Sense of Place

Sledding at Staring Lake Park, Eden Prairie

Eden Prairie's Staring Lake Park is a wonderful destination for year-round family fun. In winter it turns into a winter wonderland with a 700-foot sledding hill, ski trails, snowboarding, ice skating and snowshoeing....
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Cross Country Skiing at Theodore Wirth Park

Yesterday was the kind of day that reminds us why we love Minnesota even in the winter… a fresh dusting of fluffly white snow from the night before, bright sunshine, not...
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New Lifestyle Search coming soon…

For years I have been searching for an easier way to help buyers find homes for sale based on lifestyle criteria… like proximity to trails, coffee shops, schools, grocery stores, parks,...
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About Minneapolis and Western Suburbs… where the younger and older people are… diversity

A big part of the sense of place where you live is the makeup of the people living there. New US Census data shows that our Twin Cities population is still dominated...
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Sunday’s Site – Margaux’s Table, White Bear Lake

I have long loved the quaint, small-town feel of downtown White Bear Lake and when a friend invited me to lunch at Margaux's Table, a tiny restaurant tucked in the back of...
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Sunday’s Site – THE Place to Go for Everything Scandinavian

Scandinavian roots are strong in Minneapolis, and if you celebrate your Scandinavian heritage Ingebretsen's Scandinavian Gifts & Foods is THE place to go for everything Scandinavian… from gifts and food (lutefisk, anyone?)...
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Turn on the lights!

This past week saw a dramatic shift in our Twin Cities sense of place… from idyllic, crisp fall days to snow! I was actually out showing houses in the thick...
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Sunday’s Site – A Baker’s Wife, Minneapolis

I start to salivate just thinking about the luscious pastries and baked goods at A Baker's Wife… a small, local corner bakery in the heart of the Standish Ericsson neighborhoods...
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