For some couples, the wedding celebration spills over to the following day with gift-opening parties or gatherings to bid farewell to out-of-towners...
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Explore What Wedding Bakers and Makers Bring to the Table
Cottage bakers and resident makers are charting new territory. The topography of the reception dessert table is evolving. The tiered white wedding...
Editors Share Stories From Their Unique Weddings
The celebration of love and the start of a new chapter—weddings bring together family, friends and cherished traditions while creating new memories...
Pursuing Wellness This Winter
What does wellness mean to you? People often think of wellness as it pertains to physical health, yet it is so much more than that. Wellness is the...
Knitting Heritage
Makwa Studio is a local business owned by Maggie Thompson of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. Thompson knits her cowls, scarves and...
Explore a Picturesque Wedding at 7 Vines Vineyard
Featuring a trolley ride from the church to the reception—this classic wedding has it all. Growing up in St. Paul, Megan Talbot (née Conley)...
Golf for a Cause at the BEAR’ly Open
The BEAR’ly Open is back and better than ever. After a cancellation due to ice conditions in 2024, the BEAR’ly Open golf on ice event will return...
A Winter Scene
Charlie, a pastel painting by Wendy Peterson featured in the 2023 Members’ Exhibition at White Bear Center for the Arts, reminds me of what I love...
Wrapped Up
Make your holiday presents stand out this year with these creative and unique wrapping ideas. Pick a Theme: Choose a cohesive theme, like rustic,...
Urban Dance Productions Starts a New Chapter
Living is a dance—flowing from one state to another, stretching through challenges and leaping in triumph. For siblings Ben Madrigal and Tessa...
Meet Filmmaker and Speech Phenom Mariam Elias-Danjuma
From stage to screen, Mariam Elias-Danjuma is just getting started. In the spring of 2024, thousands of students across the Metro celebrated years...
“The Forest Feast”
When I think of the type of cook and host I strive to be, The Forest Feast series of cookbooks by Erin Gleeson is the first thing that comes to...
Your Ultimate Grad Party Punch List
All that pomp and circumstance doesn’t happen by itself. Let’s be honest. Graduation parties have—evolved. For the most part, the celebrations have...
Studio Repose Offers Creative Internships to Students
At Studio Repose, students develop their leadership and creative skills beyond the canvas. Amid the beautiful exhibitions and celebrated...
“Where Rivers Part”
In her newest book, Where Rivers Part, Hmong American author Kao Kalia Yang continues her family’s powerful story from a refugee camp in Thailand to...
Creative Crop Art
Who doesn’t love the crop art display at the Minnesota State Fair? The attention to detail, the artistic ingenuity, the puns! Artist Marta Shore...
Girls on the Run Minnesota
“We believe that every girl is born with limitless potential” is a value that Girls on the Run Minnesota (GOTR-MN) brings to life daily, in all that...
You’re Invited to Our Exclusive Wedding Event
Calling all brides, grooms, wedding photographers and vendors—submit your photo galleries for consideration. We are featuring expertly curated local...
The Summer of Saying “Yes!”
When I was in school, I made a goal for myself to say “yes” more. It was a decision inspired by the 2008 rom-com Yes Man, starring Jim Carrey;...
White Bear Lake Sailor Has Olympic Dreams
Lara Dallman-Weiss heads to Paris to test her mettle with the best sailors in the world. Speaking with Olympic sailor Lara Dallman-Weiss—who grew up...
