July 2018 Edina Magazine

In the July issue we're checking in with local lifestyle expert Jasmine Brett Stringer as she teaches people to seize the day.

We all have that moment when we wish time could freeze, right then and there, so we can enjoy it for as long as we want. Thankfully, many photographers are masters of capturing those moments, whenever and wherever they happen.

 

Sakana Sushi & Asian Bistro brings a new style of sushi to 50th and France. Sakana means fish in Japanese—a name befitting this shrine of seafood.

 

This past spring, Bachman’s Floral Home and Garden Center revived its spring flower show at the Galleria right here in Edina.

Our gallery pages are typically dedicated to faces of people at events. But in this case, it’s the flowers that stole the show.

 

Edina’s 4th of July parade looks to be as fun-filled as ever, with everything you’ve come to expect and more. “It’s an event people seem to love,” says Amanda Clarke, city liaison for the parade. “There’s not any certain thing that brings people out, it’s the whole event.”

 

Some of the best ideas are generated from a day at the lake, not in the boardroom. In 2006, after owning a successful plastic fabricating company for 20 years, Edina resident Kurt Kuno purchased Terra Products, a garden pottery wholesale import distribution business in Lakeville.

 

Mayor Jim Hovland has been at the helm of city government in Edina since 2005. Meanwhile, his wife LaRae Ellingson Hovland has enjoyed a fulfilling career as a French teacher in the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan school district.

 

“I love to entertain and everybody always wants to be in the kitchen,” says Deborah Eckland of Edina, who with her husband Jeff built their Edina home in 1999.

 

A financial advisor, an advertising executive and a retired football player wear matching shirts and walk into a bar.

 

Carpe diem, the Latin proverb translating to “seize the day,” has been a part of Edina resident Jasmine Brett Stringer’s life since high school.

 

Fourth of July celebration fans may remember The 1st John Philip Sousa Memorial Band from their annual performance at Rosland park, but the band’s rich history dates back to 1970, when director Scott Crosbie graduate

 

Throughout the year, Edina event planners are hard at work preparing for some of Edina’s favorite summer events.

 

Among several great retail additions, Z Gallerie is one of two new home décor shops that have recently opened at the Galleria.

 

Whether you enjoy jumping high into the air or need to let your children burn some energy on a stormy summer day, Edina’s new Sky Zone will definitely be a hoppin’ place.

 

Summer is travel season. Friends’ social media accounts fill up with photos from fabulous vacation destinations. But there are plenty of great “staycation” destinations around the metro area.

 

There are two new attractions in Rosland Park near the playground for Edina residents to play with.