Life + Culture

Your 2024 Holiday Gift Guide

Perfect picks for everyone on your list Article by Emily McKeever Do away with all of the holiday, “I wonder if she’ll like it,” “Do you think it’ll fit,” and “I hope he doesn’t have one of these already!” These uncertainties will be obsolete when you put our local 2024 Gift Guide to use. Has the main man in your life been naughty or nice? He’ll be made well aware of his status when you choose one of these unique options. And that standing, if it’s not obvious by now? Santa’s numero uno. For...

Health + Wellness

OBGYN West

Compassionate Health Care for Women of Every Size Article by David Scheller Judgment. Patronization. Knowing that their very real symptoms might be dismissed entirely. Concerns like these deter countless clinically obese women from seeing the doctor. It’s one of many reasons why they are at higher risk of abnormal bleeding, infertility, incontinence, liver disease, sleep apnea, and a host of other medical conditions. Matthew T. Bigos, MD is determined to retire this terrible reality for good...

Life + Culture

What’s New in Waconia

The new Waconia Fire Station is open for service Article by Emily McKeever | Photography by Waconia City Government & Waconia Fire Relief Association As you drive down 10th Street these days, you might notice a significant something new. A space that once occupied an open field and an old farmhouse is now home to the new Waconia Fire Station, a grand (29,000 square feet to be exact), state-of-the-art, fittingly fire-engine-red headquarters for those we hold in high esteem and endless gratitude...

Life + Culture

Life Minded

Holiday Super Shooter Article by Jen Fortner For years, I had a very gruff man from the local appliance store come to our home to fix things. He made many trips. He expertly diagnosed and repaired everything but was also quite vocal about my dumb choices. He often asked the same rhetorical question, “Tell me the last time you set this washer to wash clothes at two in the morning. I’ll tell you, never.” He felt I purchased appliances with “too many bells and whistles” and, therefore, more...