Lauderdale hiring architect for proposed cannabis business
By Anne Holzman Lauderdale officials reviewed pitches for a cannabis dispensary from architecture firms during the winter months and were preparing in May to recommend one firm to the City Council,...
View ArticleFalcon Heights, Lauderdale join coalition
Falcon Heights and Lauderdale have joined Cities for Safe and Stable Communities, a coalition of Minnesota local governments responding to recent federal actions. The coalition seeks to “return to the...
View ArticleLauderdale to hold sustainability open house
Neighbors can weigh in on environmental policy priorities at an open house from 5 to 7 p.m. on Feb. 11 at Lauderdale City Hall, 1891 Walnut St. Lauderdale’s new Environment Commission, in partnership...
View ArticleStreet-level work on Hwy. 280 to be previewed
By Anne Holzman As engineers prepare to repave Trunk Highway 280 this spring and summer, they are also planning street-level work that will follow in 2028. In January, the Lauderdale City Council will...
View ArticleLauderdale hears Breck Woods proposal
By Anne Holzman The Lauderdale City Council recently viewed a preliminary plan for a housing development on Luther Seminary’s lower campus, which sits in the Lauderdale Nature Area, also known as...
View ArticleFull closure of Highway 280 in summer 2026
By Anne Holzman The Lauderdale City Council heard a presentation on July 8 about the plan to close Highway 280 for repairs from April to October next year. The entire... Read More
View ArticleLauderdale continues pursuit of cannabis license
By Anne Holzman In a process rushed by shifting state rules, the Lauderdale City Council recently decided to apply for a municipal cannabis license. Preliminary approval will give the city... Read More
View ArticleEustis Street project scheduled for summer 2025
By Anne Holzman The stretch of Eustis Street in Lauderdale between Larpenteur and Hoyt avenues is scheduled for repaving this coming summer, with a sidewalk planned for the east side... Read More
View ArticleFalcon Heights, Lauderdale considering cannabis rules
By Anne Holzman The Falcon Heights and Lauderdale city councils are considering rules for cannabis businesses, with moratoriums in both cities ending at the end of 2024. Lauderdale has a... Read More
View ArticleLauderdale seen through the eyes of Crystal Wisen
By Dave Healy Doing your business in an outhouse. Carrying water in buckets from a well to meet your household’s needs. Sounds like life on a farm. But for Crystal... Read More
View ArticleLauderdale exploring municipal cannabis business
By Anne Holzman The city of Lauderdale has commissioned a market study for a possible municipal cannabis dispensary at 2430 Larpenteur Ave. City Administrator Heather Butkowski told the city council......
View ArticleLauderdale launches Environment Commission
By Anne Holzman Lauderdale has created a new city commission for environmental concerns and is seeking applicants this summer. The city council adopted the ordinance creating the Environment...
View ArticleMnDOT pauses North Gateway plan for 35W
By Anne Holzman A plan to add a paid lane to Highway 36 and reconfigure the interchange at Interstate 35W just north of Lauderdale is on hold pending further traffic... Read More
View ArticleLions Club gives tent to Falcon Heights
By Anne Holzman Attendees at a Falcon Heights ice cream social or Lauderdale’s Day in the Park may have noticed tents where volunteers from the Lions Club catch some shade... Read More
View ArticleLauderdale considering Walsh Pond trail work
By Anne Holzman Lauderdale is on a slow path to improving a small natural area on its northeast corner, possibly adding a trail and a short stretch of boardwalk to... Read More
View ArticleLauderdale considering options for Eustis Street
By Anne Holzman Officials in Lauderdale are considering whether to accept ownership of Eustis Street on the steep slope south of Larpenteur Avenue. In exchange Ramsey County, which currently owns......
View ArticleGreenStep up for Lauderdale?
By Anne Holzman Lauderdale Mayor Mary Gaasch said in a recent interview that she expects the City Council to consider soon whether to embark on the next level of GreenStep... Read More
View ArticleLauderdale considers reducing speed limits
By Anne Holzman Lauderdale may soon join neighboring cities in reducing speed limits on residential streets. The City Council is weighing a limit of either 25 or 20 miles per... Read More
View ArticleLauderdale to elect mayor, two for council
By Anne Holzman Lauderdale voters will choose a mayor and two new members of the City Council in November. Mayor Mary Gaasch is running for re-election, challenged by Moses Hungiapuko.... Read More
View ArticleFarewell, Lauderdale School — ‘the bedrock of our wonder years’
By Anne Holzman Editor’s note: Here is an interview with alumna Kathy Bernstrom Lerfald about the Lauderdale School and its recent demolition. Lauderdale School closed in 1974, and the building... Read...
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