Jablonski, Best Buy and Nadia Cakes: Pick of Our Patches

Editor’s Note: Every week we will bring you a sampling of stories from Patch sites in the west metro: Edina, Golden Valley, Hopkins, Lake Minnetonka, Maple Grove, Plymouth, Richfield, Shakopee, St. Louis Park and St. Michael.

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The Benilde-St. Margaret's sophomore hockey player, who sustained a serious spinal cord injury during a game on Dec. 30, went home for a family barbecue on March 18, according to his CaringBridge page.

At the event, Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak said, “We will not give up one inch of the western suburbs. I am obsessed with winning this and with winning this (3rd District) Congress race."



The Richfield-based company announced it will close 50 of its U.S. big box stores and lay off 400 employees at corporate and support levels, according to a news release.

The business originally was set to open in April or May in the Fountains, 11650 Fountains Drive, Suite 207 near Costco. Now it sounds like it will take a little longer.



The little library on Roxann and Hans Buslees' lawn is dedicated to Hans' father, the Honorable Henry B. Buslee who passed away.



About two months ago, St. Michael’s Tobi Roesler was sent on a mission to deliver dresses made by youth here in her faith community. What she experienced, beyond that event, is what will bring her back to Haiti again.



The Edina City Council unanimously passed a resolution opposing the state's proposed gay marriage ban on Tuesday.



Ruben Martinez, who recently moved back to Shakopee from Boston, is fixing up the building so local businesses can move in.



The cost of hunting and fishing in Minnesota could climb if lawmakers approve a piece of legislation making its way through the capitol.