by Mollee Francisco | Feb 1, 2026 | Arts, Education, Weddings
From ballrooms to classrooms, instructor helps couples perfect the dip and dazzle. If anyone knows their way around a dance floor, it’s Monica Mohn. “I’m a performer at heart,” she says. The three-time USA Dance National Champion for ballroom dance has been dancing...
by Renée Stewart-Hester | Feb 1, 2026 | Weddings
Wayzata wedding is wrapped in a couple’s classic aesthetic—with a bow. Lilli (née Krelitz) and Kieran Knightly had a few lake-life centric reasons for having their June wedding ceremony miles away from Hoboken, New Jersey, where they now call home. “We picked Lake...
by Jennifer Pitterle | Feb 1, 2026 | Weddings
Couple ties the knot with a vintage bridal gown, frozen custard and their pooch. When Sarah (née Kobelinski) and Adam St. Peter planned their July 2025 wedding, they kept a few keywords in mind: timeless, classic and full of joy. “We just wanted people to have fun,”...
by Jennifer Pitterle | Feb 1, 2026 | Arts, Featured, Weddings
Epitome Papers turns celebration stationery into a fully custom experience. For couples planning their big day, the first glimpse for guests of what’s to come is often tucked inside an envelope. At Epitome Papers, a stationery studio owned by Evelyn Meuwissen, that...
by Madeline Kopiecki | Feb 1, 2026 | Featured, Local Makers, Weddings
Baker creates gourmet cakes that defy expectations—and sometimes gravity. It’s architecture, it’s science and it’s eminently edible. When Altreisha Foster signed up for a cookie-making class in 2016, she had no idea where that creative outlet would lead her. “It was...
by Renée Stewart-Hester | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
With pen in hand and a postage stamp at the ready, how many of us write and send letters—regularly or otherwise? I’ll be the first to admit that, while I write letters, they are more often sent via email. I might have to rethink this. In grade school, I had a friend...
by Renée Stewart-Hester | Jan 1, 2026 | Local Makers, Restaurants
Intuitive cooking can lead to a full course of creativity and freedom. Have you ever taken a road trip without a map or embarked on a home project without instructions? How about making a dish without a traditional recipe? How confident are you in the kitchen to take...
by Paige Udermann | Jan 1, 2026 | Interior Design
Discover the transformative powers of feng shui. Some people notice when a room just doesn’t feel right, and Kanika Babal, owner of Heaven and Earth Feng Shui, has always been deeply attuned to the energies around her, and she has an innate gift for shifting them. In...
by Diane Meyer | Jan 1, 2026 | Education
Families are invited to learn about programs at the Minnetonka Community Education Center. Community members are encouraged to attend the Minnetonka Preschool open house from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. January 31 at the Minnetonka Community Education Center, 4584 Vine Hill...
by Editorial Staff | Jan 1, 2026 | Entertain
Despite light rain, hundreds of Excelsior elementary students and teachers paraded down Water Street in festive costumes much to the delight of family, friends and community members who lined the street. Excelsior fire fighters and South Lake Minnetonka Police...
by Renée Stewart-Hester | Jan 1, 2026 | Photo Contest
Nature’s winter handiwork can artistically move us through the season and unlock creative minds. Local resident Gundula Behbahani spent several hours at Wayzata Beach, taking many photographs, including this submission to our annual photo contest. “[The] first thing I...
by Renée Stewart-Hester | Jan 1, 2026 | Local Makers, Recipes
Executive chef Sam Gilman offers starting points with no-recipe recipes for dishes he enjoys making at home. Rosemary-Sage Salad Dressing Dijon mustard EVOO garlic clove maple syrup rosemary sage salt and pepper Add ingredients into a blender, and blend to fully...
by Mary Cornelius | Jan 1, 2026 | Book Club, Education, Noteworthy
Now in its third season, the Ahoy, Minnetonka! podcast from Minnetonka Public Schools features conversations with the people who make the district such a strong asset to our community and is hosted by Minnetonka Schools executive director of communications JacQui...
by Emily Gedde | Jan 1, 2026 | Education
Local tutoring service helps students find their voices through college essays. When brothers Wilson and Quintin Schaefer began working on their personal statements and supplemental essays for college applications, they were putting in the work to get accepted to a...
by Renée Stewart-Hester | Jan 1, 2026 | Arts, People
Don Shelby and Nancy Nelson are venerable veterans behind the TV camera and on local stages, including Chanhassen Dinner Theatres (CDT), where they make a return engagement (and final run!) February 4–26 at the Playhouse Theatre in Love Letters. “Nancy and Don are...
