patching...
Update: The next chapter of your community's story begins with a single voice. Yours. Blog on Patch. »
Welcome back, Patch Blogger!

Announcements

Showing all 8 announcements

Patch Reads

New book details Northwoods day trails for cabin-goers

‘Headin’ to the Cabin’ focuses on recreational communities in 9 NW Wisconsin counties Ah, “headin’ to the cabin” – those few words alone are enough to conjure images of a relaxing weekend by the lake, of a pleasant stroll through the woods or along a beach, of a place where one’s cell phone …

Patch Reads

New book details Northwoods day trails for cabin-goers

‘Headin’ to the Cabin’ focuses on recreational communities in 9 NW Wisconsin counties Ah, “headin’ to the cabin” – those few words alone are enough to conjure images of a relaxing weekend by the lake, of a pleasant stroll through the woods or along a beach, of a place where one’s cell phone …

Phoenix Soccer Rec Program—Ages 5-10

Patch Reads

Rec Soccer Ages 5-10

For over 20 years we have provided kids ages 5-10 a positive experience with the game of soccer through a patient and professional approach. Last year the Phoenix Rec Program fielded a record 30 teams supporting the communities of Golden Valley, Hopkins, Minneapolis, Crystal and New Hope. Come …

Patch Reads

ROADSIDE LITTER

In 2009, 51 billion pieces of litter found the road instead of the garbage can. Over 17% of roadside litter comes from unsecured or uncovered items blown off a truck or an auto. Unsightly and environmentally unfriendly, roadside litter blows and travels into waterways, into environmentally …

Patch Reads

CLUTTER CAUSES STRESS

The television show “Hoarders” ran an end-of-the-year marathon with some really extreme examples of this “compulsive behavior.” One does not have to be afflicted in such a major way in order to understand the problems disordered surroundings put upon the family. Studies have shown that what might …

Patch Reads

Help With A Lifetime of Clutter

Does the average baby boomer have time to take on another project? Can Junk King haulers and recyclers make life easier? Would it help if someone fast, green, and reliable came to the house and carried away those years of accumulated junk and debris? You bet. That’s what Junk King does. In a 2012 …

Patch Reads

JUNK KING IS GREEN

Junk King offers its customers environmentally-friendly junk hauling and recycling. Green is not just a slogan for this company. It is part of their business plan. They were founded in 2005 by two childhood friends, with an idea that America would support a business that not only did all the work, …

Patch Reads

Former accountant and CFO enters the junk business

Ed Fogarty, one of twelve children and lifetime resident of the area, owns a new Junk King hauling and recycling franchise in Minneapolis. Fogarty grew up on what he calls a “hobby farm,” in Belle Plaine. Later he attended St. Thomas College in St. Paul where he got his education in accounting. …

Add an Announcement
 
 
 

PSST! Want to Contribute?

  • Got a hot tip on news you think everyone should know? Tell us.
  • Just married? New baby? Make honor roll? Add an Announcement
  • Organizing that big block party or poetry reading? Put it on the calendar!
  • Have a great photo of your community?
    Add it to Your Neighborhood Gallery.