Factors in the study include the quality of local schools, overall safety, affordability, and amount of family amenities available.
Playgrounds will not be taped or fenced off but please respect the order and do not use the equipment.
Summer spending doesn't have to break the bank! Here are a few ways to cut back while still having some big fun all year.
The deal is valid on Wednesday mornings at participating theaters starting on June 5.
If you're pregnant, don't stress— a new book explains just what to do while making your baby, from healthy diets to the checklist you need.
It's common to feel suffocated by all of our material objects. Luckily, there are some ways to simplify our lives as parents and people.
Every parent wants to crack the code on their picky eaters — without having to force-feed them. Here are some techniques that will help.
Planning a getaway with a toddler? It might not be as sunny as you hoped, if you're not prepared. Here are some tips to remember!
Screenagers, an award-winning film, offers solutions on how we can help our kids navigate the digital world (social media, video games, etc)
A recent book suggests that over-parenting your child could be doing more harm than good — but how do you know when you're guilty of it?
You've heard of the helicopter parent, but there’s a new term sweeping the playgrounds. Are you guilty of it?
With a little creative thinking, courage, and planning, you can find a modern-day workflow that actually works for you and your family.
Cooper announced to the world that the Cousins family is getting bigger.
Allstate agency owners rally community to equip teachers and students for a successful school year by hosting supply drive through August 24
Kids ‘n Kinship received a generous grant donation from the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation to support their youth mentoring program.
The daycare provider is warning parents of a "horrible" gnat problem that is leaving children with bloody scabs and scars.
The movie, in stores July 22, is about a real-life boy who says he went to Heaven and met Jesus during surgery. We spoke with the family behind the film about how it can help start a discussion in your town.
Patch readers told us who the "Everyday Inspirations" in their communities are, and we're sharing their stories and the work they've done locally.
A New York woman is so good at bargain shopping that she's used her skills to donate groceries and other goods to charity. Learn how you can follow her lead locally.
As a part of our "Everyday Inspirations" series, we look at how children across the country are making big impacts locally.
After losing three people close to her in eight months, Edie Elkan picked up a harp for the first time in 28 years. Now she runs a program training others to play the instrument for patients in hospitals.
Patch wants to share stories about people who work every day to change others' lives for the better.
Who says the punishment always has to fit the crime?
Christian Bucks’ idea to foster friendship spreads to 32 states—and counting.
Here's our roundup of the most uplifting and feel-good stories from Patch towns across the country.
Fifty turkey experts will answer questions on meal prep and turkey emergencies this holiday season.
It's not on the menu, but customers can give baristas a special recipe that will produce a drink similar to the beverage enjoyed by the fictional witches and wizards from the Harry Potter books.
We rounded up the most uplifting stories trending across the country.
A football dream comes true for a high school senior in New York.
Good news from the past week from our Patch sites in Northfield, Roseville; Dakota County, Washington County and Hudson, WI.
The 16-year-old traveled to Walt Disney World through United HealthCare's alliance with Make-A-Wish, according to Sun Thisweek.
The baby calf was born last Saturday and is the first birth of its kind since 1991.
What's Apple Valley selling on the web?
The next concert, featuring Lucy Michelle, is planned for Oct. 4.
Nikko, a snow monkey at the Minnesota Zoo, is the oldest male snow monkey in North America.
The exhibit features three bears who are approximately 2-1/2 years old and is located on the Minnesota Trail.
Ishanaa, Akshar and Ashesh Rambachan—who have gone through Eastview High School—became the first trio of siblings in the history of the National Forensic League to win a national speech title in the same category.
Live on Stage at the Minnesota Zoo will feature five concerts this fall, at the zoo's new Target Learning Center indoor theater.
Money Magazine placed Eagan and Lakeville among the best small U.S. cities in which to live this year, a distinction bestowed upon Apple Valley in 2010.
A bomb threat apparently was called in to Carmike Theaters corporate office Friday morning, but the Apple Valley Carmike Cinemas has been checked and subsequently cleared.
Rosemount resident Peter Hausmann was one of the 13 people who died as a result of the I-35W bridge collapse on Aug. 1, 2007. Apple Valley resident Andy Gannon survived the collapse.
The society was established in 1939 when South St. Paul High School shop teacher Fred Lawshe turned over a rock and found an artifact beneath it.
Two Amur tiger cubs were born June 17 at the Minnesota Zoo. Only one survived the first few days and is now being hand-raised by zoo staff.
Corporal Ben Kopp, a Rosemount native and Army Ranger who died in Afghanistan in 2009, was honored on ABC's national broadcast of the Indianapolis 500.