Roseville

Though construction season came in with a whimper for most of the north suburban area this spring, roadwork just south of the area on one of its major thoroughfares is coming up this summer.

St. Francis Animal and Bird Hospital announced the addition of Dr. Jessica Lewis to its team. Lewis initially began working at the hospital in the spring of 2011 as a veterinary assistant.

Longtime Roseville resident David Olson passed away unexpectedly in the early hours of May 13. He was 55. He is survived by his wife Margaret and daughter Vivian, as well as his twin sister Jenni and many nieces and nephews. 

On the hottest day of the year so far, the Roseville Police Department convened a “Cops and Cones” event at the Dairy Queen on Rice Street in response to a recent string of burglaries and thefts in the area.

On May 14, just a month removed from the season’s last major snowfall, the Roseville City Council discussed potential changes to how the city manages parking when the snow flies.

The dementia simulation at Cherrywood Pointe of Roseville at Lexington is decidedly low tech, but it’s effective virtual reality, nonetheless.

Despite the large “going out of business” signs on the Rosedale Center Herberger’s that catch motorists’ eyes as they pass on Highway 36, Rosedale general manager Scott Michaelis said the state of the mall is “fantastic.”

A forum to learn about transportation services in Roseville — and to explore “transportation deserts” in Roseville where more services are needed — is Saturday, May 19, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Roseville Library, 2180 Hamline Ave. N.

According to a May 11 Roseville Police Department crime alert: Just after 5 a.m. on May 11, Roseville police officers headed to the area of Chandler and Glenwood avenues in the southeast of the city on a report of a possible burglary.

The man who drove the wrong way down Fairview Avenue at speeds faster than 100 miles per hour and head-on into an SUV in a December, 2016, crash that bewildered area residents has been convicted of criminal vehicular operation.