Life + Culture

Helping Paws Tail Waggin' Dinner

Saturday, September 19th at Radisson Blu Mall of America Article by David Scheller | Photography by Steve McCuskey They are more than friends.  They are faithful, radiant, extensively trained aides to individuals who have physical disabilities. To veterans and first responders living with service-related PTSD. To people navigating courthouses, mental health facilities, and other places that are vastly improved by the addition of lovely goldens and Labs. They are Helping Paws assistance...

Education

Eden Prairie Montessori

R-E-S-P-E-C-T Find Out What It Means to Me Article by David Scheller IT IS THE AGE OF NINCOMPOOPERY. People everywhere are abandoning deportment in favor of becoming irascible brutes. They’ve zero consideration for their surroundings. They give just as much thought to others. They’re altogether unpleasant to be around! This news is alarming to any parent of a young child. They don’t want to raise a boor. They want their child to become an adult who dances across kaleidoscopic social...

Life + Culture

Eagle Excellence Showcase

Eden Prairie Schools and FEPS Welcome You to Celebrate Greatness This October Article by David Scheller | Photography by Eden Prairie Schools Last year marked the grand debut of Eden Prairie Schools’ Hall of Fame: 20 alumni, staff members, and community leaders whose achievements surpass every standard for excellence. So auspicious an occasion demanded a crowd – precisely what Eden Prairie Schools and the Foundation for Eden Prairie Schools (FEPS) drew to Valley View Campus when they hosted...

Life + Culture

Brandy the Dog

Meet Her at Cadence Chiropractic’s Motion Is Life 5K/1-Mile Walk-or-Run Fundraiser on Saturday, October 3rd at 10am Article by David Scheller | Photography by Diane Wilke BRANDY WAS ALONE.  Though she had met her fair share of people. Her first owner? A family that wasn’t equipped to manage a German wirehaired pointer’s fathomless vigor. Her second, and possibly third? A big question mark. Her latest? An outdoorsman, who’d no use for a dog that wouldn’t hunt. Therein lay Brandy’s great...