by Editorial Staff | Mar 16, 2026 | Best of Maple Grove, Featured
by Madeline Kopiecki | Mar 1, 2026 | Featured
Beading was all the rage when I was in middle school, and I was by no means immune to the glittering trays of Czech glass, Swarovski crystals and semi-precious gemstones that filled the independent bead shops of my youth. A family friend would invite me over and...
by Madeline Kopiecki | Mar 1, 2026 | Photo Contest
Yoko Yamasaki originally went to Town Green Park after work to take photos of butterflies and flowers. To her surprise, Cross Community Players was doing a dry run performance of Once Upon a Mattress when she arrived. “The shimmery costumes and props reflected so...
by Kathryn Zimmerman | Mar 1, 2026 | Book Club, Noteworthy
Jessie Kim has reached a low point in her life. Laid off from a high-powered Wall Street bank, despite her skills and hard work, she returns home to Nashville, Tennessee, with no idea of what to do next. Annoyingly, her childhood nemesis, Daniel Choi—now a successful...
by Madeline Kopiecki | Mar 1, 2026 | Arts, Education
A freelance photographer creates a coaching platform for fellow creatives. A photography education and mentorship program with global reach has local roots. Paul Weaver says his senior photo session with Maple Grove’s well-known Sandy Jones Photography sparked...
by Madeline Kopiecki | Mar 1, 2026 | Arts
Avalanche Arts lays the foundation for a new performing arts center. In October 2025, Danielle and Shane Vinup signed a 99 year lease with the City of Maple Grove. “We’re good through October 15 of 2124, which was really odd to write,” Shane says. “2124 felt pretty...
by Jennifer Pitterle | Mar 1, 2026 | Arts, Featured, Outdoors
A landscape artist incorporates rest and healing into his paintings. Last summer, painter Dan McAvey spent a week deep in the Sax-Zim Bog, an internationally known birding and conservation area in northern Minnesota. “The bog is dense with tons of trees and shrubs and...
by Avery Vrieze | Mar 1, 2026 | Arts
A springtime art show turns trash into treasure. After a hiatus, Maple Grove Arts Center’s (MGAC) The Green Show returns for its next installment from March 16–May 1 at MGAC’s new Grove Square mall location. Lise Spence-Parsons, president and treasurer of MGAC...
by Madeline Kopiecki | Mar 1, 2026 | Photo Contest
“No matter the subject or shooting location, I’m capturing a particular moment in time,” photographer Dean Scheidler says. “I’m happy to share my photos on social media so that others can enjoy the beauty of locations that they might not ever be able to visit in...
by Kate Wodtke | Mar 1, 2026 | Arts, History, Noteworthy
If a picture’s worth a thousand words, then the thousands of pictures in the Jim Deane Photography Collection at the Maple Grove Historical Preservation Society’s museum undoubtedly speaks volumes. Capturing the evolution of Maple Grove from small town to vibrant...
by Emily Gedde | Mar 1, 2026 | Arts, Featured, People
Singer-songwriter Rebecca Aadland returns to the recording booth. Rebecca Aadland doesn’t just sing the songs she writes; she shares the life she’s lived. The Maple Grove singer-songwriter is busy working on her third album, an eclectic project that ultimately...
by Madeline Kopiecki | Mar 1, 2026 | Featured, Local Makers
Try a slice of something new. When looking at a Basque-style cheesecake for the first time, you’d be forgiven for thinking the cake was a bit, well, overdone. Its trademark exterior belies a rich, custardy interior. “Where this dessert really shines is in that...
by Hailey Almsted | Feb 3, 2026 | People, Sports
Meet those from the West Metro who have gold medal dreams. The Opening Ceremony for the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games arrives on February 6, and the North Star State will be well represented in Italy. Minnesota is set to send the second-most amount of...
by Editorial Staff | Feb 1, 2026 | Best of Maple Grove
by Madeline Kopiecki | Jan 1, 2026 | Featured, Weddings
A bridal couple gets their wedding wish. “It was a dark and stormy morning.” It isn’t a great start to a story, much less a wedding day, but it was the reality Mariah (née Capocasa) Arko woke up to at 6 a.m. on August 16. “I was all frantic,” Mariah says. “I really...
