Sarah Anderson, a 2021 Maple Grove Senior High School graduate, was crowned Miss Minnesota USA on July 30 in Burnsville at the Ames Center. Anderson...
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Meet Your 2023 Senior Spotlight Students
Introducing the next generation of leaders. A large part of what makes Maple Grove so special is the students in our community: They are our next...
8-Year-Old Author Has Life Lessons To Share
Young author shares insightful thoughts about kindness and friendship. Eight-year-old author and illustrator Eloise Zylka isn’t like every other...
Rachel Kathleen Photography: How Inspiration Strikes
A local photographer and entrepreneur starts a business out of her home. Facebook Marketplace, a 3-year-old, an inspiring lunch with a friend and...
Mid Century Modern Classics Get an Upgrade
Relic Remodels transforms worn furniture into unique, vintage accent pieces. With Relic Remodels by Shayne, worn furniture no longer has to meet its...
Two for the Gold in Taekwondo
Maple Grove sisters earn top spots at Pan Am tournament. To say that Ava and Jessica Lee have taekwondo in their blood would be an understatement....
Maple Grove Senior Spotlight 2022: All-Star Students
An all-star lineup showcasing some of the community’s outstanding high school seniors. Maple Grove seniors shine in many ways, and athletics is...
Puppeteer Brings Diversity to Sesame Street
Former resident contributes to the creation of the first Asian American Muppet. “It really is true that if you see it, you can be it,” says Liz...
Maple Grove Senior High Student Set to Go Pro in Wakeboarding
Teenage wakeboarder is set to go pro. Each summer, the Minnesota lakes fill up with a myriad of fishermen, water skiers, wakeboarders and more. As...
Your Face Here
Smokin’ Henways virtually produce new album. By dropping the curtain on live entertainment, the pandemic took a toll on the music scene. But this...
Cavins Hosts a Chart-topping Podcast
“We knew that people were feeling anxious, depressed and their lives had been turned upside down in 2020,” longtime resident Jeff Cavins says. “We...
Local Blogger Covers Fashion and Family on The Styled Press
The Styled Press founder Taylor Brown offers tip for winter styles. Feeling uninspired by her career as a kindergarten teacher, Taylor Brown wanted...
Prep Elite: Personal Experience Inspires Providence Academy’s Austin DeSmet’s Doctoral Aspirations
Providence Academy senior Austin DeSmet has Osgood-Schlatter disease, which has inspired him to become a doctor. Fall brims with new beginnings and...
Prep Elite: Albertline Solo is One of Parnassus Prep’s ‘Most Driven and Motivated Students’
Parnassus Preparatory School senior Albertline Solo has become a top student by working hard and dreaming big. Fall brims with new beginnings and...
Prep Elite: Wayzata High School’s Kevin Zhang Says DECA Made Him a ‘Better Leader and a Better Person’
Wayzata High School's Kevin Zhang is a standout student for what he does inside and outside of the classroom. Fall brims with new beginnings and...
Prep Elite: Maple Grove Senior High’s Tristana Tatur is Already Giving Back to the Next Generation
Maple Grove Senior High senior Tristana Tatur loves helping kids grow in school and hockey. Fall brims with new beginnings and fresh challenges. As...
Osseo Area Schools Superintendent Grades His First Year
Cory McIntyre, who just completed his first year as superintendent of Osseo Area Schools, shares some insights. Maple Grove prides itself on its...
Wayzata Yacht Club Sailing Thanks to Maple Grove Man’s Leadership
Maple Grove man sets his course on adventure. Andy Spence-Parsons hasn’t always been a seafaring man. It wasn’t until his mid-30s in his native...
Meet the Gardener Who Keeps Our City Pretty
Colleen Hazen manages and maintains three perennial gardens throughout the city in Central Park, near the Community Center and in the Town Green....
‘Don’t Be Afraid’: Husband and Wife Go Through Kidney Transplant Surgery Together
One gives, the other receives: A couple undergoes kidney transplant surgery. In February of 2019, Plymouth couple Annie and Mike Peshut, whose three...
