Summer camp is something that children look forward to all school year. It’s a time to get outside, learn a new skill or continue an activity...
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A New Gym Opens in Maple Grove, Where Everyone Is a Champion
Herb Tanton and Ryan Heim desired to open a health club that had a little something for everyone but also took participants back to the basics of...
Summer Fun in the Sun
MedSpa offers skin care tips, so everyone can get outside and enjoy the nice weather and keep their skin healthy. With summer nearing, many of us...
Three Local Massage Therapists Talk about How Their Profession Changes Lives
One of the most profound experiences in life is that of being touched. Touch is naturally intimate, personal and powerful. Massage is touch, but why...
Home Is Where the Grill Is
Grilling trends can inspire your outdoor cooking space. The winter chill has vanished, and Minnesotans are trying to soak up every degree above...
Spinning a Yarn or Two
Perennial State Fair winner Mary Nedry shares her passion. Mary Nedry was just 13 years old when a life-long passion was born. It all began with her...
Taking Center Stage
The secret sauce behind musical excellence. Maple Grove High School (MGHS) does not have a theater program. There’s no theater teacher or theater...
The Garden Path of Kids’ Curiosity
Local elementary schools grow plants and spark interest. Not so long ago, Maple Grove’s youngsters were well acquainted with rakes, hoes and other...
Steven Elbert Retires Early to Fulfill a Lifelong Goal
Steven Elbert started wearing his seatbelt in the ’70s, far before it became second nature for most of the driving world. During high school, he...
The Art of Having Fun
Make Mother’s Day special this year with a handcrafted gift designed and personalized by you. Remind your mother how special she is to you next...
The Art and Science of Taxidermy
In 1969, 13-year-old Jim Malone won a dead rooster pheasant in a poker game with a neighborhood buddy. Using his brother’s taxidermy book, he...
Heaven’s Gate: A Book From Dreams
One young man has a continuous dream for 367 days. Something incredible happened to Andrew West from November 23rd, 2015 to November 25th, 2016....
Learn Something New with These Maple Grove Programs
What better way to break out of winter hibernation than to escape the house—with the family, a friend or on your own—and build a new skill? Osseo...
2 Great 2 Minute Exercises
Quick exercises for almost any work environment. Owner of Get It Done Fitness Jose Lara shares two quick exercises to improve strength and health....
Osseo High School Students Certify the Neighborhood
Performing cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for long periods of time is a good test of one’s abilities and dedication toward others. It’s also a...
Read, Drink & Listen: Local Experts Feature the Latest Trends
READ Beartown by Fredrik Backman is a character-driven novel with intertwining side stories. When a traumatic event happens that threatens to bring...
The Gentle Giants
Jim and Lora Homuth have taken in four Great Danes over the years and insist they’ll never go back. “I want to go bigger.” That was the sentence...
Maple Grove is but One Stop on the Transcontinental Railroad
To walk along a set of train tracks is to follow its path into the past. Locomotives have rules which do not burden cars and ships. These 200-ton...
Book Reflects Research on How Organizations Engage Talent
XYZ University’s founder and CEO Sarah Sladek’s fifth book examines theories behind different talents and explains why organizations who want to...
Exceptional Artwork
A chance to see art created by local high school students. North Hennepin Community College (NHCC) offers six to eight free student-focused gallery...
