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Sunday, February 10, 2013

No Mail Saturdays, Liquor Sales on Sundays, Widening 494 and Pizza Wars: Pick of Our Patches

Also appearing in this week's West Metro news roundup: Anne of Green Gables and some really rich SuperValu folks. And the USPS says farewell to Saturdays.

Editor’s Note: Every week we bring you a sampling of stories from Patch sites in the west metro: Eden Prairie, Edina, Fridley, Golden Valley, Hopkins, Lake Minnetonka, Maple Grove, Minnetonka, Plymouth, Richfield, Southwest Minneapolis, St. Louis Park and St. Michael. (Click on the headline to read the full story.) Should Liquor Be Sold on Sundays? Local liquor stores have opposing views on a bill to lift the ban on Sunday liquor sales in Minnesota. “The fact that I'm not allowed to be open because of an embarassing, Draconian, ridiculous law from a previous era is absolutely infuriating," said liquor store owner Jason Alvey. "Al Capone has been dead for a long time, people. This is a different world we live in today.” MnDOT Shares Plans …

Monday, February 4, 2013

Photos: St. Michael, Rogers Polar Bear Plungers

The annual event in Maple Grove raise funds for the Minnesota Special Olympics Feb. 2.

Several plungers from St. Michael and Park Nicollet- Rogers Clinic (Freezin Flu Fighters) were among the hundreds participating in the 2013 Maple Grove Polar Bear Plunge Feb. 2 at Fish Lake Regional Park. For a full gallery of photos, click here: Photos: Maple Grove Polar Bear Plunge 2013

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