March 2019

In July, 6Smith hosted the local launch party for HGTV’s pilot of

 

In October, the Excelsior Fire District, in partnership with the South Lake Minnetonka Police Department, hosted a safety open house, fil

 
Kenna Frees from Babble and Saddle

Kenna Frees isn’t your average teenager. Though she enjoys typical teen activities like hanging out with friends and spending time with her pets, Kenna also runs her own fashion enterprise online.

 
KonMari certified former Caribou Coffee executive Michele Vig

It was a corporate leadership exercise that first made Michele Vig realize her calling in life. And it had nothing to do with a corner office or more impressive title.

 
Kim Cassens, owner of Nothing Bundt Cakes in Minnetonka

For Kim Cassens, work doesn’t stop just at the bakery.

 
Honeycomb, bees, beekeeping

Donning a bee beard is a bold way to persuade the public that honeybees are their friends.

 
Food Tour

Are you a food tour first-timer? Make it look easy by following these simple tips and tricks. You’ll thank us later.

 
Taste of Wayzata founders Bethe Hattara and Lisa Wagner eat at Bellecour.

By now, Taste of Wayzata founders Bethe Hattara and Lisa Wagner have eaten their fair share of meals at Wayzata’s eateries.

 
Bethe Hattara and Lisa Wagner

Short on time for a fancy dinner out? Sample the best eats in town with a tour from new business Taste of Wayzata.

 
Westonka Performing Arts Center's performance of The Addams Family

Last fall, Westonka Public Schools opened its newest gem: the Westonka Performing Arts Center, which will provide a home for arts performances of all kinds.

 
2018 Lens on Lake Minnetonka honorable mention Snowy Cardinal

Each month, we feature one of the winning photos from our 2018 Lens on Lake Minnetonka photo contest.

 
Mines in the Iron Range

Tonka Bay resident Tim Duff is a bit of a Renaissance man.

 
Samba Taste of Brazil Owners -- Joe, Gabriel and Victor

It’s been said that business and family shouldn’t mix—but take one step inside Samba Taste of Brazil in downtown Hopkins, and you’ll run into an exception to the rule.

 
Minnesota State Fair bee and honey superintendent Hannah Hallahan

Hannah Hallahan caught the bug for bees as a young girl growing up in Minnetonka, when her father took up beekeeping as a hobby.

 
The Minnetonka Climate Initiative, a group dedicated to curbing the effects of climate change.

A group of high school students creates a climate report card for the city of Minnetonka.

 
Urban Family Oasis by Charles R. Stinson Architects

Deephaven-based Charles R. Stinson Architects is known for design that is respectful of the surrounding environment and tied to the landscape.

 
Jennifer Alexander, founder of Jen's Jars, a company focused on healthy food

Having some soup and spreads in jars and ready to use makes getting a meal together much easier.

 
Ultimate Sustainability service for young adults with autism spectrum disorder

To say Kathryn Marshall and Stephanie Welter are filling a need with their new service for young adults with autism would be the ultimate understatement.

 
Minnetonka High School student Reed Raarup

Minnetonka High School student Reed Raarup might be young, but his artistic career is taking off.

 
MasterChef Junior's Ariana Feygin and her father Lenny

MasterChef Junior's Ariana Feygin and her sommelier father talk cooking and pairing.

 
Vinyard, Wine Tasting, Wine Country

Kids can enjoy a trip to wine country as much as Mom and Dad.

 
Winter blues, winter activities, winter illustrations, seasonal affective disorder, SAD

Ward off seasonal sadness with these expert tips.

 
A bowl of eggs for Easter

As a child, I thought the Easter bunny laid eggs, usually in the form of chocolate or pink plastic. Only some three decades later, when I started keeping a flock of backyard chickens, did I understand the biological basis for the thrill of spring eggs.

 
Peter Gideon, Minnesotan inventor of the Wealthy apple

In the fall of 1853, Peter Gideon came to Minnesota with his wife, Wealthy Hull, and their children. He planted a bushel of apple seeds and some other fruit-bearing tree seeds that he had brought with him on a 160-acre parcel of land next to what is now known as Gideon’s Bay.

 
Robyn Honey

This is the Swedish singer's eight studio release in what has been an illustrious career.

 
Domain Leflaive white burgundy Macoc-Verze chardonnay wine

Domain Leflaive's Macon-Verzé is a great way to dive deeper into the world of chardonnay.

 
Fredrik Backman Beartown

Our contributor says this might be the best book yet from the author of A Man Called Ove.