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Whether your thumb is stained green or you’re looking for ways to go green, the Edina Eco Yard and Garden Tour is a trip you won’t want to miss. Five local yards/gardens that demonstrate sustainability will be showcased July 31 from 1-5 p.m.
The conversation about reducing one’s carbon footprint has gotten many eaters rethinking their food choices. If you’re one of them, you might be inclined to choose restaurants that follow eco-friendly practices such as sourcing local ingredients, composting and reducing waste.
Edina broke new ground, in more ways than one, when voters approved a $200,000 municipal swimming pool in 1957.
Ladies and gents, grab your dancing shoes (or sandals, boots and stilettos), because free salsa dancing lessons are back at Centennial Lakes Park this summer.
Eco-friendly gardening might seem like a daunting task, but with a minimal amount of preparation, it’s actually quite foolproof.
Adjust your field of vision by a few degrees and you will spot lots of options for a more sustainable lifestyle. Whether it’s organic, recycled, energy efficient, local or all-natural, a more eco-friendly alternative is always within reach.
It’s no secret that shoppers from around the Metro come to Edina to peruse the local boutiques and wares. Between 50th and France, the Galleria and more, dozens of independent businesses are thriving in spite of a struggling economy.
If there is one thing Minnesotans appreciate, it’s green—the grass, the leaves, the way the Mississippi glistens when the sunlight catches it just so.
Every hour, the sun beams more than enough energy to satisfy global energy needs for an entire year. Photovoltaic cells, or solar panels, are a renewable energy strategy to capture a slice of the sun, one increasingly feasible and popular.
Mary Yee will talk to anyone about composting—even disinterested neighbors. The Hennepin County Master Gardener from Edina will talk about it at the risk of sounding preachy or even boring. But her message is simple: anyone can (and probably should) do it.
You probably don’t think much about your furnace filter, until of course it gets dirty and clogged and needs to be cleaned or replaced. What would be for most people a moment of fleeting annoyance and inconvenience, was for Edina native Louise Harris, a moment of inspiration and transformation.
Edina restaurateur Wayne Kostroski is no stranger on the local scene. He was the man behind Tejas and now the Franklin Street Bakery, and is the founder of the anti-hunger organization Taste of the NFL.
While school might be out for the students and faculty of Creek Valley Elementary, teacher Beth Jorgenson is spending her summer vacation getting an education halfway around the world.
Sometimes, one has to mix a bit of business and pleasure. As photographer Cacky Wyatt Bell was snapping pictures of kayakers along Minnehaha Creek last summer, she spotted her neighbor Patricia who, it turns out, was taking a business call as she relaxed in the park.
When funds for the Black Box Theatre at Edina High School were depleted just short of completion of the space, the theater community came together to see the project through.
With July’s long days and great weather, it’s a perfect time to consider books that help readers live a greener life in the kitchen, the garden and all around the house. Begin with Michael Pollan’s In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto.
For Anja Beth Swoap, a 14-year-old spelling champ from Valley View Middle School, “success” is the least of her worries. These days, Swoap is mastering words like “galjoen” and “triforium.” The trick, she insists, is “building a knowledge of what’s behind a word.”
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