This Valentine’s Day, if you’re looking for a romantic read in the spirit of all the best New York rom-coms, check out In a New York Minute by Kate Spencer.
Arts & Culture

We all know someone who likes to “go big or go home” with their holiday decorations each December: blindingly sparkly trees, oodles of jelly bean-colored lights, and a menagerie of knick-knacks.

Say the name “Abbott” in Saint Paul, and a likely response is, “Oh, the paint store Abbotts? Those guys know what they’re doing!”
Mary McDougall, wealth manager and first vice president of wealth management at Merrill Lynch in Saint Paul, shares three options when it comes to saving for college:
As the days get colder and shorter, it’s important to make your home feel homey, especially with lighting.

Matt Chapman, who captured this image of the aptly named “Christmas Barn,” says, “One of the things I love about my house is that I’m walking distance from downtown Excelsior, yet I have this country, rural feel looking out across my backyard.

Maureen Bellows and Barry Petit are reviving the modern-day farmhouse, transforming it from rural to suburban.

There was never a dull day on the farm where Eddie Ulrich grew up in southern Minnesota. “I had ample opportunities to exercise my imagination,” says Ulrich.
