South Metro Roundup: 'Lakeville Dad' Gets Probation

Thirty military-bound high school seniors also were recognized last week, and area residents came out for the annual Taste of Lakeville.

Though you might live or work in Burnsville, chances are you traveling to or through our neighboring communities as well. Here are some of the stories posted on our neighboring Patch sites last week that could impact, help or be of interest to you. Read each story by clicking on the headline link. Community Members Fight Residential Development Plans When Pat Campbell moved to the neighborhood surrounding Parkview Golf Club in Eagan 18 years ago, he thought he'd found his own slice of "Shangri-La." Partly for this reason, Campbell and other community members are opposed to a local developer's plans to convert the golf course into a 175-unit residential development. Eagan Man Arrested After Allegedly Exposing Himself at Rosemount Library …

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Proto Labs Looks to Hire 300 Over 3 Years for New Location

Proto Labs, located in Rosemount, uses proprietary 3-D computer software to allow customers to submit designs for custom plastic parts.

Rosemount Mayor Bill Droste had a wide grin on his face Tuesday, after leading a ceremony to officially welcome Proto Labs to Rosemount. “Last fall when I first heard about the potential expansion of Proto Labs to this site, I can tell you, it is the type of news every community is seeking with the current economy,” Droste said prior to the ceremonial ribbon-cutting at Proto Lab’s new 129,000 square-foot manufacturing facility in the former Webb Cos. building at the corner of Highway 3 and County Road 42. The Maple Plain-based company, one of the fastest growing businesses in the state, has said it anticipates adding approximately 300 jobs within the next three years to the Rosemont site and is already hiring at a rapid clip. Proto Labs …

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From Hooters to Hurricane

A Florida wings chain, Hurricane Grill & Wings, is expanding into Minnesota and its first location will be in the old Hooters building in Burnsville.

The old Hooters building will be home to another Florida restaurant chain—Hurricane Grill & Wings, a family restaurant and bar that could give Buffalo Wild Wings a run for its money. “We saw a really great opportunity to expand Hurricane Grill & Wings to Minnesota,” Mitch Peterson, president of Torgerson, said in a statement to Twin Cities Business. “Minnesota is full of wings fans.” According to news releases from the company, the Burnsville location will be the first of 17 in Minnesota, and represents just small part of an aggressive expansion plan that will ultimately bring the restaurant to Louisiana, Georgia, Alabama, and North Carolina. In all, the company plans to open 65 new locations. Since its inception in 1995, the company has …

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Excedrin Recall Leave You with a Headache? Here Are Some Alternatives

No word on when the pills will return to shelves.

The recent recall of Excedrin, NoDoz, Gas-X and Bufferin has left many without the medicine they typically use to cure their ills. Distributing drug company Novartis would not say when the pills would be back on the shelf, but Dr. Alice Stollenwerk Petrulis with MetroHealth has a few suggestions until they become available again. "Bufferin is just buffered aspirin and Gas-X is Beano," she said. "The easiest thing to do is figure out what the active ingredient is, and find something with the same dosage." Ecotrin, a kind of aspirin, works just as well as Bufferin, Petrulis said. A low dose would be around 180 milligrams, and a high dose would be 345 milligrams. Petrulis suggests Mylanta Gas liquid, an antacid, as a substitute for Gas-X. …

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Clare Kennedy

9:25 am on Wednesday, May 16, 2012

I get headaches all the time too. Lately I've been using a hot water compress, the old-fashioned way. It works pretty well.   more ›

Editor's Notebook

A Delicious Challenge: Put Burnsville Dining on the Map

In 2011, Burnsville came close to winning the national Best of the Road Rally for "Best Food." Help Burnsville win in 2012: Only 24 hours remain to vote.

Want to make Ernie's crème brûlée French toast famous? Think the succulent steaks at Porter Creek deserve national attention? So do I, which means I'm going to vote early (and often) for Burnsville in Rand McNally's Best of the Road contest. Burnsville was a finalist for “Best Destination for Food” in 2011, and this year the folks at the visitors and convention bureau are in it to win it.  "I think people think of Burnsville as just chains but we have small independent restaurants that are very, very good," said Michelle Rock, marketing coordinator for the Burnsville Convention & Visitors Bureau. "This is a great opportunity to expose Burnsville as best in the nation. When people come to the Twin Cities they should know that we're here too…

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South Metro Roundup: Coach Faces Swindling Charges, Rosemount Police Chief Retires

A Tony award nomination for Burnsville native and Eagan High School graduate Laura Osnes is also included among top south metro stories from last week.

Though you might live or work in Burnsville, chances are you traveling to or through our neighboring communities as well. Here are some of the stories posted on our neighboring Patch sites last week that could impact, help or be of interest to you. Read each story by clicking on the headline link. New Retail Development on Fischer Mining Property Moves Forward The Apple Valley City Council approved plans for lots for a new Menards and another retail business, as well as four more mixed-business lots, at the southeast corner of County Road 42 and Flagstaff Avenue. Eastview High School Named 5th Best in Minnesota Eastview High School has been named the fifth best public high school in Minnesota—and the 395th best in the country—by U.S. News …

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Patch—Networking 'Til We're Blue in the Face

A shot from the Small Business Expo on Tuesday.

Tuesday, Patch paid a visit to the guys and ghouls at Buck Hill Ski Area, which hosted the South of the River Small Business Expo. If you'd like to include Patch at an upcoming event e-mail Burnsville Editor Clare Kennedy at clare.kennedy@patch.com or the area manager, scott.fagerstrom@patch.com. 

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