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Health + Wellness

Flying Cloud Animal Hospital

Flying Cloud Animal Hospital – the go-to solution for veterinary care in Eden Prairie, MN since 1982.Flying Cloud Animal Hospital is fully accredited by the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA). It is staffed by five experienced veterinarians and a large team of veterinary technicians and assistants. The Flying Cloud veterinarians provide all the scheduled care your beloved pet needs to live their healthiest and longest life.Does your dog, cat, other small pet mammal or pocket pet need...

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Travel

Cruise Planners: Top 5 Cruise Destinations in 2025

You can fly most anywhere nowadays. There’s just one problem. You will be miserable the entire way there, because you will be inside the two worst places there are: an airport, and an airplane.That’s part of what makes cruises so special. Sure, faster and more direct forms of transportation are available. But instead of being made to feel like a despised tinned fish, boat travel lovingly welcomes you to feel like a spoiled yet dignified princess. Or prince. You get it. It’s nice.If you’ve not...

Food + Beverage

Flying Dutchman Spirits

Still the Best – Just Better Article by David Scheller | Photography by Lynn Laumann My darling I Can't get enough of your love, babe When Flying Dutchman Spirits first opened in 2015, Eden Prairie got its own liquor distillery. When Jonathon and Katie Nelson bought Flying Dutchman last June, our town got its best cocktail lounge.  The Nelsons are content to let Flying Dutchman’s liquor remain in its present state of perfection. The same team of distillers will continue to craft it in...

Education

Foundation for Eden Prairie Schools

A Public Education Is Free. An Exceptional Education Is Not. Article by David Scheller As a fanatical Eden Prairie Lifestyle reader, there is much you could teach the youth of Eden Prairie. No child under your tutelage would ever forget where to find our town’s best grocery store, barbecue restaurant, or electric bicycle dealership. Sadly, your present obligations prevent you from donating your time and expertise at local schools. You have a job and/or fascinating hobbies to attend to. You...

Life + Culture

Women Ignite

It Starts With a Spark Article by David Scheller “We started Women Ignite with a simple goal: to host an annual event that would bring female entrepreneurs closer together, and introduce them to community resources that can help grow their businesses,” said Amalia Moreno-Damgaard, founder of Eden Prairie’s own Amalia Latin Gourmet and immediate past president of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) Minnesota Chapter.  “The first Women Ignite, which NAWBO held in...

Life + Culture

Mayor Ron Case Gives His Thanks

Article by David Scheller “At times, Eden Prairie makes me contemplate the chicken and the egg,” said Mayor Ron Case. “Did our community become great because it attracts quality residents? Or do we solely have quality residents to thank for our great community? “If our own city government provides an answer to these questions, then it’s ‘Both.’ We owe the prestige of serving on City Council to the tremendous efforts of all those who served before us – but it’s largely because the Council...

Life + Culture

Rick Getschow Manages a Great City

Article by David Scheller Have you ever played SimCity? It’s a video game in which you manage a virtual municipality of your own creation. You can build roads. You can zone industrial districts. You can even raise taxes, which is fun when you’re the one doing it. The greatest challenge to SimCity isn’t creating a clean, safe and beautiful city where residents are delighted to live and work. It’s resisting the urge to build a dozen nuclear power plants in the heart of downtown and then...

Local Services

The PROP Shop

Deliver the Goods Article by David Scheller | Photography by Sue Schadow “Goods.” They’re called that because they are good for us. Appliances, bedding, clothing, dinnerware, electronics, furniture, and so on; if you’re surrounded by them, you have it good. But you know what? The things you don’t need can be even better than goods. They become greats when you donate them to The PROP Shop of Eden Prairie. “This has been a particularly rough year for local families,” said Cindy Eddy...

Health + Wellness

PROP Food Shelf

Nourish Our Community Article by David Scheller “What could be more important than a little something to eat?”  – Winnie the Pooh PROP Food Shelf gives form to benevolence. What began as a church food drive 53 years ago has grown into a nonprofit serving thousands of families in need throughout Eden Prairie and Chanhassen.  Sadly, local families’ need for PROP continues to grow as well. “We served 5,100 clients this fiscal year – a 47 percent increase from two years ago,” said Jenifer...

Finance + Legal Services

Frank E. Nute, CPA

Take the Right Path. Let Frank Do the Math. Article by David Scheller The IRS, and the challenges of business ownership. These are the two fiercest gatekeepers of the American dream. Squaring off against either can cost all your time and sanity – but only if you go it alone. Your peace of mind demands a true financial expert. Someone who has been a certified public accountant since Ronald Reagan was in office. Someone who managed corporate audits for one-and-a-half decades. Someone who...