Advisory Board member Birgit Gruess shares the best of her holiday. This time of year brims with holiday traditions—the baking-, cooking- and...
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This Holiday Season, Give Gifts That Say Thanks
Show gratitude to family, friends and co-workers with a simple gift. The healing practice of embracing gratitude is timely all year long and...
Holiday Book Recommendations: Give Thanks with These Turkey Day Reads
Maple Grove librarian Kay Drache offers up two Thanksgiving-themed reads. Thanksgiving & Other Festivals of the Harvest by Betsy Richardson Did...
5 Tips for Hosting Your Next Holiday Party
Jaime Engebretson of J’aime Events gives her top five tips for hosting soirees this holiday season. These tips originally appeared as part of the...
3 Simple Ways to Spruce Up Your Holiday Decorations
Here are a few ways to keep decorating simple this holiday season. Decorating, though it takes extra time, makes Thanksgiving and the rest of the...
Princeton’s Liquors Picks for the Best Thanksgiving Wines
Consider these three wines that you may have not heard of to pair with your Thanksgiving meal. When November rolls around, I have sales people, who...
Beginner’s Guide to Thanksgiving Dinner Lingo
Don't wing it when it comes to Thanksgiving dinner. There are a few Thanksgiving camps, including the Tried and Trues and the Let’s Do Something...
Brighten the Holidays with Be a Santa to a Senior
Be a Santa to a Senior spreads extra cheer. Santa Claus is a pretty popular character to young kids around the world, but even our community’s older...
This DIY Pumpkin Centerpiece Adds an Autumnal Touch to Your Home
Create a wonderful decorated pumpkin that will work great as a centerpiece holiday decoration, utilizing flower material and pumpkins. What You...
Maple Grove Arts Center’s Monster Art Show is Scary Good
The Monster Art Show opens September 9. October doesn’t hold every card on all things spooky. September winds create their own brand of scary...
2015 Gift Guide: By the Color
Our annual gift guide offers some colorful choices. When it comes to choosing holiday gifts, sometimes you just have to pick the goods that catch...
Search The Woods for Gifts and a Spirit of Giving
The Woods Gifts owner, Dave Looney reflects on the shop’s beginnings and giving back to the community. Dave and Linda Looney, owners of The Woods...