Whether you’re looking for gift ideas for the bookworms in your life or a great pick to snuggle up with this season, here’s a selection of books to...
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Big Characters
The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post by Allison Pataki Despite humble beginnings in Michigan, Marjorie Post, heiress to her father’s Post Cereal...
Gift for Gardeners
If you’re searching for a thoughtful gardening gift, consider the Fiskars 4-Claw Stand Up Weeder. This tool has truly transformed my gardening...
Celebrate Christmas Past at the Dakota City Heritage Village
Step back in time to Christmas in the 1900s at the Dakota City Heritage Village in Farmington. Taking place the first two weekends in December, the...
Cast Your Vote for Best of Cities South 2025
It's time to celebrate the best that Apple Valley, Lakeville and Prior Lake have to offer! Our first Best of Cities South 2025 annual readers' poll...
Introduce Kids to Global Flavors
Introducing kids to global cooking at a young age can make a dramatic difference in limiting picky eating. But sometimes it's not easy! When we make...
The Healing Power of Friendship
The School of Essential Ingredients by Erica Bauermeister This heartwarming, hopeful and delicious novel will give you all the feels as you enter...
Set the Scene for Fall
Mrs. England by Stacey Halls For readers that crave the dark suspense of Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights try this story set in 1904 West Yorkshire,...
Streamline Your Holidays
Staying organized over the holiday season can be difficult, but with these two tips, you can relax, enjoy the holidays and stay organized every...
Reimagined Reality
A Better World by Sarah Langan The Farmer-Bowen family is invited to live in a company town of Plymouth Valley, a gated community for the .0001...
Allergen-Friendly Holidays
Are you hosting this holiday season? While Hy-Vee dietitians can’t help you clean your kitchen in preparation for your guests, we can help you...
Top Picks for Halloween Festivities Around Town
The amount of choices for Halloween festivals is abundant, but our family doesn’t like to miss Lakeville’s annual Haunted Forest Festival at Steve...
Smooth Skating at Two New Refrigerated Rinks
Last year’s warm winter shortened the out-door ice skating season, but two refrigerated rinks in Lakeville and Eagan, set to open in November, will...
Hauntingly Good Bites for Fall
Get inspired this fall with these creative bites. Spooky Squash and Goat Cheese Pizza Halloween has a new favorite treat, and it’s ghoulishly good....
Two Picks for Young Bookworms
As summer ends, middle grade readers (ages 8–12) will enjoy these books with mystery, time travel and unlikely friends. A Spoonful of Time by Flora...
Raise a Glass at Hops for Hope 2024
Raise your glass in hopes of a brighter future for people living with ALS (also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease) and FTD (frontotemporal dementia) at...
Blooming Bulbs for Fall
When you think of plants for the fall, flowering bulbs usually don’t come to mind. These bulbs are not well known, but I feel they are worth it. I...
Oktoberfest-style Cocktails
If beer isn’t your thing, have no fear. There are plenty of other delicious drinks to choose from when celebrating Oktoberfest (September 21–October...
Streamline the School Routine
As we head back to school, here are three tips to support your scholars and control clutter: Designate Individual Spaces: Assign specific spaces or...
Father Figures
We Came, We Saw, We Left: A Family Gap Year by Charles Wheelan The Wheelan family decides to take a year away from their busy lives to travel the...
