Life + Culture

Paws in Motion 5K

On Your Mark. Get Set. Cute! Article by David Scheller | Photography by Scruff Life Photography To individuals with disabilities and veterans and first responders with PTSD, Helping Paws’ lovely trained assistance dogs are priceless. “My life certainly changed when Eila chose to be my partner,” said Rick E., now decades into his battle with MS. “She has diverted my focus away from my troubles and problems, infusing my life with abundant joy.” “In every possible way, Keio has improved my...

Travel

Red Wing, Minnesota

A Very Nice Place You Should Go To Article by David Scheller Some weeks ago – never mind how long precisely – having little or no magazine articles to write, and nothing particular to interest me in the Twin Cities, I thought I would drive about a little and see the southeast part of the state. I think fondly of Red Wing. I went there years ago to inform an article about the place for a different magazine (now defunct, for reasons wholly unrelated to the quality of that article). I brought...

Sports + Recreation

Eden Prairie Parks and Recreation

It’s Perfectly Natural Article by David Scheller If you visited a different park in Eden Prairie each week, you would need one full year to see them all. And you’d never get bored. Our town encompasses over 1,000 acres of active use parkland, including public beaches, fishing piers, ice rinks, community gardens, tennis courts, ballparks, hundreds of miles of sidewalks and trails, and many other recreational amenities that are almost as fun as magazine reading. Our parks also provide views of...

Life + Culture

EP Gives

An Evening of Fun and Benefaction Article by David Scheller May 1st marked one of the Eden Prairie Community Foundation’s greatest charity galas to date: the 45th annual EP Gives, where almost 200 guests wined, dined, and donated over $100,000 toward the foundation’s myriad philanthropic efforts. “As our network expands, so too does our guest list,” said Greg Leeper, executive director. “That’s why so many newcomers joined our long-time supporters at the Minneapolis Marriott Southwest, where...