HomeMy WebLinkAboutMarch Walk with the Mayor Hornets Nest Open House
City of Edina • 4801 W. 50th St. • Edina, MN 55424
Contact: Jennifer Bennerotte
Communications & Technology Services Director
Phone 952-833-9520 • Fax 952-826-0389 • www.EdinaMN.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
‘Walk With the Mayor,’ Hornets Nest Open House Scheduled for
March 16
Edina, Minn., March 11, 2013 – Edina Mayor Jim Hovland will lead his monthly “Walk with the Mayor” at
Braemar Arena immediately before an open house at the Hornets Nest on Saturday, March 16.
This year, Hovland is leading a monthly two-mile walk the third Saturday morning of every month at varying
locations. Those interested in walking and talking with Hovland this month should meet at 8:30 a.m. inside the
lobby of the Arena, 7501 Ikola Way. The walk will be held indoors and should take about an hour.
“The West Arena bowl seating creates a natural walking track. We simply added a stripe, some signage and
created a fitness opportunity that is open to the public,” said Braemar Arena General Manager Susie Miller.
“The only time the track is closed is when there is a ticketed event occurring in the West Arena. It provides
a great opportunity for the community to use an existing resource for a means of exercise.”
Following the Walk with the Mayor, Braemar Arena will host an open house for the Hornets Nest from 10
a.m. to noon. The Hornets Nest is an addition that includes boys and girls locker rooms and space leased by
General Sports and Velocity Training Center. The Open House will begin with a short program inside
Velocity Training Center, followed by refreshments, continuous tours and appearances by the Edina High
School mascot and hockey teams. General Sports will offer a discount on all purchases made during the open
house.
“If you want a place to walk indoors during the winter months, at no cost but the gas to get there, then
Braemar is a wonderful opportunity for you,” Hovland said. “Touring the new Hornets Nest is also a great
benefit from joining this month’s Walk (and talk) with the Mayor and other residents. I hope you will join us!”
For more information on the Walk With the Mayor, contact Recreation Supervisor Donna Tilsner, 952-826-
0432. For more information on the open house, contact the Arena, 952-833-9500.
-30-