Excelsior is on track to get a grocery store after the Excelsior City Council voted to support the project.
The approval paves the way for Minnetonka-based Oppidan Investment Co. to open a grocery store at the former Mason Motors site on Water Street.
In addition to the grocery store, Oppidan plans to build more than 10,000 square feet of retail space at 400 Water St., which is on the corner of George and Water streets.
"We're excited that we got the nod to move forward," said Joe Ryan, president of Oppidan Investment Co.
The approval for the development came after three hours of discussion at the council's May 7 meeting. The City Council approved the plans unanimously. Monday, May 14, 2012
After months of discussion on how to curtail illegal activity in hotels, the Plymouth City Council chose not to require checking photo identification for all adult hotel guests.
Instead it adopted an ordinance that makes it a misdemeanor to give false information to hotel clerks.
The majority of the council members opposed requiring hotel guests to show a photo ID after representatives from the hotel community stated it would be a burden to their staff and guests. However, the ordinance to make it a misdemeanor to give false information was passed unanimously. Monday, May 14, 2012
Gleason Lake Elementary student Anna Osipov, 10, doodled her way to being named Minnesota's Doodle 4 Google winner and one of 50 state winners.
Representatives from Google officially announced that Osipov is the Minnesota state winner at a school assembly on May 2. Osipov's design was selected from more than 114,000 submissions from all over the country. Monday, May 14, 2012
The wins just keep on coming for the Minnetonka track and field teams this spring as the Skippers added Section 7-3A True Team titles to their already impressive résumés last week on Wednesday, May 9.
The girls' team unseated defending state True Team champion Hopkins by outscoring the Royals 656.5 to 634.5. Hopkins had been to five straight state True Team meets, while this will be the first state True Team appearance for Minnetonka since 2006. Monday, May 14, 2012
With just one week left in the Lake Conference baseball season, all five teams in the conference remain separated by just one game in the win column.
Hopkins enters this week with a slight advantage in the standings thanks to its 5-3 conference record.
Edina starts this week in second place at 5-4, while Minnetonka, Wayzata and Eden Prairie are all tied for third place with identical 4-5 records in the conference.
Minnetonka was able to grab a key victory on Thursday, May 10 as it rallied for a 3-2 victory over Eden Prairie. Monday, May 14, 2012
What Josette Elstad began on a whim in 2010 is now a limited liability corporation, and is expanding from an online vintage fashion business to include an occasional shop in downtown Hopkins.
Jojo's Retro and Vintage, located in a second-story studio at the corner of 10th and Mainstreet, will celebrate its grand opening May 18-20 and will be open the third weekend of each month.
Elstad, who grew up in St. Louis Park and Minneapolis, has been collecting vintage items since she was 14 years old. Monday, May 14, 2012
Michael Miller is a self-proclaimed "backyard freak."
He thoroughly enjoys being in backyards and so a few years ago, after a long career of success in the business world, he decided to pursue a living related to something he loves - like backyards.
"Obviously, there are many ways to enjoy being in your backyard. For me, one is a good bonfire," said Miller. "I just love a good fire. I am sort of a 'pyro' kind of guy." Monday, May 14, 2012
