Celebrate a nation of diverse readers on March 2nd. The National Education Association (NEA) celebrates Read Across America Day on March 2. The...
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Chilly Open
If it’s February in Wayzata, it’s time for golf. A little snow and ice won’t stop Minnesotans from getting together, but, it goes without saying,...
How to Celebrate New Year’s Eve at Home
Celebrate, and make New Year’s memories from home. Let’s face it, 2021 might be one of the most anticipated years in recent memory, and there’s no...
Local Fire Departments Open Their Doors for Fire Prevention Week
The Mound Fire Department, Excelsior Fire District and Long Lake Fire Department all have events planned. October hosts this year’s annual Fire...
Amy’s Cupcake Shoppe Hosts 3rd Annual Bakery & Brewery Bike Tour
Do you like exercise with enticing pit stops that include sweets and beer? Amy’s Cupcake Shoppe will host its 3rd annual Bakery & Brewery Bike...
Taste Fore the Tour Takes Hunger Relief Efforts Online
Last year’s inaugural Taste Fore the Tour event raised enough donations for the VEAP food pantry to create over 1 million meals for families in the...
Nautical Bowls Goes Mobile with Food Truck
Minnetonka’s Nautical Bowls launches a mobile spot for acai goodness. Husband-and-wife team Bryant and Rachel Amundson founded Minnetonka’s Nautical...
Welcome the Year of the Rat
Celebrate Vietnamese New Year at the Excelsior Library. This month, welcome the new lunar year—the Year of the Rat, in fact—with a Tét (Vietnamese...
‘Only the Best’: The Caterers in Hopkins Handles All Things Food
Kitchen turns out great food and deep culture in Hopkins. If you’ve ever met someone who is doing what they’re truly meant to be doing in life, you...
‘Bringing Back History’: Dog Sled Racing Returns to Lake Minnetonka
Watch the first local dog sled race in over 85 years. With the holidays freshly passed and winter at its peak, Lake Minnetonka-area residents are...
American Swedish Institute Brings Light of St. Lucia’s Day to Twin Cities
See how the Twin Cities community celebrates this Swedish folk holiday. In Minnesota, long summer nights are sacred. We know we’ll miss them when...
Where to Celebrate Small Business Saturday in Our Community
Find out what local businesses have planned for Small Business Saturday. Small Business Saturday was first coined almost 10 years ago by credit card...
Bark and Brew: Wayzata Brew Works Hosts Dog Adoption Event
Each year, about five local organizations are involved in Wayzata Brew Works' adoption event. After releasing a new stout called Puppies, Rainbows...
At The Pink Social, Women Build Each Other Up While Battling Breast Cancer
The Pink Social started as a network-marketing party. Now it's a pink-filled night of fun to raise money for cancer research and support women who...
‘A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder’ Comes to Old Log Theatre
Tony award-winning musical comes to Excelsior. This month, don’t miss Old Log Theatre’s premiere of A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder—for one...
‘Every View is Better When It’s Framed in Mahogany’: Meet Lake Minnetonka’s Wooden Boat Lovers Club
Drop anchor at the 44th annual Real Runabouts Rendezvous to see some of the country’s finest wooden watercraft. Sierra Nevada’s Lake Tahoe,...
A Year in Beer: Annual Events at Excelsior Brewing Co.
Excelsior Brewing Co. offers a wide range of events, from fundraisers for local organizations to cribbage night. Excelsior Brewing Co. was voted...
Fund Your Favorite 4th of July Fireworks by Playing Bingo
Excelsior Rotary hosts seventh annual Bingo & Burgers by the Bay event. Since the first Bingo & Burgers by the Bay event in 2013, the Lake...
Taste of Wayzata Founders Share Their Favorite Local Food & Drinks
This article originally appeared as part of the story Foodie Tour in the March 2019 issue. For tips on taking your first food tour, click here. By...
Taste of Wayzata Tour Takes You to the City’s Finest Foodie Destinations
Short on time for a fancy dinner out? Sample the best eats in town with a tour from new business Taste of Wayzata. To read about the Taste of...
