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MINNEAPOLIS -- At Ridgeview Medical Center in Waconia, Minn., women can now give birth in rooms with whirlpool tubs and wi-fi. At Fairview Southdale in Edina, Minn., new moms can hire a massage therapist or a portrait photographer.

In spite of a staff recommendation to the contrary, the Town Council voted unanimously on Jan. 5 to allow a volunteer program to add black paint to the light bollards in Fountain Park to continue. In February 2020, the council authorized Ted Blank, a member of the International Dark Sky Discovery Center board of directors, to organize a group of volunteers to apply black paint to the bollards in an effort to reduce glare from the lights. Twenty of the bollards were painted as a pilot to test th...

The International Dark Sky Discovery Center (IDSDC) has launched an $18 million capital campaign to build a unique science-based facility in Fountain Hills that includes what organizers are calling “a

International Dark Sky Discovery Center Launches $18 Million Capital Campaign to Build Science Facility Housing Largest Telescope in Greater Phoenix Share Article International attraction connects the night sky to life on earth through STEM education and leading-edge experiences IDSDC Launches $18 Million Capital Campaign to Build Science Facility Housing Largest Telescope in Greater Phoenix “By inspiring individuals and organizations to fund this exciting endeavor, we will fulfill IDSDC’s ...