by Rebecca Haynes | Jun 1, 2019 | Restaurants
Maple Grove’s Fiesta Cancun offers up a quick guide to some of the basics of Mexican food. This article originally appeared as part of the story Muy Bueno in the June 2019 issue. Maple Grove’s Fiesta Cancun offers up a quick guide to some of the basics of...
by Simone Ritchie | Jun 1, 2019 | Sports, Wellness
Taekwondo master shares his love of the sport with athletes in need. Only a couple seconds before the end of a nail-biting match, a student, who’s already down by a handful of points, delivers a game-changing blow—a spin hook kick. The move, which takes a supreme...
by Katie Welch Len | Jun 1, 2019 | Arts, Education
Check out summer camp options. The question perplexes most parents as summer rolls around: How will I keep the kids busy? Thankfully, we have several unique experiences happening right here in our community: Camp Arbor at The Shoppes at Arbor Lakes This seven-session...
by Renée Stewart-Hester | May 1, 2019 | Photo Contest
Photographer captures puppy’s youthful jaunt. Lisa Kirvan’s Run Free placed first in the Pets category for our annual photo contest, Focus on Maple Grove. Using a Nikon D3400 with a 55-200mm lens, she captured her adorable subject Kirby, a goldador (golden...
by Simone Ritchie | May 1, 2019 | Wellness
Massages and more mark this Mother’s Day. Motherhood can often be a challenging job. Between tending to work obligations and balancing home and family responsibilities, it can be difficult for women to fit in time for well-deserved self-care. Thankfully, the Woodhouse...
by Bill Princeton | May 1, 2019 | Drinks, Noteworthy
Shake up your IPA picks. With summer right around the corner, people start thinking more about beer. There are some varieties out there that the casual craft beer drinker may not have heard of. Here’s what you should know. Brewing Projeckt (Eau Claire) Resist...
by Alyssa Shultis | May 1, 2019 | Restaurants
Lotus Restaurant features a traditional Vietnamese menu. For a primer on the key ingredients in Vietnam cuisine, click here. For recommendations on what to drink with your Lotus take-out, click here. In October 2017, Hung Nguyen and his wife were dining out at a...
by Alyssa Shultis | May 1, 2019 | Ingredients
Do you know your basic ingredients? This article originally appeared as part of the story Family Af-fare in the May 2019 issue. For recommendations on what to drink with your Lotus take-out, click here. Understanding a little bit more about the cuisine you’re eating...
by Lorrie Link | May 1, 2019 | Arts, Noteworthy
Get artsy over summer break. The countdown is on—summer break is weeks away, and if you need some creative ideas for kids, the Maple Grove Arts Center offers several classes for kids of all ages. Some of them include: Canvas Fun: Dragonflies & Surfboards Kids...
by Christina Timm | May 1, 2019 | Garden, Noteworthy
Flower the season with low-maintenance plants. Summer is a busy time of the year with family, activities and holidays, but we also want our curb-appeal looking great—even if our gardening time is limited. Unfortunately, there is no such plant that lives magically...
by Maggie Sciortino | May 1, 2019 | Gift Guides, Shops
This article originally appeared as part of the story Crafty Carpoolers in the May 2019 issue. Mother’s Day is the time to celebrate the most important women in your life—a mother, mother-in-law, grandmother or special friend. It can sometimes be difficult to find the...
by Renée Stewart-Hester | May 1, 2019 | Giving Back, Wellness
Group offers sage support to women with breast cancer. When Linn Laak was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2016, she was confident that she could navigate the course that was set before her. As a clinical trialist conducting cardiac research for medical device...
by Simone Ritchie | May 1, 2019 | Book Club, Education, Giving Back
Storybooks Alive turns words into action. Words come to life in a special way, thanks to Storybooks Alive, a group of volunteers, who put on exciting, no-frills adaptations of children’s favorite literature. In daycares, preschools and elementary schools in the area,...
by Maggie Sciortino | May 1, 2019 | Gift Guides, Shops
The Vintage Studio celebrates Minnesota, uffda and a lot more. When Osseo’s the Vintage Studio was being brought to life, owners Erica Boehme and Jennifer Stricker were carpooling to work together, “talking crafts for a couple of hours daily,” says Boehme. The duo...
by Stuart Sudak | May 1, 2019 | Build, Senior Living
Applewood Pointe will offer senior co-op housing overlooking Central Park. Once the building they plan to call home for their golden years is finished later this year, residents of a Maple Grove senior citizen cooperative won’t have far to venture outside their front...
