The Best from West Metro Patch Bloggers

By Curt Peterson
St. Louis Park Patch

My partner and I purchased a cabin nestled in 1,700 acres of Wisconsin forest (near Hayward) last December. We love it.  Rich diversity of birds, a visiting 400 pound black bear (and two cubs), sunsets over the lake surrounded by dense forest, night skies with blazingly bright stars….we could go on and on with tales of beauty, charm and even awe. Our goals?  A simpler and more balanced life; more immersion with nature; and escaping urban living that does not hold the value to us that it once did. Click the link above for the full post.

By Ric Lager
Golden Valley Patch

Last Friday’s jobs numbers really scared Wall Street and their stock market investor clients.  The number of new U.S. jobs in May rose much less than was expected. But the jobs news is not all bad. Click the link above for the full post.

 
By Les Phillips
Lake Minnetonka Patch

Locating the streetcar boat in the ooze and dark waters of Lake Minnetonka was only the first step.Click the link above for the full post.

 
By Bill James
St. Louis Park Patch

As the elected representative who sits on the Corridor Management Committee involved with the Southwest Light Rail Transit project,  I hope I can contribute to the discussions at-large, and to help facilitate the sharing of informative and knowledgeable resources that can help shed further light and accurate information on what is going on—not only with the LRT, but to some degree, with the freight rail issue, too. Click the link above for the full post.