When beauty and fashion come together, as they do in this issue, creative self-expression can take center stage. Readers, how do you blend the two...
October 2025
Stunning Natural Silhouettes
To create an authentic, late fall backdrop (including Halloween), refrain from cutting back flowering plants. The seedpods turn shades of black,...
Get Personal With Gifting
Sometimes, what’s old is … never really gone. From 2000–2011, Excelsior business owner Kelly Harrington ran Edina’s Serifina, which featured upscale...
The Wayzata Boo Bash Dash Is Frightfully Fun
Wayzata’s Boo Bash offers family-friendly competitions, community events and scary-good food. The Wayzata Boo Bash Dash returns on October 25 in...
Explore the Edgy Side of Elegance
Fall is my favorite time of year when it comes to fashion. It can also be a time when we ask ourselves, “What do I wear this season, and what do I...
Real (Good) Food With Emily Maxson
After a Crohn’s disease diagnosis and years of unsuccessful treatments, Emily Maxson landed upon a solution that brought her back to the kitchen:...
A Glimpse at Minnetonka High School’s Fashion Design Course
Minnetonka High School weaves fashion with economics, offering students a classroom creative twist. The next Coco Chanel, Calvin Klein or Ralph...
Roon’s Savories Serves up a Fresh Spin on Waffle Cones
Minnetonka grad serves up savory waffle cones. Roon Johnson can’t stop yawning. “I’m so sorry,” he says. “I guess I need more sleep.” It’s no wonder...
Bespoke, Luxury Sleepwear at Wayzata’s Highcroft
Highcroft and Wendy Carr match up to craft elegant and custom pajama sets. Sleepwear has been having a moment, which doesn’t seem to be...
Ominous Autumn
Another title for Naomi Hamer’s photo, Ominous Autumn, could be Happenstance. The Orono resident was headed out to walk the quarter mile to her...
Big Wood Collective Solves the What-To-Wear Dilemma
Excelsior shop showcases versatile menswear. Even for the most style-savvy among us, it can be difficult to know how to dress in a post-pandemic...
Three Fun Fall Recipes To Cook Over a Campfire
Some food just tastes better cooked over an outdoor fire. Let’s be clear; we will always support s’mores as the bonfire foodie champ. No doubt. No...
Scary Delicious Recipes for Halloween Firepits
Placing a portable firepit front and center of Halloween candy distribution efforts is becoming de rigueur for some families. Driveways and extended...
