Edina Fall into the Arts Festival is a perfect end to summer. Edina is blessed to have its summer bookended by two art festivals: the Edina Art Fair...
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A Good Family
A Good Family, written by local author Matt Goldman, is paced so perfectly that it is very hard to put down. Set in the Country Club neighborhood of...
Be Kind in the Skies
My mom was a stewardess “back in the day,” as she refers to it. Air travel was an experience to be enjoyed and one in which travelers tried to put...
A Blue-Ribbon Read
Snow cones! Corn on the cob! Baby animals! Midway games! Get your young readers ready for the Great Minnesota Get Together with Astrid and Apollo....
Delectable Delights at the Centennial Lakes Farmers Market
Centennial Lakes Farmers Market is a harmonious blend of nature and commerce. The Centennial Lakes Farmers Market gracefully unfolds every Thursday...
Performing Arts Nonprofit HEREandTHERE.live Opens Space at Southdale Center
A new Southdale Center showcase offers performances, a recording space and more. Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls. Introducing...
EcoElsa Is Connecting Kids With Nature
Elsa Litecky inspires the next generation of naturalists. Elsa Litecky has enjoyed the beauty of the natural world since she could start climbing...
Nolan Mains: Welcome to Edina’s Best New Public Space
In this issue, devoted to the best of the best in Edina, I salute Nolan Mains—what I believe to be the best recent contribution toward enhancing...
Make the Most of the Dog Days of Summer With Your Pup
Bring your furry friend along to these local patios. Summer is arguably peak dog owner season. And while there is much fun to be had with our fluffy...
And This Is About Love
Sam Masur and Sadie Green meet in the game room of a Los Angeles hospital, where Sam is recovering from a bad car crash and Sadie’s sister is...
Morningside Theatre Company Looks to the Future
The theater's artistic director was raised to take the theater to new levels. When many arts organizations are slowly emerging from the shadows of...
A Weekend Jaunt Down to Mason City
I had a speaking engagement in Mason City, Iowa, earlier this spring and became smitten with the cozy Midwestern town just two hours south of Edina....
Almond Milk and Cookies: The Face Behind the Food Blog
A journey toward better health became this resident’s teaching tool for empowering others. “Health is made in the kitchen.” These are the words that...
A Multigenerational Adventure
In this middle grade novel, Maizy Chen’s mother brings her from Los Angeles to Last Chance, Minnesota, to help her grandparents and their Chinese...
Suyao Tian Named the Featured Artist for the 2023 Edina Art Fair
Edina Art Fair showcases over 250 artists the first weekend of June. On June 2–4, the streets of the 50th and France neighborhood will be flooded...
Children’s Theatre Company Shares Stories With Heart
Peter Brosius on theater’s potential to inspire and empower. There’s a heart to every story or, as Edina resident Peter Brosius says, “Anything good...
Fetch a New Kind of Drink With Tail Chaser Dog Brew
Restaurant group is brewing up its own pet project. The minds behind Tail Chaser Dog Brew hope their target audience laps up their latest business...
The New Forty-Forty Flats Is Uniquely Affordable
The 118-unit senior community is set to open in October. Forty-Forty Flats, a 118-unit 55+ housing community set to open in the late fall of 2023,...
What To Expect for Edina’s 2023 4th of July Celebrations
The Edina Community Foundation hosts a trio of 4th of July events. For over 30 years, Edina residents and those in surrounding communities have...
The Picket Fence Keeps the Love of Needlepoint Alive
Local shop brings a stitch of tradition to the community fabric. Needlepoint has been woven into people’s lives for thousands of years. Today, its...