The St. Paul Saints once held a rigid rivalry with the other side of the river when the Minneapolis Millers held a name for itself as a former incubator team for the Boston Red Sox and the New York Giants. The Millers baseball team was born in 1884 and ended in 1960, but now, the former mino…
PROP Food Shelf’s fashionable fundraiser PROPerly Poised will be at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum for its fourth year on Nov. 8, the food shelf announced in a news release.
Birds migrate, it’s what they do.
Jake Owen and Noah Guthrie coming to the 11th annual Lakefront Music Fest in 2020.
If you drive down Highway 169 through Jordan, you can’t miss it — it’s a giant, yellow building with a huge sign that reads “Minnesota’s Largest Candy Store.”
There’s an abundance of fall and winter activities at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in Chanhassen this year.
EXCELSIOR — A tour will highlight the lives and deaths of some of Lake Minnetonka’s most prominent and notorious settlers and citizens who are interred at the Oak Hill Cemetery in Excelsior.
The Eden Prairie Historical Society is hosting a historic ghost walk this weekend.
Just off Highway 169 on Shakopee’s southwest side sits 100 acres of newly-purchased land.
At Canterbury Park’s Junk Bonanza, owning a Pinterest page is a rite of passage.
Construction delays at Prior Lake's Twin Oaks Middle School meant the community's theater troupe found themselves without a stage and practice space less than a month before their latest show.
Most Americans walk around with multi-megapixel cameras in their pockets. It’s easier than ever to take a good photograph and show it to thousands of people.
Valleyfair was dead on a recent Tuesday morning, and not just because the amusement park was closed to the general public. There were fake dead things lying around in storage rooms and mazes and throughout the park itself. Skeletons. Fog machines. Motion-censored zombies. A cemetery. Cobwebs.
The Heights Theater has been nicknamed “the jewel of the Twin Cities,” and like a prized jewel, it’s maintained its beauty and splendor for nearly a century.
A group of former Chaska High School students have the chance to open for big name musical artists such as Lizzo, Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish if they win a contest.
MOUND — The 40th annual Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church’s Incredible Festival is this weekend.
As a full moon rose on Friday the 13th, the Eden Prairie Players drew a crowd to the Riley-Jacques Barn for the debut of the 15th annual One Acts.
EXCELSIOR — Excelsior Apple Day, a festival celebrating community and the fruit that helped put Excelsior on the map, will be held Sept. 21 in downtown Excelsior.
MINNETONKA — A day of fun is planned for the 13th annual Get Out and Grow Fall Festival at St. David’s Center in Minnetonka on Sept. 28.
PLYMOUTH — The city of Plymouth is doing something new for year’s Plymouth on Parade.
The 2019 Eden Prairie Arts in the Park event will be on Saturday, Sept. 21, after its original May date was canceled due to weather, according to the city of Eden Prairie’s website.
The play based-on the life of Tennessee Williams and widely considered one of America's most significant plays opens at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis this month.
PLYMOUTH — Elizabeth Aseltine started making films in Sacramento, California, creating trailers and industrial films. After taking 10 years off from her film career to raise her children, Aseltine has returned with her award-winning short film, “Good & Truly.”
St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Jordan will host its annual fall festival on Sunday, Sept. 15, starting at 9 a.m. For more than 50 years, the annual event has been held on church grounds.
WAYZATA — The Wayzata Symphony Orchestra announced its 2019-20 season schedule, a news release from the Orchestra says.
For the second year in a row, Heimatfest was blessed with gorgeous weather and large crowds.
WAYZATA — The 45th annual James J. Hill Days celebration has come and gone.
The Junk Bonanza Vintage Market returns to Canterbury Park, 1100 Canterbury Road S., Shakopee, Sept. 26-28, showcasing vintage finds, antiques and artisan re-purposed goods from more than 150 handpicked vintage purveyors.
If you’re cruising down Highway 7 on a Friday evening or Saturday morning, roll your windows down as you drive through Minnetrista to catch a whiff of quintessentially Minnesota barbecue. On a spacious and grassy lot at 8175 Highway 7, Joe and Jen Cox serve up wood-smoked meats at Buddy Boy …
Where the heck was it? We learned that 9-year-old Ronan Uner of Chanhassen was thrilled to identify last week’s photo as the red fox on the sign for the Fox Hollow Drive neighborhood off Highway 101 in Chanhassen. We received more correct answers after the newspaper's print deadline. Congrat…
The correct answer to last week's quiz was "The Oaks" neighborhood marker at Galpin Boulevard and Lukewood Drive. No correct guesses this week.
The Eden Prairie Players will take the stage with their collection of one acts on Sept. 13-22, according to the theater company's website.
WAYZATA — Tens of thousands of people will head to downtown Wayzata this weekend for the 45th annual James J. Hill Days.
Late summer in the southwest metro can feel like a money pit. It starts with the Scott County Fair, then the Minnesota Renaissance Festival begins it's seven-week residence, meanwhile, the Minnesota State Fair kicks into full gear — all while Oktoberfests and harvest festivals are on the horizon.
The Riddle Brothers will make an appearance in Excelsior on Sunday, Sept. 8, for the Excelsior Congregational Church Hymn Sing.
Critically acclaimed magician Michael Carbonaro will bring his illusions to the Mystic Showroom on Friday, Dec. 20 at 8 p.m.
Canterbury Park’s last August weekend will bring the highest stakes ever for the 26th year of the Minnesota Festival of Champions races, with $100,000 in purse money for eight races, plus $65,000 for the four undercard races, according to a recent press release.
One of the most fun things to do at the Minnesota State Fair is to try the new foods and exclusive beers. This year, the fair featured 31 new foods and 53 new beverages, so we set out to try a few and let you know what you should get and what you should skip.
Heimatfest returns to Jordan this year with something for everyone. The city’s largest annual festival will be held across downtown Jordan and in Lagoon Park on Friday, Sept. 6 and Saturday, Sept. 7.
SHAKOPEE — The Castaways, who performed the hit 1965 single “Liar, Liar,” will be performing at Huber Park in Shakopee on Thursday, Sept. 5 from 6:30-7:30 p.m.
You don’t have to go to downtown Minneapolis to enjoy good theater in September, the Collection of One Acts presented by Eden Prairie Players will be on stage 7:30 p.m. Sept. 13 through 14 and 19 through 21, and 2 p.m. Sept. 15 and 22.
Since September 1971 the Minnesota Renaissance Festival has been enchanting thousands of people of all ages. The celebration is now in full swing in Shakopee through Sept. 29.
Since September 1971 the Minnesota Renaissance Festival has been enchanting thousands of people of all ages. The celebration is now in full swing in Shakopee through Sept. 29.
Paddle under the full moon at Cleary Lake Regional Park from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14.
For decades, Lake Minnetonka residents and their friends have celebrated fall, and the legacy of apples in the area, with the Apple Day festival. The fun returns to downtown Excelsior on Saturday, Sept. 21.
Paddle under the full moon at Cleary Lake Regional Park from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14.
For decades, Lake Minnetonka residents and their friends have celebrated fall, and the legacy of apples in the area, with the Apple Day festival. The fun returns to downtown Excelsior on Saturday, Sept. 21.
Have you heard of Parkrun? Join organizers for its informal introduction in Chaska at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 7. Meet at the trail head by the Carver County Courthouse.
