With wedding season in full swing, you’ll need just the right thing to wear to be part of someone’s special day. Even if you’re not in the bridal party, being a guest can also cause some sartorial stress. Yes, all weddings are different, but there’s a basic code of conduct and dress that will serve [...]
When you’re out-of-your-mind busy with small kids, sometimes what you most crave is time with other moms. That time can be hard to come by, especially if you’re juggling diapers and naps and trips to the pediatrician. But luckily, websites and forums have created communities just for moms. These sites might have discussions that are [...]
Don’t let fear of the unknown hold you back. You know who you are. You are the vegetable-gardening virgins. You have no problem digging around in the dirt, planting bulbs, flowers, shrubs. But the thought of actually growing vegetables, something that you could actually pick, prepare and eat in your own home, terrifies you. Not [...]
The signs of June—Gemini and Cancer—get a fresh start this month. These signs can expect to be swept up into energizing new experiences. Gemini (May 21 – June 21) Geminis love to learn and connect with other people. You often are great teachers because you understand how to get through to your students by awakening [...]
With wedding season in full swing, you’ll need just the right thing to wear to be part of someone’s special day. Even if you’re not in the bridal party, being a guest can also cause some sartorial stress. Yes, all weddings are different, but there’s a basic code of conduct and dress that will serve [...]
Mary Lauer has been in the retail business for 18 years. She opened her at the Mall of America in 1994 before launching her store Oh Baby! — a children’s clothing, furniture and accessories store in the Galleria in Edina. Four years later, she opened Que Será, a store filled with antique case goods and “vintage-inspired” [...]
Welcome to the new Savvy Magazine—the newly-made-over magazine. We’ve been working on unveiling this makeover for months. We pored over past issues, got feedback from readers, staff and our editorial board, and looked to our peers for examples of great work. We hammered out a vision for what service we wanted to provide, brainstormed creative [...]
The FUEL U Beauty School event will show women how to be the best they can be. The evening from 6-9 p.m. on Monday, May 20 at Chanhassen Dinner Theatre will feature several speakers highlighting different ways for women to boost their self-confidence. Jennifer Cermak is the owner of Nani Nalu Beachwear Boutique and the [...]
Jodi Livon, author of “The Happy Medium,” intuitive coach and resident psychic at Twin Cities Live, says everyone is intuitive. Do you think you are? If you ever wanted to know whether a loved one has passed and is trying to communicate with you, or if you think you’re psychic but are afraid to ask [...]
The signs of June—Gemini and Cancer—get a fresh start this month. These signs can expect to be swept up into energizing new experiences. Gemini (May 21 – June 21) Geminis love to learn and connect with other people. You often are great teachers because you understand how to get through to your students by awakening [...]
Heather Jansz is a Diva. Big hair. Big passion. Big food. Step into her kitchen and you’ll likely be bowled over by the aromatic flavors of cardamom, cinnamon and cumin. Taste her chutneys – spicy, sweet and savory all at the same time – and you’ll feel like you’ve been transported to the Southeast Asia. [...]
One of the quickest ways to start war at the dinner table is insisting your child eat his peas. But getting your kids to eat their vegetables doesn’t have to be a test of wills. Two local child nutrition experts explain how giving your kids more freedom and getting them involved in meal preparation can [...]
When Betsy Allister, now a farmer at Spring Wind Farm, was a mere member of a CSA (community-supported agriculture), she used to take frequent trips to the library and look at the good cookbooks, which were organized by vegetable. That way she knew what to do with the kale, beets and garlic scapes that would [...]
Scientists, marketers and education administrators are among the top coffee drinkers, according to an article in Mashable. “Japanese coffee-lover Ryoko Iwata created a handy infographic based on a 2011 Dunkin’ Donuts survey of 4,700 workers’ coffee drinking habits,” the article says. “The company found that scientists/lab technicians need coffee the most at work, followed by marketing/public relations professionals [...]
Jennifer Fahler knows the benefits physical activity can have on stress. The Carver wife and mother opened up her own business in Good & Twisted Yoga, a new yoga studio in the Chaska Gateway development. Fahler is a registered yoga instructor and has been practicing yoga for 12 years. “Stress and anxiety are everywhere, and [...]
Dane Breimhorst and Thom Foss make for complementary brewery business partners: Foss, who used to work in IT and now works in marketing and public relations, says he’s more of the numbers guy; Breimhorst, a stay-at-home Dad who a few years ago was diagnosed with Celiac’s disease, is the hand-shaker. He’s the guy who’s attending [...]
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