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Fat Pants Brewing Co .
Opened In the fall of 2019 , Fat Pants Brewing Co . is the first brewery in Eden Prairie . Located on Crystal View Road , Fat Pants recently added its private meeting space HopSpot . The space features different areas to hangout , including a spot with comfy couches to relax in by the fireplace , a traditional taproom area , booths for families to have a meal and play a game , a stage for live music , as well as a patio .
Flying Dutchman Spirits
Situated in the northern part of the Golden Triangle , Flying Dutchman Spirits holds the title as the only distillery in Eden Prairie and the surrounding cities . Dutchman is a great place for adults to hang out and have a delicious cocktail while listening to some live music or just relaxing with coworkers after a long day at the office . Dutchman also offers group tastings , distillery tours , and corporate events at their distillery . As the winner of multiple national distilling awards , Flying Dutchman is a must-see when visiting Eden Prairie .
Hackamore Brewery
Nestled off of Hwy 5 and Dell Road in Chanhassen , MN , Hackamore Brewing Co . is going to wow you with an elevated experience and night life including a full stage with live music , brew shop , and a highlyadvanced golf simulator .
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Thursday , October 19 , 2023
Minnetonka School Board candidates expand on issues
A Sept . 12 forum was hosted by the League of Women Voters
didates was : “ The term ‘ parental rights ’ has been used in the election ; Please give one or two specific examples of what that means to you .”
Remucal responded first , saying , “ I think one of the most important things that seems to be conveyed is that there are many people who want
Minnetonka School parents to be more informed of what ’ s going on
Board candidates gathered Sept . 12 for a League in the schools . I know from
ther taking home a 1948 Beechcraft Bonanza airplane or $ 35,000 in cash . of Women Voters forum to the sheer volume of emails Previously , the museum was open for nearly six years answer some of the community ’ s questions about district on a daily basis
that we get from the school at the airport and were the tenants in a larger building , according to museum director Bob Jasperson . With their campaigns and ideas . that we actually get quite around half of the building and half of a large hangar The candidates running in this year ’ s election He quoted John Locke ’ s
a bit of information .” being occupied by Wings of the North at the time , Jasperson said the landlord decided he needed the space to are Sally Brown , Kemerie sentiment that “ you have
Eden Prairie ’ s Wings of the North , a nonprofit organization sharing Minnesota ’ s aviation history in different ways , has reopened its air museum after a two-year lease .
Kratoska , Dan Olson , Mi- to gain other rights ” and
expand his own business and chose not to renew their Foss , Karen Jordan , Chris to give up some rights break .
“ There was nothing on the airport for us so we ended up leasing a smaller hangar and putting everything don Voges .
ful of the balance between
chael Remucal and Bran- stated his intent to be care-
On Sept . 9 , the air museum officially began operation again , this time at a smaller location in Flying Cloud into storage basically for two years . We worked with the Voges did not participate in the forum because fringing on the rights of
parental rights and not in-
Airport . The return to service came alongside a 25-year Metropolitan Airports Commission and we finally got celebration , a pancake breakfast and the fourth year of permission from them to open a small museum in the he was “ unable to attend .” others . its well-known airplane sweepstakes . For $ 50 , anyone hangar that we were using for storage ,” he said . He submitted a statement Kratoska had a different had a chance to win and Eden Prairie Mayor Ron Case to be read at the forum . opinion , stating , “ I think drew the winning ticket , which went to Sean Swensson
One of the first questions asked of the from Alpine , California , who now has the choice of ei- can-
The new Wings of the North Air Museum is at 14857 Pioneer Trail in Eden Prairie , right by Gate H of Flying Cloud Airport .
New , smaller location is near Gate H at Flying Cloud Airport
By NATALIE CIERZAN natalie . cierzan @ apgecm . com
( SUN PHOTOS BY NATALIE CIERZAN )
Wings of the North Air Museum reopens
See Wings , Page 7
By KAITLIN MCCOSKEY kaitlin . mccoskey @ apgecm . com
See Forum , Page 8
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