Mark Therrien has spent most of his life in the Blaine area, growing up in Blaine, and attending Spring Lake Park High School, before settling down with his family in Coon Rapids. Now, the stay-at-home father of three is making the leap into professional writing.

The Northstar Commuter Rail has been running between Big Lake and Downtown Minneapolis since 2009. But recently, the Anoka County board decided to stop paying its portion of the rail line’s operating expenses, citing breach of contract on the part of Metro Transit.

From the youth level to the pros, Blaine is a soccer hub. No one knows that better than Minnesota United, which has a long history in the city.

Recently a group of volunteers at a North Metro park participated in the Mississippi challenge. Anoka County is one of several counties taking part in this friendly competition to keep the river clean.

Magnet Schools of America named University Avenue Aerospace, Children’s Engineering and Science Elementary School a Top Magnet School of Excellence in the country.

The theater of seasons continues in Minnesota as we pivot from winter to spring. This year there is plenty of weather drama caused by flooding along some major rivers in the north metro.

Thanks to a very determined student, one North Metro high school is being introduced to a sport that is more popular in India or the UK.

The voters have spoken and it’s good news for Leslie Larson. She won Blaine’s recent special election for a vacant city council seat in Ward 2.

Metro Transit released new plans that call for 32 stations over the 13 mile corridor, with busses stopping at the stations as frequently as every 10 minutes.

Leslie Larson has won Blaine’s special election for the vacant city council seat in Ward 2.