Hello Parents:

Our newly founded company is iRide. We facilitate transportation needs for children ages 8-18 going to sports, lessons, friends, malls, or recreational activities. Our safe and reliable service is family built and focused on the needs of families in the community. Riders personalize their entertainment experience with an easy to use ipod/mp3 dock in the back of the vehicle of which they control.

Eden Prairie's Rob Barrett discusses ways to eat out for cheap on the City Pages Hot Dish blog here:

http://blogs.citypages.com/food/2010/08/top_10_ways_to.php

The following is our YouTube video of the week, "School of Rock Eden Prairie - Guns N' Roses - Paradise City Redux," posted by "Slimmatic25."

Click here for the story of Tiffany Koltes of Eden Prairie's lost engagement ring:

http://www.swcbulletin.com/event/article/id/16088/group/Outdoors/

Filing is open for the Eden Prairie City Council seats that are up for election this fall. What would you ask the candidates? Comment below and we could use your question in our "Ask the candidates" feature.

From a story in Finance & Commerce: "The under-construction Bobby & Steve’s Auto World store is among a handful of noteworthy retail projects in Eden Prairie.

"Nearby the $4.2 million, 19,000-square-foot Bobby and Steve’s Auto World, which is under construction at 8100 Flying Cloud Drive, the city will soon get a $6 million, 236,000-square-foot Menards store.

"Also under way in the suburb: A $6 million Walmart remodel, a $3 million to $4 million remodel for the Margaret A. Cargill Foundation, and a $1.5 million effort to turn a Krispy Kreme into a bank.

EPHS Hydraulic Hybrid Car

Saw Eden Prairie High School's Hydraulic Hybrid Car at the Science Museum. Here's a link to some of the highlights of the experiment gallery.

Sarah Palin wants peaceful Muslims to "refudiate" the controversial ground zero mosque in New York. After launching a series of tweets about the proposed mosque on Sunday with the fake word, she has succeeded in introducing "refudiate" into the national lexicon. In a series of Sarah Palin tweets, Muslims were urged to join the Tea Party in opposition to a project intended to promote harmony and understanding between cultures.

With English, Palin uses refudiate

Click here for a review of J.J.'s Ribs in Eden Prairie - comparing it to the "Goliath" Famous Dave's. The review is by Eden Prairie resident Rob Barrett of Cooking for Dads.

http://blogs.citypages.com/food/2010/07/twin_cities_bar.php

Lauryn’s story: You might be confused by the title; although if you have ever gone on a family vacation, you might not be.
So let’s start at the beginning, the lake cabin. It is the place I return to at the end of July every year. At the “Stromberg Family Fun Beach Vacation” you can expect to do many activities, whether you want to participate in them or not.