If you’ve followed along with my recent editor’s notes, you may recall that I’ve been busy planning my own backyard wedding this year. And while...
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Welcome to the July/August 2023 Issue
Welcome to the Best of White Bear Lake issue. As you read this, I hope you’re enjoying the best of these long summer days we spend seven months...
Welcome to the May/June 2023 Issue
Growing up, I was lucky enough to have a backyard oasis within my sprawling suburban neighborhood. It didn’t include ponies or a playground, but it...
Welcome to the March/April Issue
Spring always feels like art to me. More than any other season, it presents a fresh canvas, with pops of color—pinks, greens, blues—to be enjoyed...
Welcome to the January/February 2023 Issue
Wellness is hard to pin down. Every person has a different approach to their overall health—from prioritizing food or fitness to weekly visits to a...
Welcome to the November/December 2022 Issue
’Tis the season of family, festivities and an abundance of chaos! It’s been exactly a year since I hosted my family’s Thanksgiving gathering for the...
Welcome to the September/October 2022 Issue
What does it mean to be a lifelong learner? I’ve heard it mentioned before (I’m sure you have too) and, just two years out of school, I have in fact...
Welcome to the July/August 2022 Issue
Welcome to our most beloved issue of the year—the annual Best of White Bear Lake Reader’s Choice Poll, where we recognize your favorite businesses...
Welcome to the May/June 2022 Issue
A year ago, I was in the midst of great change. With my gaze set on an open road, I left the familiarity of life in the Pacific Northwest for a...
Welcome to the March/April 2022 Issue
Spring has always been my favorite time of year. Shedding winter layers for bright colors, watching green buds spring from retreating snow, basking...
Welcome to the January/February 2022 Issue
For all the fuss we Minnesotans make about winter, there is something truly special about this season. Even after the holidays wind down and the air...
Welcome to the September/October 2021 Issue
In 1894, then President Grover Cleveland signed a law that would establish the first Monday in September as a national holiday we know as Labor Day....
Welcome to the July/August 2021 Issue
Summer is in full swing. The weather is warm and the ice cream is cold. We’ve traded our boots for sandals, our parkas for T-shirts and find every...
Welcome to the May/June 2021 Issue
I remember my first car. It was a yellow and black 1973 Plymouth Duster, and I remember saving the $866 to buy it from Suburban Chrysler Plymouth on...
Welcome to the March/April 2021 Issue
My dad always had a vegetable garden in the side yard at my growing-up home. I remember the hours of work he’d put into tilling the ground each...
Welcome to the January/February 2021 Issue
I’ve always loved doing projects. David and I have built seven houses during our 34-year marriage (yep, we’re crazy) and the idea of a blank slate,...
