Cities South Magazines April/May 2025 Issue

Welcome to the April/May 2025 Issue

This is nothing I’m proud of, but my gardening style could best be described as “set it and forget it.” Only the strong survive in my yard where I...
Jody Martin

A Love for Dahlias Blossomed Into Rusty Bucket Flower Company

Jodi Martin’s love for dahlias is the inspiration behind her passion project. It all started with Jodi Martin’s bridal bouquet. She wanted to add a...
Lauren Ziehwein, who has worked at Constellation Coffee since it opened in July, makes a latte.

Constellation Coffee Empowers Young Adults With Autism

Discover the guiding light behind an Apple Valley coffee shop. Constellation Coffee, nestled in an unassuming office building in Apple Valley, is...
Best of Cities South 2025 Finalists

Announcing the Best of Cities South 2025 Finalists

We invited readers to vote for the best Apple Valley, Lakeville and Prior Lake have to offer throughout January in our annual readers’ poll. The...
Cities South Magazine February/March 2025

Welcome to the February/March 2025 Issue

Sixteen years ago this June, my husband and I planned our ideal wedding. We wanted a small, outdoor ceremony in a garden, followed by a reception in...
The Cookie Cruiser serves homemade cookies with Minnesota Dairy Lab ice cream from a charming bicycle cart.

Discover Sweet Ideas for Your Wedding Reception

Follow tradition or create a new one with decadent wedding desserts from local bakeries. The rising popularity of dessert buffets and late night...
Hailey and Nathan Almsted

Explore the Stories Behind Our Editors’ Unique Weddings

From cityscapes to country roads, here's a look at the details behind two special days. The celebration of love, unity and the start of a new...
Strawberry Hydrangea Floral Arch Garden Party Wedding

Wedding Photographer Creates a Garden Party Celebration

A photographer and wedding coordinator creates a verdant scene based on current trends. Photographer Alexandra Robyn got married at her aunt and...
Cities South Magazines April/May 2025 Issue

Welcome to the April/May 2025 Issue

This is nothing I’m proud of, but my gardening style could best be described as “set it and forget it.” Only the strong survive in my yard where I...
Jody Martin

A Love for Dahlias Blossomed Into Rusty Bucket Flower Company

Jodi Martin’s love for dahlias is the inspiration behind her passion project. It all started with Jodi Martin’s bridal bouquet. She wanted to add a...
Lauren Ziehwein, who has worked at Constellation Coffee since it opened in July, makes a latte.

Constellation Coffee Empowers Young Adults With Autism

Discover the guiding light behind an Apple Valley coffee shop. Constellation Coffee, nestled in an unassuming office building in Apple Valley, is...
Best of Cities South 2025 Finalists

Announcing the Best of Cities South 2025 Finalists

We invited readers to vote for the best Apple Valley, Lakeville and Prior Lake have to offer throughout January in our annual readers’ poll. The...
Cities South Magazine February/March 2025

Welcome to the February/March 2025 Issue

Sixteen years ago this June, my husband and I planned our ideal wedding. We wanted a small, outdoor ceremony in a garden, followed by a reception in...
The Cookie Cruiser serves homemade cookies with Minnesota Dairy Lab ice cream from a charming bicycle cart.

Discover Sweet Ideas for Your Wedding Reception

Follow tradition or create a new one with decadent wedding desserts from local bakeries. The rising popularity of dessert buffets and late night...
Hailey and Nathan Almsted

Explore the Stories Behind Our Editors’ Unique Weddings

From cityscapes to country roads, here's a look at the details behind two special days. The celebration of love, unity and the start of a new...
Strawberry Hydrangea Floral Arch Garden Party Wedding

Wedding Photographer Creates a Garden Party Celebration

A photographer and wedding coordinator creates a verdant scene based on current trends. Photographer Alexandra Robyn got married at her aunt and...
Spring Quencher

Spring Quencher

Riesling Campari Punch is a very modern, low-ABV cocktail that has big-time ’70s vibes. It’s bright and beachy with a bold citrus flavor, and it’s...

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Dakota County Regional Chamber of Commerce

Dakota County Regional Chamber of Commerce

The Dakota County Regional Chamber of Commerce is the influential regional voice that champions promotion and improvement of the business environment, cultivating vibrant regional and local communities. With over 470 members, we are the voice of business, nonprofit and community partners throughout the DCR Chamber region on county and state-wide public policy initiatives. Our work concentrates on workforce, advocacy, community, and connections. We serve as the local Chamber of Commerce for nine cities, including Eagan, Empire, Farmington, Lilydale, Mendota, Mendota Heights, Rosemount,...

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Vibrant Blooms

Vibrant Blooms

Katrina Pete’s painting, Dancing Light, beautifully captures the strength and delicacy of nature with sunlight dancing across the petals, bringing...

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In This Issue

Chanhassen Dinner Theatres Announces New President

Chanhassen Dinner Theatres Announces New President

Prior Lake’s Tamara Kangas Erickson will build upon a “remarkable legacy.”  In 1981, Tamara Kangas Erickson set foot on the stage of Chanhassen Dinner Theatres (CDT) for the first time, playing...

Poetry and Intrigue for Spring

Poetry and Intrigue for Spring

Made of Rivers by Emory Hall This beautiful debut poetry collection tenderly takes readers on a journey of self-discovery with poems that are relatable, easy to understand, inspiring, healing and...

Welcome to the April/May 2025 Issue

Welcome to the April/May 2025 Issue

This is nothing I’m proud of, but my gardening style could best be described as “set it and forget it.” Only the strong survive in my yard where I start out solid in the spring by applying fresh...

Spot’s Last Stop Is Having a Pawsitive Impact

Spot’s Last Stop Is Having a Pawsitive Impact

A Prior Lake dog rescue opens a new community resource center this summer. When Casey Adams started Spot’s Last Stop in 2015, it was a grassroots operation born of necessity and passion. “I started...

Vibrant Blooms

Vibrant Blooms

Katrina Pete’s painting, Dancing Light, beautifully captures the strength and delicacy of nature with sunlight dancing across the petals, bringing them to life. Pete’s artistic process is deeply...

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