Residents in Crystal can nominate their great neighbor for the "Neighbors Recognizing Neighbors" award. Now in its ninth year, the award honors and thanks great neighbors in Crystal. If you have a kind and thoughtful neighbor who helps out, volunteers in the community or was there in an emergency, the city wants to celebrate them.

Starting March 31, the recycling program in the City of Crystal will expand to include the curbside collection of organics. Organics consist of food scraps and non-recyclable paper such as napkins and paper towels, and it will be collected weekly on the same day as residents’ trash. To participate in curbside organics recycling, residents must register online.

Explore the City of Crystal’s rich history in this six-installment documentary entitled “Our Town’s Story – Crystal.” The installments feature rare and historical images and video of Crystal’s past underscored with interviews with community members and volunteers, former Crystal city employees, Crystal Historical Society members and others.