• Britt JohnsenPatch Staff Verified Patch Staff Badge

  • Eagan, MN

I am so excited to be part of the Eagan community. I'm a Minnesota native, and I lived in the Twin Cities when I studied English and journalism at the University of Minnesota. It's great to be back in the area.

I've been working as a community journalist for almost a decade. During college I worked at The Minnesota Daily in roles ranging from reporter to Editor in Chief. I also worked as an intern at the St. Paul Pioneer Press and the Downtown and Southwest Journals in Minneapolis.

Then I moved to Winona, where I had also worked as a legislative correspondent during college. I covered education for the Winona Daily News. After a little more than a year there, I moved back to my hometown to work as the Business Editor for the St. Cloud Times. There I covered all things business, and wrote a three-day series about the problem of empty housing developments with my colleague. For the series we won a Frank Premack Public Affairs Journalism Award and a Sigma Delta Chi prize from the Society of Professional Journalists.

In my free time, I practice and teach yoga. I can't wait to get to some classes here in Eagan!

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Eagan Home Sales Up 50 Percent

Despite the uptick in sales, a new report by the Minneapolis Area Association of Realtors shows new listings are down by more than 40 percent.

Eagan Home Sales Up 50 Percent
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Eagan Resident Writes Leadership Book

Tom Endersbe of Eagan will sign copies of "The Three Commitments of Leadership" at Barnes & Noble Tuesday evening.

Eagan Resident Writes Leadership Book
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Local Boy Needs Mentor

Kids 'n Kinship matches youth with adult mentors.

Local Boy Needs Mentor
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Retail Shops Could Replace Lockheed Martin Space

Office space near Yankee Doodle and Pilot Knob Roads might turn into commercial retail space, although a series of government processes must take place first.

Retail Shops Could Replace Lockheed Martin Space
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Black Hawk Middle School Celebrates School Nutrition

Schwan's Food Service Inc. gifted the school district with $2,000 on Tuesday for nutrition efforts including more vegetable choice, local produce, whole grains, and sodium reduction.

Black Hawk Middle School Celebrates School Nutrition
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Local Boy Needs Mentor

Kids 'n Kinship matches youth with adults in volunteer program.

Local Boy Needs Mentor