Inspiring students from the class of 2020. This article originally appeared as part of the story Senior Spotlight in the August 2019 issue. Read the...
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Senior Spotlight: Caroline Bercaw Already Runs Successful Business, Da Bomb Bath Fizzers
Inspiring students from the Edina High School class of 2020. This article originally appeared as part of the story Senior Spotlight in the August...
Edina Community Foundation Honors Woman Who Has ‘Made a Remarkable Difference in Thousands of Children’s Lives’
Edina resident gives her time lovingly to kids in the community. Being nominated for any award is an honor, but especially one that focuses on...
Senior Spotlight: International Experiences Have Shaped Bennett Dykstra’s Need to Help Others
Inspiring students from the class of 2020. This article originally appeared as part of the story Senior Spotlight in the August 2019 issue. Read the...
Edina High School Students Heading to South Korea for Exchange Program
Edina High School's latest travel-based program is an exchange between EHS and its two sister schools in Andong, South Korea. Studying abroad...
From Basement Beginning, The Berry Patch Grows
Edina preschool started in Berrie Lounsberry’s basement 35 years ago. Molly Lounsberry Dykstra thinks her mother Berrie is a visionary. “She seems...
Summertime Fun (and Education) for Kids in Edina
Three months of summer can lead to boredom. Fun Outing: Centennial Lakes Park Three months of summer can lead to boredom. Centennial Lakes Park can...
Code Ninjas Teaches Kids Valuable Career Skills Through Robots and Video Games
Local business teaches kids how to code through games and robotics. Take a look at job postings across several different professions today, and...
Community Theater Camp Makes ‘Sheer Magic’ in a Church Basement
How a neighborhood theater camp helps kids grow. “A pinch and an ouch,” says Jane Williams, a founder of the Morningside Theatre Company (MTC), is...
Edina Girls Athletic Association Adds Running Team
In 2019, the running team is open to all girls in grades four–eight and there are also mentors who are in grades nine–12. The Edina Girls Athletic...
Edina High School Concert Band Headed to Hong Kong
The Edina band has traveled to Hong Kong before, but it has been nearly two decades since the last trip. This year the Edina Concert Band will spend...
Mother & Daughter Teach Joy of Braiding Through Community Classes
Ride the wave of braids. Edina beautician Rachael Joy had a “hairbrained” idea last year to pursue a sort of business partnership with her 3...
The State of Hockey’s Other Favorite Sport? Volleyball
Spotlight on our state’s new favorite sport. For a state known for hockey, a steady rise in another sport has garnered Minnesota a reputation as one...
Dream Job
Meet the Edina Art Center's new general manager Susan Tarnowski. A new general manager has been hired for the Edina Art Center, our place to see the...
Tatiana Berenova Shares Secrets of Ballet at her Edina studio
Berenova passes on lessons from her own teachers to her students. It was a sunny Sunday afternoon when I met Tatiana Berenova, founder and artistic...
Learn CPR to Help Save a Life
CPR is a life-saving skill most anyone can learn. Edina resident Albert Tsai is certainly aware of the importance of heart health. A researcher in...
Robert and Erin Blanton Launch Kiddie Academy in Edina
Edina welcomes its first Kiddie Academy. When former Minnesota Viking Robert Blanton and wife Erin struggled to find an acceptable childcare...
Edina Entrepreneur Develops a Safer Earbud
Along with her brothers, Brett and Cameron, Savannah Hufendick founded Safe In Sound. Edina High School alumni Savannah Hufendick loves to exercise....
Learning with Legos: New Education Method Increases Student Engagement
Paavo Rundman made a stop-motion animation video with Legos to demonstrate his knowledge of Latin America. It was an assignment for his eighth-grade...
TEDx Event Brings Innovation and Ideas to Edina
At the third TEDx event in Edina, hundreds of people will come together to celebrate ideas, innovation and lifelong learning. Between collaborative...
