Arts & Culture

In A New York Minute book cover.

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.

The 2013 Best of Lake Minnetonka and Southwest Metro party was a smashing success, as hundreds of local residents, leaders, businesspeople and luminaries came out to celebrate what makes our communities great. Our staff photographer, Amanda Gahler, was on hand to document the night.

Al Whitaker is not new to photography, and he has participated in every Lens on Lake Minnetonka photo contest, mostly within the historical category. “[I] like the historical category because it forces me to seek out destinations in the area I might not otherwise visit,” Whitaker says.

August 3, will mark yet another iteration of the annual Tour de Tonka bicycling event. “It’s a ride, not a race,” says Tim Liftin, executive director for Minnetonka Community Education. Whether you’ve just shed the training wheels or have Greg Le Mond on speed dial, there’s a ride for you.

Homebuyers Tom and Cheryl Lesser discovered an Excelsior home  that is exceptionally suited to their lifestyle and their mid-century modern furniture collection.

Mary Farr has been a writer for all of her professional life, in one manner or another. As a chaplain, values of justice, passion, fairness and integrity have played a prominent role in much of her writing.

Tom Rob Smith's debut novel, Child 44, remains to this day one of the best thrillers I have ever read. Exciting, adventuresome, at times disturbing and extraordinarily original, Child 44 is one of those rare debuts that seems impossible to top.

 

School lunch is often bland, but one local woman is doing her part to spice it up. Pamela Klinger-Horn’s girls’ book club, now in its eighth year, meets during lunch at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School in Minnetonka.

The annual Spirit of the Lakes festival is for anyone and everyone who gets a spring in their step and a smile on their face when it’s time to celebrate Lake Minnetonka and its community.Taking place in the City of Mound, the three-day event kicks off on July 18 with a multi-city mayors’ welcome,

With faces like these, local photographer Judy Griesedieck knew she was going to have plenty of photo opportunities at the Orono Class of 2024 kindergarten graduation night.

This year’s Interfaith Outreach & Community Partners’ (IOCP) Spread Your Wings gala will be held at a new venue, the Minneapolis Marriot Northwest.

Pages