Listen to Cade Bittner Merry Christmas on iTunes With $50 dollars in his bank account, 19-year-old Cade Bittner left Minneapolis in 1999 to attend...
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World War II War Camp Survivor Urges Vigilance
The frequent sand storms are one of the things Sally Sudo, an 82-year-old Edina resident, remembers most from the years she and her family were...
Artist Jeff Troldahl Makes Art for Music’s Biggest Bands, including Grateful Dead
Jeff Troldahl is a man of many talents. An illustrator, painter, graphic designer and builder, he spends the better part of his waking hours on a...
Fox Homes Puts Minnesota On the Map with HGTV’s Stay or Sell
Edina’s Brad and Heather Fox have been in the design and real estate business for years and this year they made it HGTV official. Flipping their...
Edina Thinker Jeff Dykstra Receives a Bush Foundation Fellowship Grant
Jeff Dykstra lives in Edina these days, but when he lived in Zambia he was bothered by the way he got his peanut butter. “I’d go to the store for...
Cancer Survivor Strives to Provide Education and Compassion
Kelly Cochrane is a bundle of energy, charisma, drive and chutzpah whose warm and bubbly personality envelops whomever she talks to. This...
Organization Helps Immigrant and Refugee Children Learn to Create Coping Skills
Connecting with Kids is a program of the Edina Community Foundation. Its mission is to connect individuals, families, organizations and other...
Health Scare Prompts Local Teen to Pursue Her Dreams
Three years ago, Grace Wethor (pronounced “weather”) was a student at Our Lady of Grace in Edina. What she has accomplished in the time between then...
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....
Around the World with a Travel Enthusiast
Per Christensson of Edina is part Swedish, part Danish and part Japanese. At least that’s what he tells his friends. His Swedish and Danish ancestry...
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...
Edina’s First Mr. Hockey
Local hockey player earns prestigious award. Being recognized for your accomplishments is one of the greatest feelings in the world. Recently a...
A Sample of What a Few Hardworking Local Teens Are up To
Every year Edina Magazine spotlights a few high school seniors who stand out in the crowd. This year is no exception. The following young men and...
Local Volunteer Helps Students Find Success
There is an old saying that goes, “Doing good makes you feel good.” There have even been studies done on the effects of carrying out good deeds,...
Edina Dads Create Scooter Club, Heaven’s Devils
A financial advisor, an advertising executive and a retired football player wear matching shirts and walk into a bar. No, this isn’t the...
Local Lifestyle Expert Jasmine Brett Stringer Teaches Others to Seize Their Day
Carpe diem, the Latin proverb translating to “seize the day,” has been a part of Edina resident Jasmine Brett Stringer’s life since high school. It...
Meet the Planners Who Work Behind the Scenes for Some of Edina’s Signature Events
Throughout the year, Edina event planners are hard at work preparing for some of Edina’s favorite summer events. From the Edina Art Fair to the...
Sweet Home Edina
They were just kids the first time they played instruments in the same city, but their passion for everything music continued for four Edina natives...
Edina Choir Director Prepares for Retirement
Edina High School choir director David Henderson since 1998 will be changing careers to focus on private vocal lessons. It’s said all good things...
New General Manager Named for Southdale Mall
Judy Tullius is named general manager for city’s iconic mall. Minnesotans spend a lot of time in malls, whether we’re shopping or desperate for a...
