of Eden Prairie is hosting both a Spring Recycling Drop-off Event on Saturday, May 4, and curbside pickup of some specific items throughout the month of May. The May 4 Recycling Drop-off Event will occur from 8 a.m. to noon at the Eden Prairie Yard Waste Site, 9811 Flying Cloud Drive. (The Yard Waste Site recently opened for the season, with regular hours on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays for Eden Prairie residents and businesses to dispose of yard waste material.) Price list for May 4 Recycling Drop-off Event. Image from City of Eden Prairie Saturday’s Drop-off Event is open to Eden ..read more

Helping Paws, an assistance dog training organization that moved its headquarters from Hopkins to Eden Prairie this spring, is celebrating the grand opening of the new facility with a Paws in Motion event on Sunday, May 5. The event will take place at the new location, 6569 City West Parkway in Eden Prairie, and include a fundraising 5K walk/roll/run that starts at the Helping Paws facility and offers options of both an ADA accessible short course and a longer course, routed through nearby Bryant Lake Park. Additionally, Eden Prairie Mayor Ron Case is scheduled to present a proclamation declar ..read more

A rendering of the proposed Asia Village development at Blaine’s Northtown Mall. Credit: Provided This story comes to you from Sahan Journal, a nonprofit newsroom dedicated to covering Minnesota’s immigrants and communities of color. Sign up for their free newsletter to receive stories in your inbox. Business owners connected to the Asia Mall in Eden Prairie have announced the purchase of another large building where they hope to replicate their successful concept. Asia Village will be located at 301 Northtown Drive N.E. The building is connected to the Northtown Mall ..read more

A 23-year-old Eden Prairie man, Seth Theron Pierce, faces six felony charges – including five related to burglary and one for felony theft – after forensic evidence linked him to a burglary in St. Peter last year. This incident follows a pattern similar to two other cases. According to a Nicollet County criminal complaint filed on April 19, DNA found on beer bottles at two burglarized homes matched Pierce’s DNA. On the morning of June 16, 2023, residents of one home reported discovering a cut in their kitchen window screen and valuables missing, including $8,100 worth of jewelry and $350 in ca ..read more

As they have for several years, members of the Minnesota Woodworkers Guild displayed their projects in the Northern Woods Exhibition at Eden Prairie Center mall last weekend. The annual event serves as a showcase for the public to examine the projects and a competition for the members who’ve entered their pieces. Stu Fox, a former parks and natural resources manager for the City of Eden Prairie, won a Judges Award at the Northern Woods Exhibition for this cherry table. Photo by Joanna Werch Takes One of those members is Stu Fox, who retired as the Eden Prairie parks and natural resources manag ..read more

Golf carts parked outside Bent Creek Golf Club in Eden Prairie on Tuesday afternoon. Photo by Stuart Sudak Bent Creek Golf Club, which opened more than 50 years ago in Eden Prairie as a public course before becoming a private club in the early 1990s, is under new ownership. In February, the club was purchased for $3.075 million by the LaMettry family, better known as the owners of a chain of auto and truck collision repair shops in the Twin Cities. The sale officially went through on March 11. Located on Valley View Road, just north of Highway 212 and west of Interstate 494, Bent Creek is an 1 ..read more