The annual Holiday Lighting Ceremony will feature family-friendly activities and a festive environment to kick off the holiday shopping season....
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Edina Icon Turns 90
It’s the Edina Theatre’s 90th anniversary. After surviving multiple renovations, a tornado, COVID-19 and Barbenheimer, this iconic local landmark...
Vivront Is on the Cutting Edge
Full service knife shop offers sharpening, shopping and classes. Joseph Rueter grew up with an active imagination and always sought to understand...
Holiday Happenings at 50th & France
50th & France offers fun holiday activities for all ages. I’ve always been fascinated with snow globes. What would it be like to be inside one...
Winter Wonderland
Photo captures time’s ephemeral beauty and history’s everlasting reach. Stephanie Thomas ran into Lunds & Byerlys on an errand and left with a...
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...
Pop-Ups on the Plaza
The Plaza at Nolan Mains hosts monthly outdoor activities throughout the winter. As the cold freeze of January sets in, it might feel challenging to...
Seeds of Change
Last summer’s local art installation focused on racial justice and inclusion. In an effort to ignite conversations about race and bring awareness to...
Don’t Forget About Dad
Find great Father’s Day gift ideas at this new local shop. Father’s Day is Sunday, June 20. Gift something special to the Dads in your life from one...
Heated Domes Give Shoppers Safe Spots to Gather at 50th & France
Heated domes provide shoppers and diners at 50th and France a unique holiday experience. *As this story went to press, Minnesota was in the midst a...
Tacos, Tequila and ‘Happy Accidents’: Inside Pajarito Edina
The chefs at Edina’s Pajarito take risks—and they pay off. When Stephan Hesse and Tyge Nelson, co-owners and chefs at Pajarito, opened their second...
Raag Progressive Indian Cuisine Fuses Modernity with Authenticity
New Indian restaurant fuses modernity with authenticity. I first saw pani puri in High Street Phoenix, a swanky mall in the Lower Parel district of...
Local Artist Creates Stunning New Installation at 50th & France
Local artist, inspired by Edina’s humble origins, creates stunning piece for 50th and France. For Will Gunderson, art comes naturally. The local...
Turkish Family Opens Coccinella Boutique at 50th and France
Coccinella offers Turkish towels, exclusive olive oils and vinegars and much more. Coccinella is a Latin term for ladybug. Ladybugs are not only...
Gather Your Girlfriends for an Edina Staycation
Create vacation memories close to home. Good eats: Begin your day at Good Earth for breakfast and a Copabanana smoothie. Stash a ginger cookie in...
New Art Display at 50th & France Celebrates Edina’s Diversity
Public art at 50th and France displays history and unity. Among the many updates happening at 50th and France is a new public art installation on...
How to Staycation in Edina
Create vacation memories close to home. You’re in a vacation state of mind but you think it means booking flights or mapping sufficient road trip...
New Boutique Offers All the Odds and Ends You Never Knew You Needed
50th and France is known for amazing and unique shops, and this past March it welcomed a boutique all the way from Lakeville: Pink Door Boutique....
Moderna Kouzina Opens at 50th and France
A new approach to dining begins at 50th and France when Moderna Kouzina opens its doors this summer in the former Mozza Mia location. Fine modern...
Sakana Sushi & Asian Bistro Delights Edina Diners
Sakana Sushi & Asian Bistro brings a new style of sushi to 50th and France. Sakana means fish in Japanese—a name befitting this shrine of...
