by Madeline Kopiecki | Sep 1, 2022 | Photo Contest
It’s time to celebrate! This August, we asked you to share your images of Maple Grove with us. In September, we asked you to pick your favorite for Readers’ Choice. Now, we’re pleased to celebrate the winners of our annual Focus on Maple Grove photo...
by Ava Diaz | Sep 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
In the pile of plushies in my family’s former basement playroom, lay my older sister’s cherry-red Tickle Me Elmo, an iconic toy box staple for children in the mid to late ’90s. I recall the screws of his hidden battery pack having a faint dusting of orange rust over...
by Hillary Streitberger | Sep 1, 2022 | Interior Design, Renovate
A bathroom space gets a timeless, clean and chic update. A Brooklyn Park bathroom underwent a modern transformation with the help of Kaitlyn Stokes, a former designer with Crystal Kitchen + Bath, and now designer at Belle Kitchen. Her creativity helped transform this...
by Ava Diaz | Sep 1, 2022 | Photo Contest
Lights, camera, action! Describing herself as a “hobby photographer,” Sarah Cupryna says she takes advantage of her surroundings to capture memorable moments around the community. After leaving an outdoor concert at the Maple Grove Bandshell in Town Green Park, she...
by Kay Drache | Sep 1, 2022 | Book Club, Noteworthy
It’s 2016, and at Windsor Castle, preparations are underway for the Queen’s 90th birthday. After an evening soiree, a Russian pianist is discovered dead. While at first glance it appears to be accidental, it is soon clear he was murdered. While MI5 leaps to the...