Most South Lake residents don’t know that the South Lake Minnetonka Police Department uses automated license-plate-reader across all four Joint Powers Agreement cities: Shorewood, Excelsior, Greenwood, and Tonka Bay.   Learn more about the uses, questions and concerns surrounding this technology.

The Excelsior Fire District Joint Powers Authority board convened over multiple sessions to review independent investigation reports and consider disciplinary action against Fire Chief Curt Mackey.   On April 8, they voted 3–2 to terminate Chief Mackey, effective immediately.

Mill Street trail construction has started as part of a larger Hennepin County job. Shorewood owns a segment of the trail. As is now common with recent Shorewood projects, the council agreed it made sense to install the pipe.   But, the real question remains: Who pays and when?

This article describes how a handful of vocal residents disrupted the existence of a Flock surveillance system they initially knew nothing about—and, once they understood it, firmly opposed.

  $34.5M Debt!   117% Tax Increase!   Shorewood is headed for a tsunami of debt. Based on city council’s approval of the 2026 Long-Term Financial Management and Capital Improvement Plans the city is continuing an unprecedented spending spree never seen before.

- Facts about robins   - Hummingbird migration. Facts and map.   - Eagle cam!

Here are three new and informative articles for readers this week.   - Ice Out: Welcoming Spring to Lake Minnetonka   - Xcel Energy site   - Ash Borer: A Fatal Invitation

The Shorewood council had some tough decisions to make at the Apr. 13 council meeting:   - Whether to build an $813k Mill Street water main serving only 25 homes.   -Whether to revoke an operating license for a massage business.

It’s no surprise that eliminating paper, envelopes, printing, postage and resource time will reduce costs and provide funds for more useful projects.   The same is true for Shorewood and you can help save the city at least $55k/year in taxpayer money by going paperless.

Aspens, known for brilliant shades of gold and yellow, create some of the most stunning fall foliage displays.   Anyone who enjoys the beauty of quaking aspens may be a fan of “Pando,” a massive clonal colony of a single male quaking aspen located in south-central Utah.