Kara Hildreth

2 days ago | hometownsource.com | Kara Hildreth

This love story began decades ago when a young gentleman, Frank Maroni, met his future bride, Denise, when both were driving cool and classic Ford Mustangs. Frank was a big city guy who grew up in Syracuse, N.Y., who met Denise, a country girl who grew up in Vermillion Township just outside of Farmington. kAm%@52J 27E6C b` J62CD @7 >2CC:286[ E96 |2C@?:D 2C6 AC@F5 E@ 92G6 D92C65 2 92AAJ =:76 E@86E96C 2?5 92G6 8C@H?

2 days ago | hometownsource.com | Kara Hildreth

The Open Door food pantry allows people to shop for fresh and healthy food at its Eagan location, while volunteers deliver food to residents each month to food insecure families. But many other clients’ needs go unmet because they do not have access to reliable transportation. kAm%9:D H66< 2 AF3=:4\AC:G2E6 4@==23@C2E:@? 96=A65 3C:586 E96 82A E@ 2:5 E9@D6 :? s2<@E2 r@F?EJ H9@ 2C6 6IA6C:6?4:?8 7@@5 :?D64FC:EJ] %96 D@=FE:@? :D E@ @776C 4=:6?ED 3FD C:56D E@ E96 7@@5 D96=7 :? t282?

5 days ago | hometownsource.com | Kara Hildreth

The new Veterans Village housing project in Eagan will become the first-of-its-kind initiative that aims to end veteran homelessness in Minnesota. Veterans Village broke ground June 18 and will be constructed on a 6.7 acres at 3920 Rahn Road.  kAm%9:D AC@;64E H:== 36 2 Sd]d >:==:@? :?G6DE>6?E :? G6E6C2?D 9@FD:?8 DFAA@CE65 3J E96 9@FD:?8 :?5FDECJ 2?5 5@?@CD]k^AmkAm|2?J DFAA@CE6CD 42== E9:D <:?5 @7 9@FD:?8 AC@;64E QEC2?D7@C>2E:G6[Q 2D :E :D 2 4@==23@C2E:@?

1 week ago | hometownsource.com | Kara Hildreth

This year Farmington summer festival organizers decided to rename it Top The Tater Days. This new name promotes the locally-made Kemps Top the Tater sour cream, which is sold nationwide. What makes this name change special is the dairy products are made in downtown Farmington inside the farmer-owned Kemps, an operation that has been in business for nearly 100 years and represents 9,000 farm families.  kAm%96 7@C>6C 76DE:G2=[ u2C>:?8E@? s6H s2JD[ @C:8:?2E65 :? `hfh 2?5 8C6H @FE @7 |@F?E2:?

2 weeks ago | hometownsource.com | Kara Hildreth

Next year Oppidan Investment Company is slated to open a 61,000-square-foot data center south of the Eagan YMCA on Argenta Trail. A groundbreaking for the data center, whose end user has not been identified, was held June 3. kAm“%9:D :D 2 56>@?DEC2E:@? @7 @FC 7:?2?4:2= DEC6?8E9 2?5 4@>>:E>6?E E@ 52E2 46?E6C 56G6=@A>6?E 2?5 =@?8\E6C> A2CE?6CD9:A H:E9 E96 t282? 4@>>F?:EJ[” D2:5 s2G6 $4@EE[ ~AA:52? AC6D:56?E 2?5 86?6C2= 4@F?D6=] “(6 2C6 AC@F5 E@ :?G6DE :?