by Zoe Yates | Mar 1, 2026 | Arts
Annual juried art exhibition highlights artists from White Bear Lake and beyond. It’s not too late to enjoy the creative work of regional artists at White Bear Center for the Arts’ (whitebeararts.org) longest-running annual exhibition. Through March 27, the 52nd...
by Diane Meyer | Mar 1, 2026 | Drinks, Featured, Local Makers
Two young entrepreneurs are building thriving businesses in their hometown. Situated on Mahtomedi’s main street, The Wild Bean and 350 Degrees Bakery are bringing fresh warmth and energy to the small-town food scene. Maddie McMahon, owner of The Wild Bean, worked as a...
by Zoe Yates | Mar 1, 2026 | Giving Back, Outdoors
Last autumn, Minnesota firefighters Kyle Bode and Doug Foote stopped at the White Bear Lake Fire Department on the eighth day of a 161-mile Miles for MnFIRE walk from Duluth to St. Paul to raise awareness and funds for firefighter health and wellness resources. The...
by Jennifer Pitterle | Mar 1, 2026 | Education, People, Wellness
Charlene Brodie brings lessons from the yoga mat to her law practice. For Charlene Brodie, the path to becoming an attorney in a later phase of her life was a winding one, shaped by resilience and self-advocacy. After Brodie’s family moved to White Bear Lake when she...
by Angie Hong | Mar 1, 2026 | Noteworthy, Outdoors
Like prehistoric travelers, sandhill cranes fly overhead each spring, calling out to feathered friends ahead and down below. After spending their winter in Florida (They are literal snow birds!), these giant birds return to spend the warm months in fields and wetlands...
by Jennifer Pitterle | Mar 1, 2026 | Arts, Education, Giving Back, People
In August 2023, the world watched in horror as a series of wind-blown wildfires engulfed the town of Lāhainā on Maui’s northwest coast, taking the lives of more than 100 people and destroying businesses, homes and natural lands. The aftermath was gutwrenching. And for...
by Kia White | Mar 1, 2026 | Book Club, Noteworthy
What Art Does: An Unfinished Theory by Bette Adriaanse and Brian Eno is a fun and inspiring read. With charming illustrations throughout, the little book explores the question “Why do we need art?” It encouraged me to think more deeply about the creative process and...
by Jennifer Pitterle | Mar 1, 2026 | Education
The founders of Heart Learning Collective share a unique vision for education. On the corner of Third Street and Clark Avenue in downtown White Bear Lake, sunlight pours through the tall windows of an old red-brick building. The space has held various businesses over...
by Zoe Yates | Mar 1, 2026 | Photo Contest
Rachel Cain, an area photographer for more than 25 years, captured this award-winning shot one morning on Lake Drive in White Bear Lake. “I wanted to capture a dream-like image, the essence of geese flying,” she says. “To me, that meant just the shape of the geese,...
by Hailey Almsted | Feb 3, 2026 | People, Sports
Meet those from the East Metro who have gold medal dreams. The Opening Ceremony for the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games arrives on February 6, and the North Star State will be well represented in Italy. Minnesota is set to send the second-most amount of...
by Madeline Kopiecki | Jan 6, 2026 | Local Makers, Restaurants
White Bear Lake will continue to enjoy authentic Chicago-style pizza. Over a decade ago, the late Gary Bougie and his wife, Keri Bougie, partnered with Kowalski’s Markets to open Pizzeria Pezzo at 2143 4th St. in White Bear Lake. The authentic and award-winning pizza...
by Zoe Yates | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
I’ve always been drawn to my family’s history. From a young age, I spent hours of family gatherings holed up in closets with albums and boxes of letters and images. Flipping through the pages, holding scallop-edged photographs and turning them over to memorize the...
by Jennifer Pitterle | Jan 1, 2026 | Weddings
A multicultural wedding honors both American and Vietnamese traditions. When Chơnhạnh VũVân and Nicholas Langevin met in 2015, they were University of Minnesota undergrads on the lookout for new friends in their dorm. Langevin, who grew up in White Bear Lake, proposed...
by Zoe Yates | Jan 1, 2026 | Weddings
Mahtomedi native Emma Richter tied the knot with Cameron Monson on June 14 at The Whim in Minneapolis. The wedding highlighted White Bear Lake area small businesses with lush floral arrangements from Hazel & Goose and a decadent white two-tier cake and desserts...
by Diane Meyer | Jan 1, 2026 | Book Club, Noteworthy, Shops
Sisters Emily Arcand and Stephanie Phenow are lifelong readers—and lovers of rollicking and romantic happily-ever-afters. The duo launched Swoonworthy Booksellers (swoonworthybooksellers.com) in early 2024. The heartfelt bookselling business is concentrated on romance...
