Eagan

Garden of Eagan's free plant giveaway: Round two

Last week the folks at Gardens of Eagan teamed up with downtown marketing firm Haberman to giveaway 1,000 free tomato plants in an effort to encourage more people to start their own home gardens. This week they're back at it again, but this time they're offering up 2,000 free pepper plants to any po ... More >>

Free tomato plant day in Minneapolis

The weird onslaught of weather has largely put spring on hold for many of us and as a result we have yet to fully get around to getting our gardens growing. So today, if you've still got some space left in your gardens, you can swing through downtown Minneapolis to pickup a free tomato plant. 

Dan Drobac allegedly threatened to shoot woman after KFAN spoils end of Gophers game

Here's a good sign sports, sports, sports means too much to you -- you threaten to kill whoever spoils the end of games you've pre-recorded before you have a chance to watch them.SEE ALSO: Thomas Casper of Eagan is arrested, says if he had a gun 'I would do what James Holmes did' But that's allegedl ... More >>

Woman shot on I-35E in Eagan after drunk driver "gave the finger" to SUV

Drunken hijinks culminated in the shooting of a 26-year-old woman on northbound I-35E in Eagan around 2:20 a.m. yesterday morning.SEE ALSO:-- Joseph Kadlec swerved car at passing motorcyclists, shot one in face outside PD-- Mark Chalin of Mankato pleads guilty to killing two in driving-while-having- ... More >>

James Stevenson arrested after trying to rob undercover Eagan cop with pellet gun

James Stevenson's one-man crime spree came to an end after he picked the wrong victim to mess with.A little after 9 p.m. last Thursday, police set up a perimeter around the 3300 block of Coachman Road in Eagan following reports of two robberies in the area. No sooner had a plainclothes detective arr ... More >>

Month in Review: Open, Closed, Coming Soon April '12

​OPENAida2208 W 66th St., Richfield Butcher and the Boar (City Pages preview)1121 Hennepin Avenue, MinneapolisCinita's of Mexico6042 Nicollet Ave, MinneapolisD Spot new location near Battle Creek1993 Burns Avenue, St. PaulDroolin' Moose9424 Lyndale Avenue S., BloomingtonEat Street Social (Cit ... More >>

CiCi's Pizza closes its doors in Eagan

You'll have to go elsewhere for five dollar pizza.CiCi's Pizza, the almost suspiciously inexpensive buffet restaurant, unceremoniously closed the doors at its Eagan store this weekend. The Eagan Patch reports there were hand-written signs reading "permanently closed" posted to CiCi's front door, to ... More >>

Caspers' Cherokee Sirloin Room Eagan damaged in fire

​At 5:45 a.m. Sunday morning first responders were dispatched to 4625 Nichols Road after there were reports of a fire. When they arrived on the scene, the Eagan fire department discovered the exterior deck area of Caspers' Cherokee Sirloin Room engulfed in flames.The family-owned restaurant is kno ... More >>

Tornado warning over for Twin Cities area [UPDATE]

​The National Weather Service in Chanhassen issued a tornado warning for the suburbs south and east of the Twin Cities at about 2:45 p.m., after radar indicated that a storm capable of producing a tornado moved through Rosemount, St. Paul Park, Inver Grove Heights, Eagan and Sunfish and St. Pa ... More >>

Mn Parkour turns Twin Cities into obstacle course

It's like skateboarding without the skateboard

Hey gardeners, what are you planting this year?

​This Saturday, the Wedge Co-op is hosting its annual Plant and Garden Sale, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a parking lot full of organic starter plants from Garden of Eagan, premium soil amendment from Wisconsin's Cowsmo's Compost, plus other supplies and accessories. The local farmers' markets ... More >>

Sgt. Joseph Bozicevich, Minnesota soldier, could face death penalty

Sgt Joseph Bozicevich was born in Eagan, graduated from Cretin-Derham Hall attended the U of M for a while before becomming a soldier.​U.S. Army Sgt. Joseph Bozicevich grew up in Eagan, graduated from Cretin Derham Hall, and went off to the University of Minnesota before signing up to serve hi ... More >>

Not sure about a CSA? Options for busy ethical eaters

Conscionable vegging out​Catch up with our guidelines for choosing the right Community Supported Agriculture from Friday here. If your determination was that a full share won't fit in with your summer schedule, be it financial, time or spatial constraints, there are still options out there for the ... More >>

Help! Dinner spot in the south metro?

​I am trying to find a restaurant in the southern suburbs for a meet-up and am having no luck. A former co-worker lives in Faribault and she's going to meet me for dinner, so I want to pick somewhere that won't require her to drive all the way into the Cities. I am thinking Lakeville/Apple Val ... More >>

First look: Andiamo Italian Ristorante in Eagan

Owner and General Manager Ramon Ruiz is testing the adage "third time's a charm" with his new Eagan eatery, Andiamo. After two other Italian restaurants have tried and failed in the same location, the odds would seem to be stacked against this most recent tenant in the corner space of this ... More >>

Andiamo Ristorante will give Italian one more try in Eagan

Sarah NienaberWill Andiamo succeed where Bibo's bruschette and braised lamb shank failed?​Lazy Lightning perused the Eagan City Council's upcoming agenda and noted that a new restaurant is set to replace the former Bibo restaurant run by the Marchionda family, owners of Buon Giorno and I Nonni ... More >>

Twin Cities poor people die younger than the rich

Image by chefranden on Flickr​There are a lot of reasons it sucks to be poor. And a new study has just added one more: poor people die younger. Craig Helmstetter of the Wilder Foundation mapped the life expectancy of people in the Twin cities in a new report.

Eagan husband stunned that hooker tryst actually ended badly

Photo: rockmixerAn Eagan man says he was blackmailed by a hooker after a motel tryst​So this guy from Eagan, married, figures he'll hook up with a call girl earlier this month whose phone number he finds via backpages.com. They transact, as it were, for $200 in a Burnsville motel near I-35. So ... More >>

Eden Prairie and 4 other 'burbs crowned "best small cities"

Photo: bubzillionLovely​Here's something that the Twin Cities suburbs of Eden Prairie, Plymouth, Woodbury, Eagan and Apple Valley all have in common besides cul-de-sacs: They all made Money magazine's Top 20 "best small cities" list for 2010. Eden Prairie placed first in the country because o ... More >>

Cooqi: RIP

​Remember when gluten-free bakeries were cropping up like dandelions a couple of years ago? Mpls/St.Paul mag reports that the owner of Cooqi, on Marshall Avenue in St. Paul, has given up the shop to focus on baking mixes. Minneapolis's gluten-free bakery, Madwoman foods on Nicollet, remains op ... More >>

Best Buy goes all "Hurt Locker" over empty briefcase

Not the scene at Best Buy in Eagan on Saturday​There was the little robotic crawler, poking around the suspect package with its Erecter Set arms. There was the guy in the monster green suit, walking towards the target. There was KARE to record "The Hurt Locker" at Best Buy in Eagan, as shopp ... More >>

Twin Cities exurban growth stops cold

Via Wikipedia

Bibo: RIP

Eagan's dining scene just took a big blow.

Jenny Potter scores hattrick in U.S. hockey team's 12-1 thrashing of China

Former Gopher skaters played big roles in the victory as well.

Suspected power substation copper thief darkens chunk of Eagan

Does this get filed in "recession stories" or the Darwin Awards category?

Epic Sandwich: Brianno's tasty Italian-American classics

Brianno's in Eagan slings some pretty mean "Italian-American" classics and an inability to decide left me officiating a head-to-head sandwich throwdown.

Eagan man's pot lamp starts townhouse on fire

It's one thing to have your townhouse start on fire, but even worse when the cops find your entire weed growing operation and determine it caused the fire in the first place.

Credit card-stealing device makes its Minnesota debut

Called "skimmers," they steal your payment info in mere moments.

Teens ding-dong-ditch Pawlenty's house, trooper injured in chase

Three teens did the oh-so-original ding-dong-ditch prank at Gov. Tim Pawlenty's family home in Eagan and their little joke ended with one State Patrol trooper in the hospital.

Two months left to shine lasers at cockpits?

Gov. Tim Pawlenty just signed a bill into law Tuesday that makes it illegal to point a laser at an aircraft cockpit in Minnesota starting Aug. 1.

Beer Wars movie premieres tonight

This cool craft brew documentary will play in the TC for a one-night-only engagement!

Growing pot: a life sentence?

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Young Minnesotans offer voting advice

Kowalski's will begin selling liquor after long battle for new laws

Stalling Tactic

Incontinent activist claims senator's bathroom arrest weakens property rights

Combat robots invade Eagan!

Crime blotter: beheading in the suburbs

Michael Brodkorb's house egged, Mike Hatch's whereabouts unknown

Crime blotter: divine intervention

The end of dead ends?

Attack of the Killer Sandwiches

An Italian deli in Eagan makes subs fit for a Jersey cop

A Road by Any Other Name

Which local heroes deserve their own stretch of asphalt?

Eagan Needs Luxury Homes

Tony Caponi's 60-acre suburban sculpture garden, where he has lived since 1949, could have a future as a permanent art park-- or another housing development

Ted�s Excellent Adventure

Ted Mondale thought he could sweet-talk the 'burbs into building their share of affordable housing-- but Eagan told him to get lost.

Live Fest, Die Young

Celebrating the Fourth with the wild, the innocent, and the impeccably attired

Off Beat

Like a Prayer

How the power of faith is fueling the revitalization of Catholic education

No Can Do on Man Doo in Eagan

Dirks, Dance Halls, and the Law

We're All Bozos Here

A former teacher's contrarian view of the reforms that have to precede "education reform.