For many families throughout the world, food is what brings us together. That has always been the case in my home, and I look forward to the holiday...
November 2024
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...
Remembering Carol McFarlane
Many of you know that we lost an invaluable community member earlier this year, Carol McFarlane. McFarlane lived her life with a commitment to...
Young’s Restaurant Brings New Flavors to Fourth Street
Young’s, a Korean barbecue restaurant, is the realization of a lifelong dream. If there’s been one constant throughout Sami and Young Lim’s...
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...
Welcome the Winter Season at the Festival of Trees
It’s a winter wonderland at the White Bear Lake Armory. Celebrate the joy and community of the season with the White Bear Lake Area Historical...
7 Vines Vineyard and Winery Celebrates Seventh Anniversary
Family vineyard and winery celebrates a milestone anniversary. Nestled in the countryside of Dellwood is 7 Vines Vineyard and Winery, a space both...
Olive Branch Oil & Spice Company Shares New Holiday Recipes
Jenny Ramseth of Olive Branch Oil & Spice Company brings simple ways to spice up seasonal feasts. For the holiday feasting season,...
Downtown
An award-winning photo captures delicate frost in downtown White Bear Lake. Some photographs are candid; some are planned. In the case of this image...
The Minnow Tank Effect: Learn More About the New Scholarship
Service-oriented scholarship sets Willow Lane Elementary 5th graders up for success. The Minnow Tank is a well-known local program for Willow Lane...
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...
