The Excelsior-Lake Minnetonka Chamber of commerce held its annual Black Gown Gala fundraising event. Attendees and community members mingled...
Giving Back
Firefly Sisterhood Hosts Second Annual Celebrate the Sisterhood Event
Local shops and boutiques support breast cancer survivors and thrivers. The nonprofit Firefly Sisterhood connects women recently diagnosed with...
Meet Minnetonka Center for the Arts’ Director
Roxanne Heaton strives to take art center’s programs “to the widest possible audience.” A beloved community organization since 1952, Minnetonka...
Westonka Food Shelf Helps the Community
“The need has never been greater.” —Michelle Bottenfield, director of the Westonka Food Shelf “It’s an amazing thing what our community is doing out...
An Eagle Scout Project That Is History in the Making
Eagle Scout creates Little Free Libraries in Excelsior. Shorewood’s Bryce Alexander, 18, gave himself a history assignment. When deciding what to do...
Floral Artisan Brings Natural Style to the Forefront
Pain. Waiting. Rising. For floral artisan Dawn Schelle, who grew up in Wayzata, these stages represent everything. From the ashes of a broken marriage…
Share the Love of a Pet This Holiday Season
The holiday season is here. It’s a time to think of others—both humans and pets. Those of us with pets understand the human-pet bond is...
Ziggy’s Art Bus Brings Healing Through Art
Art bus promotes healing for children with life-limiting illnesses. Art has long been used as a form of healing the body, mind and soul. For some...
Sharing the Love with Firefly Sisterhood
Mandy Ewig’s fight with breast cancer inspired an over $30,000 donation. In June 2022, local nonprofit Firefly Sisterhood received a check from...
Support Systems: A Roundup of Lake Minnetonka Nonprofits
See how local nonprofits give back to the community. Valuing the power of community, the Lake Minnetonka area is unified by a collective desire to...
An Anchor of Hope
Chris Egert shares an important story of resilience and determination. A morning news anchor for KSTP-TV, Chris Egert is also the co-host of the...
Honoring Her Wish
Children’s cancer clinic is named after Wayzata’s Katie Hageboeck. It all started with a wish—and led to the creation of the Katie Hageboeck...
Baking a Difference
Local nonprofit spreads love, joy and frosting. Can a cake make a difference? Can a concoction of batter meets frosting cure what ails? At times,...
Coffee for a Cause
One daughter starts the conversation on pancreatic cancer. One morning in August 2019, Minnetonka resident Kym Jolstad got a call from her sister...
Looking Forward
Local nonprofit turns stumbling blocks into stepping stones. While Sara Swan has over two decades of experience in special education, she initially...
Shred for a Cause
Veterans, youth and community members make waves. The Minnesota Wakesurf Championship (MNWSC) returns this month after being held virtually last...
Miss America 2.0
Pageant stresses empowerment and community impact. As the Miss Minnesota competition gears up for the week of June 20–26, there will be a familiar...
Celebrate 60
St. David’s Center hosts virtual gala. In 1961, Sybil Lynch founded a nursery school at St. David’s Episcopal Church, and just four years later, St....
Autism Awareness
The philosophy at the Minnesota Autism Center is one size does not fit all. April 2 marks World Autism Awareness Day. The entire month is known as...
Publishing with Purpose
"… love is what makes this world brighter." If there are two things Minnesotans are familiar with they’re hockey—and squirrels. Hockey, especially...
