Recent news
Below you will find some of the most recent and relevant news from the city of Minnetonka. For a more complete archive of our news, as well as information about how we release news, please visit our news releases page.
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Music in the Park Tuesdays, 7 p.m.
Concerts are Tuesdays at 7 p.m. and feature area performers playing a wide variety of music at the Minnetonka Civic Center Campus outdoor amphitheater.
Hwy. 169 lane closures start June 10; Bren Road ramp to NB Hwy. 169 closes June 24
According to MnDOT, Hwy. 169 will be reduced to a single lane in both directions between Hwys. 7 and 62 (Crosstown) starting June 10. As a part of this work, the Bren Road ramp to northbound Hwy. 169 is scheduled to close for two weeks starting June 24.
Minnetonka Summer Festival and Burwell House House Ice Cream Social set for Saturday, June 22, 2013
The 36th Annual Summer Festival and Burwell House Old-Fashioned Ice Cream Social is Saturday, June 22, and an exciting variety of events await you, your friends and your family!
Bike rodeos set for June 18 and 19
On June 18 and 19, A police officer will be at the following Minnetonka parks to teach children bike safety and offer helmet fittings.
Minnetonka Night for Neighbors set for August 6
Join neighbors across Minnetonka on Tuesday, August 6, 6–9 p.m. for the Minnetonka Night for Neighbors celebration.
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Recent news
- What’s wrong with my ash tree?
- Senior services offers June activities
- Enjoy arts in the park this summer
- Summer music performances scheduled
- Make your summer picture perfect with these safety tips
- Pedestrian safety tips
- City election process gears up for fall
- Fall recreation brochure online only July 26
- Join these teen, kid recreation activities
- Minnetonka receives Tree City USA honor
- Stop thief! Unhand those wildflowers
- Brush drop-off now open
- Memorial Day delays grey week recycling
- Preparing for the arrival of Emerald Ash Borer in Minnetonka
- Minnetonka’s shade tree disease control program starts May 20
- Farmers’ Market returns July 2
- Nine Mile Creek Watershed District offers summer education series
- Summer skating lessons start June 10
- Hosting a summer party? Plan for parking!
- Dispose of flammable rags, cloths properly
- Burwell House tours start June 8
- Take the Spring Commuter Challenge
- Police advisory: Robbery of person and theft involving Craigslist and other classified advertising occurring in Minneapolis
- Rain gardens provide big water benefits for a small investment
- Fire alarm fee reminder
- Take steps to prevent flooding
- Reminder: fire extinguisher recycling available
- Take care with recreational fires
- Help monitor the city’s wetlands
- The benefits of native grasses to landscapes
- Be aware of coal-tar sealant hazards
- Five ways to protect area water quality
- Seeing the community forest for the trees
- Keep pollutants out of the storm drain
- Stop pruning oaks
- An update about Emerald ash borer
- Support Minnetonka crime prevention fund
- Tree pruning and oak wilt
- Seniors, play tennis at Williston Center
- Need a new furnace or household repairs?
- Landline phones and calling 911
- Protect your mail, protect your identity
- Summer jobs now available
- Provide input to the Bassett Creek Watershed Management Commission
- Attend an April tour guide open house
- Fire department offers free bystander CPR classes
- Williston offers parking shuttle Saturdays, Mondays
- Make crime prevention your resolution
- Help Minnetonka firefighters by adopting a hydrant
- Store your trash, recycling carts
- Special thanks to Minnetonka’s 2012 natural resources volunteers
- 2013 modest levy increase results in city property tax decrease for average home
- Home repair, home buyer loans available
- Stay safe this winter: prevent fire hazards
- Beyond the Yellow Ribbon meeting January 31, 7-9 p.m.
- Be prepared for the snow season
- Reducing salt use while keeping streets safe
- City Council sets a 1.5% preliminary property tax levy
- Lower your winter salt diet for snow removal
- Stop at The Landing Shop for gift giving
- Stay safe with wood stoves, fireplaces
- Apply for the Minnetonka Police Reserve
- Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Southwest Transitway released
- Do you know what to throw? Take a quiz to find out!
- Every curb is a shoreline
- Wrestling with yard waste this autumn?
- Keep guns safe from children
- Stay safe when using city trails and roads
- Minnetonka, University of Minnesota launch Resilient Communities Project
- Join the Hennepin County Recycle Half Challenge
- Leave your bad yard habits behind
- Visit the farmers’ market through Oct. 2
- Historical society hosts fall meeting
- Help support Music, Theater in the Park
- City offers home improvement, home buyer loans
- Minnetonka is Open to Business
- Crosswalk safety for drivers and pedestrians
- Perry Vetter named Minnetonka assistant city manager
- Registration open for winter ice skating lessons; sessions start September 11
- Ask Mike: The care and feeding of Minnetonka’s wetlands
- Flashpoints from the Minnetonka Fire Department: August 2012
- An update on emerald ash borer
- Take the Great Hennepin County “Recycle Half Challenge”
- Prevent deer damage to your young trees
- Pay your municipal utility bills online
- Host a summer birthday party at Williston Center
- Minnetonka Reads: “The Red Umbrella”
- Tips for sensible summer watering
- Tired of weeding and watering? Mulch!
- Enjoy these hot tips on going geothermal
- Tips for protecting lakes from invasives
- Spotlight on aquatic invasives
- City bids farewell to former city manager John Gunyou
- News for Neighbors: June 2012
- Make sure to plan your summer birthday party at the Williston Treehouse!
- Planning a concrete driveway?
- An update on the Upper Minnehaha Creek Corridor project
- Are you receiving “Twin Cities Value?”
- Don’t let a fire be your fault
- Boy Scout builds outdoor flag stands
- Crime Alert: Jeffrey Boemer arrested
- Yard care tips for clean water
- Tips for handling spring animal concerns
- Planning ahead for your mature tree
- Controlling pesky pine sawflies
- News from the “What If?” public educators
- The basics of being a good neighbor
- Help protect the city’s water quality
- Invite a child to help plant a tree
- Multiple carts for pickup?
- Flashpoints from the Minnetonka Fire Department: April 2012
- A peek at Minnetonka’s past: Hwy. 7 & 101
- Williston Center offers spring break programs
- How to avoid human or pet encounters with coyotes
- Ban bullies at your bird feeder
- 2012 Gray’s Bay Marina boat slip lottery winners announced
- Crime alert: Grandparent scam
- Use caution and consideration this winter
- Garden plot rentals available March 5
- Tips to stay safe in your home this winter
- Traffic Corner: About passing on the shoulder
- 2012 official newspaper selected
- Sign up now for community alerts
- Lake Rose Restoration gets a big boost
- Buy firewood locally to prevent the spread of tree diseases
- A peek at Minnetonka’s past: Ferrell daughter becomes shooting champion
- Fire department offers variety of services
- Winter skating lessons start Jan. 10
- Reducing salt use while keeping Minnetonka’s streets safe
- What you should know about snow removal
- Help prevent storm water pollution
- Shade tree disease control program annual update
- Find gifts galore at The Landing Shop!
- Don’t let your turkey go up in flames
- Avoiding autumn auto-deer collisions
- Flashpoints from the Minnetonka Fire Department: October 2011
- Night for Neighbors coloring contest winners announced
- Interview with an Open to Business success story
- Boulder Creek Park receives donated bur oak tree
- The dos and don’ts of autumn yard waste
- Preparing for winter
- Tuesday Tot Time at Williston Center
- Calling 9-1-1: A guide for kids
- City Council adopts low preliminary property tax levy
- Year-round household hazardous waste, organics drop-off sites
- Compostable bags required for curbside yard waste collection
- Minnetonka Police ask, “How are we doing?”
- Join Minnetonka’s Neighborhood Watch
- News for Neighbors: September 2011
- Test your water wisdom with this quiz!
- Stay safe when using trails and roads
- Recreation offers new e-newsletter
- Flashpoints: August 2011
- Everyone can help protect lake habitat
- Minnetonka police ask, “How are we doing?”
- Highway 169 and Bren Road project update: July 28, 2011
- Recreation offers e-newsletter
- A reminder about watering guidelines
- Act now to prevent deer damage to trees
- An update on Emerald ash borer
- Lake Rose Park trees, shrubs replanted
- Back-to-school safety tips for students
- Stay safe in the kitchen
- About the “grandparents scam”
- 2011 recycling dates
- Sanitary sewer pipe inspection underway
- Learn more about the Japanese beetle
- Participate in the Get Out, Get Active program
- Ask Mike: All about the dos and don’ts of wetlands
- Water plants and trees wisely this summer
- Local conservation district, watershed commission need board members
- Recycle plant pots
- Know the rules about election signs
- The ABC’s of being a good neighbor
- Pick up after your pet
- Highway 169 and Bren Road project update: June 30, 2011
- Highway 169 and Bren Road project update: June 16, 2011
- Highway 169 and Bren Road project update: June 9, 2011
- No Municipal Primary this year
- Planning to treat your ash trees this summer? Be informed!
- More invasive species are headed our way; rapid response is key
- Lawn watering schedule
- Highway 169 and Bren Road project update: June 2, 2011
- Preventing garage burglaries
- Fall recreation brochure online only July 29
- Please review bike safety with children
- Opening available on the Lake Minnetonka Conservation District
- Highway 169 and Bren Road project update: May 26, 2011
- Apply now for the police citizen’s academy
- Know more about pine sawflies
- Watershed district offers grant programs
- Make your lawn care easier this summer
- Officer Shannon Odegaard honored as Officer of the Year
- Development Details: May 2011
- Sewer backups: a homeowner’s nightmare
- Conserve water—it’s the right thing to do
- Building permit process streamlined
- Highway 169 and Bren Road project update: May 19, 2011
- Highway 169 and Bren Road project update: May 12, 2011
- Permit needed for recreational fires
- Highway 169 and Bren Road project update: May 5, 2011
- Williston Treehouse now open
- Test drive your business idea for free
- Highway 169 and Bren Road project update: April 28, 2011
- Stop treating soil like dirt
- How to recycle rain water runoff
- Don’t throw it all away—compost!
- Got trees? Re-use your wood debris
- Stretching your landscape dollar
- Get your cameras ready for spring!
- Help keep our waters clean
- Just say “mow” to bagging
- Don’t leaf it alone—recycle leaves
- Help monitor Minnetonka’s wetlands
- The dirty deeds of dumping
- CenterPoint Energy repairing, replacing pipeline markers
- Minnetonka Police participate in new multi-agency traffic enforcement group
- Tree inventory starts May 1
- Council reviews city mission and goals
- Highway 169 and Bren Road project update: April 21, 2011
- Learn how to plant your tree right
- Flashpoints from the Minnetonka Fire Department: April 2011
- Take care of the environment during landscape and construction projects
- Be cautious with telephone sales
- City-wide sweeping takes place April 22
- Chemicals and your yard
- Donations accepted: city funds, scholarships
- Free mulch available
- Williston offers new birthday party packages
- Sign up for the Get Active e-newsletter
- Highway 169 and Bren Road project underway
- State of the City highlights long-term financial stability
- News for Neighbors: March 2011
- Start spring cleaning at your furnace
- Take care: barking dogs, trash bins
- Guidelines established for tobacco use in Minnetonka city parks
- Sign up for the Get Active e-newsletter
- City offers free use of metal detectors to locate lot lines
- Who to call about those winter potholes
- 2011 official newspaper selected
- Additional spinning classes offered at Williston Fitness Center
- Officer Trevor Johnson named “Traffic Safety Officer of the Year”
- News for Neighbors: February 2011
- Development Details: February 2011
- Municipal utility fee changes effective Jan. 1
- Sponsors sought for city events
- Use caution on frozen lakes and ponds
- Safety first: Check your CO detectors and adopt a fire hydrant
- Williston pool, spa and splash pad is open
- Reflections Award winners honored January 10
- Minnetonka offers new business program
- After the storm hits, who you gonna call?
- All about trees: When the branches break
- Xcel Energy answers questions about power outages caused by storms
- Handmade gifts at The Landing Shop
- Flashpoints from the Minnetonka Fire Department: January 2011
- Resist the urge to hibernate: attend these winter events!
- Using your cell phone responsibly
- MnPASS lanes offered on I-394, I-35W
- City continues public tree inventory
- Questions about drinking water quality?
- Local student wins Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association essay contest
- Minnetonka recognized for excellence in financial reporting
- Keep your fire hydrant free of snow
- City of Minnetonka tree inventory continues
- 2011 Reflections Award winners to be honored
- Thank you to Minnetonka’s 2010 natural resource volunteers
- Joining Neighborhood Watch is easy as 1, 2, 3!
- Remember the rules for handicap parking: follow the law!
- 2011 levy increase to be reduced from preliminary levy; budget change less than inflation rate
- Questions about snow removal in Minnetonka?
- Reducing salt use while keeping streets safe
- Keep your firewood close to home
- Outdoor ice rink volunteers needed
- Minnetonka Police Department equips patrol cars with cameras
- Winter Hazard Awareness Week is Nov. 8–12
- Recycle, adjust or opt out of telephone directories
- Change your smoke detector batteries
- Spinning and tennis offered
- Begin registering for recreation Dec. 2
- 2010 photo contest results now available
- Preventing kitchen fires
- Donations, applicants wanted for ResourceWest Winter Warm Wear program
- Williston Center renovation continues
- Flashpoints from the Minnetonka Fire Department: October 2010
- Budget restructuring plan continues: permanent downsizing saves $4 million over two years
- Compostable bags required for curbside yard waste collection
- Minnetonka Historical Society meeting Oct. 7
- Spin classes start Nov. 1
- Living with Minnetonka’s wildlife: coyotes and deer
- Dispose of yard wastes properly
- Using nature’s mulch wisely
- A reminder about curfews for youth under 18
- Police investigate Sept. 19 first degree assault
- Year-round household hazardous waste drop-off sites
- Labor Day delays recycling one day
- Gift shop moving, changing names
- Coping with wild turkeys
- What If? educators visit schools this fall
- News for Neighbors: September 2010
- Helping teens become safe drivers
- Recycle plastic garden pots
- Black plastic: not for trees and shrubs
- Minnetonka, Maple Grove and Plymouth police departments team up for DWI enforcement
- Finding primary results
- Identifying and controlling curly dock weed: a persistent problem
- Crime alert: Garage burglaries
- Fall recreation brochure now online
- Going on vacation?
- Act now to prevent deer damage
- Why should you protect native lake habitats?
- Summer’s uninvited guest: yellow jackets
- MAM introduces new ensemble
- News for Neighbors: July 2010
- Ask Mike: Carpenter ants and your trees
- Crime alert: Thefts
- Apply now to be a Minnetonka firefighter
- Is something “bugging” your tree?
- Planting for Pollinators
- A word about wetlands
- Residential property revaluation starts
- Recreation brochure to move online in fall
- A reminder about barking dogs
- Lawn care tips
