Monday, March 25, 2013
myHealth for Teens and Young Adults is offering parent education workshops.
myHealth for Teens and Young Adults—formerly West Suburban Teen Clinic—is offering affordable parent-education workshops. Licensed parent educators will offer classes like “Learning to Speak Their Language: Texting, Social Networking and Cyber Safety,” “Surviving the Stress of Parenting” and “Growing Up: Mothers and Daughters Connecting.” The goal is to help parents feel like experts. Classes take place during evenings and weekends and cost between $10 and $35. Details on upcoming classes and registration are available here. myHealth operates two clinics in Excelsior and Hopkins. It offers free and low-cost healthcare, dental services and mental health counseling, a program for pregnant and parenting girls and health and parent education …
Monday, August 20, 2012
The organization said its name no longer reflects the full scope of its services.
“West Suburban Teen Clinic” is a pretty straightforward name. There’s just one problem: It doesn’t accurately capture the full extent of the organization’s services anymore. So after 40 years in operation, West Suburban Teen Clinic is planning a name change. The organization, which has locations in Hopkins and Excelsior, began by brainstorming 2,401 names. It whittled those down to 500 names and then to three choices through online surveys and discussions with constituent groups. Residents then voted on a new name and tagline at community events, such as the Raspberry Festival. West Suburban Teen Clinic will unveil its new name at its 40th Anniversary “Homecoming Dance Gala” taking place Sept. 28 at the DoubleTree By Hilton Minneapolis — …
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Decorative elements, a bike lane and wide sidewalks would remake the corridor into a ‘complete street.’
City planners want to transform Eighth Avenue into a one-way, pedestrian- and bike-friendly street that entices visitors into Hopkins’ downtown. At a work session Tuesday, City Engineer John Bradford unveiled a redesign that includes such enhancements as a bike lane, wide sidewalks and various decorative elements. Officials aim for Eighth Avenue to become a “pedestrian-seductive” corridor that welcomes people into the city’s central business district—particularly Southwest Light Rail Transit riders passing by the stop planned just across Excelsior Boulevard. “I think this is probably the signature move of the city over the next large timeframe,” Bradford said. Yet there is nothing on Eighth Avenue’s intersection with Excelsior that hints …
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Bruce Rowan
2:30 pm on Wednesday, July 25, 2012
I'd like to see some numbers reflecting the amount of Eastbound left turns onto Excelsior Blvd (Cty Rd 3) currently from the Mainstreet business district. --- Divided between 5th Avenue, 8th Avenue and 11th Avenue. My guess is that Eighth is the least-used of the three intersections, at least for that purpose (left onto Eastbound Excelsior). But, I've been wrong before. more ›