Auto + Marine

Premier Jet Center

Eden Prairie’s Premier Fixed-Base Operator Is Growing! Article by David Scheller Do you not own a private jet? You really should try it. My publisher John and I love taking the official Eden Prairie Lifestyle jet from and to Eden Prairie on important fact finding missions. Many of those include equally important side missions to top-ranked international golf courses. But here is the thing. Neither John nor I know how a jet works, much less how to keep one in repair. The mere thought of...

Home + Design

Elevating Your Exterior

How Exteriors by Highmark Is Helping Homeowners Boost Their Curb Appeal and Protect Their Home for Years to Come Article by Lauren Beaubaire Are you familiar with the Minnesota mullet? No, not the oh-so-stylish cuts of our high school hockey teams during the MN State High School Hockey Tournament. “The Minnesota mullet, when it comes to home design, is focusing upgrades on the front exterior of the home, using more premium materials like stone and wood, and then wrapping the rest of the home...

Auto + Marine

Benchmark Auto Service

Experienced Mechanics Who Care Article by David Scheller | Photography by Real Media MN The 1989 Nissan Maxima: the finest vehicle ever made. At least, that’s what Drew Reinke hoped his own Maxima would become with a little tender love and care. The sixteen-year-old employed every trick he had learned while repairing the cantankerous machinery on his grandfather’s farm. He made mistakes. He smashed his fingers more than a couple of times. But ultimately, he emerged the victor. He had a Maxima...

Education

RiverTree School

Education Is an Atmosphere, a Discipline, a Life Article by David Scheller “…the fact probably is, that never is intellectual power so keen, the moral sense so strong, spiritual perception so piercing, as in those days of childhood…” – Charlotte Mason Their eldest daughter, having grown to the age of kindergarten, placed Rodney and Marybeth Nelson on the crux of a dilemma. Would they send her someplace more institutionalized, impersonal, and task oriented than they preferred? Or would...

Entertainment

Stevie Ray's Comedy Cabaret

Laughter Is Blind at Chanhassen Dinner Theatres Article by David Scheller She doesn’t mind my horrible taste in clothing and home decor. She doesn’t chastise me for my careless driving. She doesn’t get hung up on my Calvin Klein underwear model physique, and loves me instead for my equally attractive personality. She is my wife. She is completely blind. In addition to other, less important things, my wife’s affliction impairs her ability to appreciate comedy. I do what I can to help, such as...

Finance + Legal Services

Demery Wealth Advisors

Shaping a Better World, One Future at a Time Article by David Scheller Making money? That’s easy! Just walk into the first editorial office you see, tell them you have experience writing for magazines (despite having only worked at a gas station before), and BOOM. You’ll be on velvet before you know it. Making money work toward your long-term goals, and assure your liquidity and security long after retirement? That’s not quite so simple as choosing between unleaded and premium. It’s best done...

Fitness

Farrell's eXtreme Bodyshaping

No Guesswork. Just Results! Article by David Scheller | Photography by Abbey Noteboom Community that encourages you onward. Nutrition counseling that accelerates results. Exercise that is actually rewarding . It's Farrell's winning formula, and it’s winning the Eden Prairie gym more and more members each week! “What is that place? A gym for big bodybuilders? I used to ask myself that every time I drove past the Farrell's eXtreme Bodyshaping near my house,” said Sujata Costello...

Home + Design

Yetzer

Home. Floor. Sleep. Heart. Article by David Scheller Do you want furniture that is too flimsy to be used as pro wrestling props, sold to you by shark-eyed salespersons? Then don’t continue reading! Yetzer isn’t for you. Do you want furniture of such high quality that it may one day be discussed on a twenty-fifth century episode of Antiques Roadshow , sold to you by people who are nice and enjoy seeing you happy ? Then it’s time to meet Lynette Wiest. “My husband Thomas calls me ‘the...

Wellness

Brighter Days Family Grief Center

A Decade of Hope Article by David Scheller It began with a heartfelt conviction: that no one should ever grieve alone. Ten years later, it has grown to become Minnesota’s leading grief‑support organization, having helped tens of thousands of children, young adults and adults grieving the death or terminal diagnosis of a family member, and reshaped the way many communities understand and treat loss. “My son lost his father when he was twelve years old,” said Carolyn Kinzel, president and...

Home + Design

Concrete Lifting, Inc.

Lifting Concrete the Right Way Since 1977 Article by David Scheller Our soil is moist. Our soil is loamy. And if a town’s soil has ever been blessed with ample drainage, then my goodness, has ours ever. That’s why our corner of mesic prairie is named after the Garden of God. Crops love Eden Prairie’s soil. Crops in other places only wish they could grow here. But do you know why classical depictions of Eden never include driveways, sidewalks, or patios? It’s because super-arable land...