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Friday, February 1, 2013

PHOTOS: 2013 Hudson Hot Air Affair Torchlight Parade - Add Your Photos

Hundreds braved subzero temperatures to see hot-air balloon pilots and crews blast fire into the snow-filled sky while rolling through historic downtown Hudson.

Monday, December 24, 2012

Postmark Grille to Open Soon in Former Downtown Post Office Building

Russ Evenson, owner of the Village Pizzeria in Amery, is opening a new Italian-American restaurant in downtown Hudson's former post office building. His children Derek and Erica will manage the new eatery.

Russ Evenson, owner of the Village Pizzeria in Amery, is opening a new Italian-American restaurant in downtown Hudson's former post office building. His children Derek Evenson and Erica Schletty will manage the new eatery. It is located at 225 Locust Street and the managers are currently offering limited hours and limited seating while staff members are properly trained. They hope to fully open sometime between Christmas and New Year's Day.  Like us on Facebook | Follow us on Twitter | Sign up for our daily newsletter

Sharon Vlasak

3:10 pm on Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Looks nice. Can't wait to try it out.   more ›

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Freestyle Yogurt to Open a Downtown Hudson Location

Freestyle Yogurt first opened its first location in St. Paul in January and is expanding to locations in Hudson, Roseville and Blaine.

A self-serve frozen yogurt shop is coming to downtown Hudson. Just before Hudson Booster Days, two large "opening soon" banners popped up in the vacant shop windows on the corner of Second Street and Locust Street (529 Second St.) touting Freestyle Yogurt. David Brandner first opened Freestyle Yogurt on Lexington Avenue in St. Paul in January and now is expanding to locations in Hudson, Roseville and Blaine, according to the location page of its website. The shop will compete with other local establishments that serve cold treats such as Knoke's Chocolate and Dairy Queen downtown, and Cold Stone Creamery and Culvers on on the hill. --- Read what the media has to say about the St. Paul location:    

FreeStyle Yogurt

10:02 am on Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Thanks to all of you who have commented here and visited our St. Paul store. Big thanks to Michael Foley for breaking the news too! We are SO excited to open in Hudson, yet we aren't rushing things, as we want to get it perfect. We were just issued our building permit today and are now targeting an open date no later than October 29th - hopefully sooner.   more ›

Friday, June 22, 2012

Patch Offers Free Parking Downtown on Friday

Park on Patch runs all day on the Friday of Booster Days with swag giveaways, deals at local businesses, and–of course–free parking.

Come on downtown for a day of shopping, dining and fun on the Friday of Hudson Booster Days—and don't worry about finding change to plug the parking meters. Hudson Patch is excited to invite anyone and everyone to enjoy a full day of free parking on our dime. We're calling it Park on Patch, and it runs all day—8 a.m. to 5 p.m.— on Friday, June 29. Yep, that's right. We're paying the City of Hudson for every minute on every meter all day long. No carrying around a pocket full of change, no running out of the shop when time is about to expire, and certainly no passing through downtown in favor of a restaurant, bar or shop with a free parking lot. We want to celebrate all that downtown Hudson has to offer: an array of cuisines, a bustling …

Friday, February 3, 2012

PHOTOS: Hudson Hot Air Affair Torchlight Parade - Add Your Photos

Thousands came out to see the hot-air balloon pilots and crews shoot blasts of fire into the sky while traveling through historic downtown Hudson.

Dan Michels

7:11 am on Friday, August 3, 2012

Hello is there any way I could get pic # 56 from you. That is me in the Red Baron Snowmobile suit.   more ›

Thursday, January 19, 2012

VIDEO: In New Space, Knoke's Chocolates Has 'Double Everything'

Knoke's Chocolates recently moved to 220 Locust St. in downtown Hudson. Grand opening ceremony to be held Saturday.

Knoke's Chocolates is holding a grand opening ceremony Jan. 21 from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.  The chocolate store, owned by Dave Knoke, recently moved two doors down from 216 Locust Ave. to 220 Locust Ave. Knoke said he bought more than 11,000 pounds of chocolate last year.

Monday, May 23, 2011

VIDEO: Downtown Hudson's San Pedro Cafe Reopens With Fresh New Look

The popular downtown restaurant was closed last week for renovations and reopened Friday with a totally new look, including a huge new bar, leather booths and freshened up decor.

San Pedro Cafe closed its doors at 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 15, to gut and renovate its interior. Hudson Patch was there when the restaurant reopened on Friday afternoon. San Pedro Cafe's managing partner Pete Foster showed us the new digs.

Sharon Vlasak

12:02 pm on Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Looks great! I've heard really good things about San Pedro. I look forward to stopping in soon!   more ›

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