Ben Pratt shares tales of food and family. Ever wonder what chefs at your favorite restaurants cook at home for the holidays? Ben Pratt, chef at the...
March 2019
White Bear Lake High School Student Paints Portrait of Pup
In this issue, we’re happy to share “Murray,” the work of Anika Dahl, a White Bear Lake High School senior. Dahl is a student in Shawn Gritzmacher’s...
First Presbyterian Celebrates More Than a Century of Sales
First Presbyterian Church holds their 115th rummage sale. For the 115th year of their 155 years serving the White Bear area, First Presbyterian...
Hockey Paws Help Your Little Skater Stay Warm on the Ice
A White Bear Lake hockey-lover's invention keeps kids comfortable on the ice. Almost everyone who lives in Minnesota knows that when it comes to...
Local Wine Expert Shares Perfect Pairings
Cindy Cotroneo Fix, co-owner of Cotroneo’s along with her husband Guy, knows wine. Here are a few of her favorite pairings. Dolcetto means “little...
Valerie’s Asian Cuisine Offers a New Take on Take-out
Valerie Thao brings fresh Asian cuisine to Willernie. Looking for a perfect dessert to chase your take-out? Pop in to 106 Wildwood Road in Willernie...
Walnut Street Woodworking Makes Sustainable Kitchen Items from Local Lumber
Locally owned Walnut Street Woodworking makes custom kitchen items. Making custom kitchen items, with sustainable, locally found wood is Frank...
Local Blogger and Podcaster Shows a Different Side of Disability
Picks from disability activist Tiffiny Carlson. Writer and disability activist Tiffiny Carlson is the creator of the blog Beauty Ability and the...
What Do Dogs Daydream About?
“Dreamer” is our pick for this month’s Last Glance. “Dreamer” took third place in our 2018 Lens on the Lake photo contest. Photographer Kora Dullea...
Entertain Your Friends and Expand Your Palate with an In-home Wine Tasting
An in-home wine tasting makes for a great party. The vocabulary used to describe wine can be as evocative as poetry—references to “notes” aromas,...
Prairie Restorations Preserves the Beauty of Minnesota’s Native Plants
Prairie Restorations, Inc. restores and manages native plant communities in the White Bear Lake area and statewide. Devoting their time to...
March’s Book Pick is a Fantastical Historical Read
Our friends at Lake Country Booksellers offer a pick. The Bear and the Nightingale, by Katherine Arden. Penguin Books, 2017. Bookseller Lance...
Try This Irish Coffee Recipe This St. Patrick’s Day
I had never tasted an Irish coffee until a business trip to Napa Valley, We were meeting other people who were there from different parts of the...
Order a Retro Root Beer Float or the ‘Best Ever’ Carrot Cake at the 4 Seasons
Need a little something sweet to go with that takeout? The 4 Seasons is within easy walking distance of Valerie’s Asian Cuisine, and it’s a...
