Food + Beverage

Kowalski's Markets

We Have the *Real* Meats Article by David Scheller I have tried Kowalski’s Akaushi wagyu rib roast. It tastes as though a nearly impossibly chance sequence of cosmic events cast a little stone marble into some otherwise unremarkable pocket of universe, upon which light and molecular juju gradually softened raw firmament into lush grassland, and later into cattle, and later still into a civilization which produces beef so good that it causes one to reflect on how fortunate they are to occupy a...

Local Services

Eden Prairie Chamber of Commerce

Leaders for Community Prosperity • Advocates for Business Article by David Scheller It’s fanning the flames beneath the crucible of mercantilism. It’s forging mutually beneficial business connections within our community. It’s cultivating a city in which goods and services are abundant, jobs are always just around the corner, and property values stay substantially ahead of the mean. It’s the Eden Prairie Chamber of Commerce, which is celebrating another successful year of fortifying our...

Home + Design

The Mustard Seed

House of Leaves Article by David Scheller Art? You want to know about art ? OK. I’ll tell you about art. Hopper’s Nighthawks . Homer’s Snap the Whip . Wyeth’s Christina’s World . I have seen these and many more American magnum opuses, plus plenty of other vastly inferior European “paintings.” And you know what I say about them? They’re Alright Now, don’t get me wrong. If you gifted me Pollock’s original Number 1 (Lavender Mist) , I’d absolutely hang it up in my office where I would...

Finance + Legal Services

First Western Bank & Trust

The Best Christmas Cards of All: Gift and Credit Article by David Scheller It’s Christmas Eve. Your fireplace is crackling. Your tree is dazzling. Your treats are plenteous. There is nowhere you would rather be than where you are now: in the warm, festive, treat-filled confines of your living room. “Here’s to family!” you say to your family. You all raise your snifters of eggnog in toast. As the glass leaves your lips, your attention shifts to your tree. You notice that something about it...

Home Services

Standard Heating & Air Conditioning

A Heart for Service: Chad Needham’s Story Article by Sue Baldani | Photography by Andrew Vick It was a scorching Friday afternoon when Chad was wrapping up a service call at a townhouse complex. As he worked, a nearby resident came outside and gave his air conditioner a frustrated kick. Chad had just heard it start up and instantly recognized the issue a bad capacitor. Even though his day was nearly done, he didn’t hesitate. “I told him I could call my dispatcher and find out if I could fix...

Food + Beverage

The Hearth

A Favorite Local Pizza Rolls in to a New Indoor Home Article by Bill Scheller | Photography by Chad Mattson When Tim Huinker built an outdoor kitchen in his back yard, he was thinking pizza – but had no idea he’d also be cooking up a new career. “I built an all masonry oven from a kit,” says Tim, a landscape designer and builder. “Brick and mortar, wood fired.” Early in its second season, Tim’s new oven had a big job to handle – a party of two hundred, for his daughter Ashley’s high school...

Life + Culture

2025 Motion Is Life 5K/1 Mile

Cadence Chiropractic Raises Funds for Good Boys and Girls Article by David Scheller Dogs and cats are cute. You should pet them and love them! But sadly, your ability to love all the billions of dogs and cats of the world is limited. You cannot so easily pet them in Spain or Micronesia.  Reader: Don’t lose heart. You can still shine your light on lots of good boys and girls by supporting Pet Haven of Minnesota, which has rescued, rehabilitated, and rehomed thousands of precious punims for...

Life + Culture

2025 Twin Cities Walk for Apraxia

Urban Speech & Occupational Therapy Helps Children Find Their Voices Article by David Scheller Childhood apraxia of speech is a rare motor disorder affecting one to two out of every one thousand children. Those with it have every muscle they need to speak correctly. Their brains just aren’t able to tell those muscles what to do – yet . With the right community and speech-language pathologist (SLP) behind them, intelligible speech is within reach for any kid with apraxia. Apraxia Kids is here...

Event Planning + Services

The Game Show Studio

Come on Down! Article by David Scheller Live, from beautiful Eden Prairie Center, it’s the one – the only – GAME SHOW STUDIO! Our town’s premier game show party experience, starring you! Let’s face it: appearing on a televised game show is a real long shot. And if you do somehow manage it, then you might just wind up squaring off against sharks – or, worse yet, committing a faux pas so embarrassing that it goes viral. “Hey, look!” strangers will shout upon spotting you in public. “It’s...

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Shopping

Visit Bella Gina Boutique on Pink Friday: November 21st, 2025

Looking for boutique shopping in Eden Prairie? Then you’re in luck. Pink Friday, November 21st, 2025 is the perfect time to visit the best boutique in Eden Prairie: our very own Bella Gina Boutique!Founded by lifelong fashion-lover Gina Pellegrini, Bella Gina is a locally owned boutique curating a fun, intimate shopping experience for women who want something fresh and exciting. In celebration of Pink Friday, the woman-owned boutique is offering these discounts and promotions:50% off everything...