Growing up, when my brother and I spent the weekend at my grandparents’ house, at least one morning started at dawn. My grandpa would take us out to...
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Bisque Boutique Explores How To Plan a Summer Soirée
It’s the perfect time to deck out your patio (and wardrobe). When Mary Brueske plans a backyard fête, her gatherings follow one important rule:...
Landing the Big One With Throwback Baits
Throwback Baits carves out a unique niche in Maple Grove. For eight years, wedding photography paid the bills and kept a roof over Kyle Buchholz’s...
An Expert Weighs in on How To Cook Lobster
A Lunds & Byerlys chef details how to make heads or tails of cooking lobster. Lobster is a decadent ingredient that poses a quandary for some...
A Decade of Accreditation for Heritage Christian Academy
The Maple Grove school earns a distinctive merit award from Cognia. Adding to its longstanding legacy, Heritage Christian Academy (HCA) has exceeded...
Discover Your Best of Maple Grove 2026 Finalists
Welcome to the March/April 2026 Issue
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...
Dan McAvey’s Brush With Nature
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...
Rebecca Aadland Discusses Her Upcoming Third Album
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...
Travel Through Taste With crème Cheesecakes
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,...
