An article in Hopkins Patch online newspaper outlines an agreement between the City of Hopkins and the Metropolitan Council which would further expand Cottageville Park. Read the full article at the following link: http://hopkins.patch.com/articles/puzzle-like-deal-moves-cottageville-park-plan-forward.

Family Storytime has started up at the Hopkins Library and will take place on Tuesdays at 10:30am from February 7 through February 28. If you would like to join, you can register online or call 612-543-6400. Share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement with your children. For children age 2 and up.

Baby Storytime has also started up at the Hopkins Library and will take place on Wednesdays at 10:30am from February 8 through February 29. If you would like to join, you can register online or call 612-543-6400. Delight and stimulate your baby's senses with books and music and build brain power. For children from birth to 24 months. 

This year's State of the City and Taste of Hopkins will be held at the Hopkins Center for the Arts on Tuesday, February 28, 5–7 pm. Mayor Gene Maxwell and the Hopkins City Council will provide an update of all things happening in Hopkins.

Before the main event, enjoy the Taste of Hopkins, a sampling of appetizers, entrées, beverages, and desserts courtesy of local Hopkins restaurants. Taste of Hopkins is coordinated by the Hopkins Business & Civic Association.

The City of Hopkins' Citizens Academy will take place on Thursdays in March from March 1 to March 29, 2012.  Each session runs from 6:30 to 9:30 pm.

Citizens Academy is a free five-week course that offers the opportunity to find out more about how your City works. Each City department will bring participants behind the scenes and into the operations.

If you are interested in attending the 2012 Citizens Academy, fill out the application form or contact Jim Genellie at genellie@hopkinsmn.com or 952-548-6303.