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Your Life Before Your Eyes Helen Abdo filmaker Edina

Helen Abdo sits on a couch in a wood-paneled room, her white hair is elegantly curled. With a determined look, she turns to her interviewer. It’s clear that what she is about to say is of great importance to her.

Giovanna Ingram shooting increase female participation basketball

Giovanna Ingram discovered her love for the game of basketball in her hometown of Hollywood, Calif. with a group of neighborhood kids and a cheaply made hoop. “Growing up in Hollywood, we did not have organized sports,” Ingram says.

Edina Art Center Susan Tarnowski general manager

A new general manager has been hired for the Edina Art Center, our place to see the city’s best exhibitions, participate in different cultural events and develop artistic skills.

Childhood friends honor Edina alumni

“The bond between friends cannot be broken by chance; no interval of time or space can destroy it,” St. John Cassian writes. “Not even death itself can part true friends.”

Ava Roy ice skating state champion

Ava Roy, a sixth grade figure skater has already surpassed most kids her age by winning the Minnesota State Championship for figure skating. If she continues at this rate, there is no doubt we will be seeing her at the Olympics in the future, which is her ultimate goal.

Author Dawn Rundman with her book Little Steps Big Faith

Experts know that by age three, children have likely heard tens of millions of words.

Brooke Moss and Lauren Sundick, Skin Sisters

Edina-raised sisters Brooke Moss, 35, and Lauren Sundick, 36, are the local duo behind the popular Instagram account @TheSkinSisters and the

Three years ago, Grace Wethor (pronounced “weather”) was a student at Our Lady of Grace in Edina. What she has accomplished in the time between then and now is remarkable.  

Jeff Dykstra lives in Edina these days, but when he lived in Zambia he was bothered by the way he got his peanut butter.

Travel enthusiast Per Christensson

Per Christensson of Edina is part Swedish, part Danish and part Japanese. At least that’s what he tells his friends.

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