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After spending countless months couped up in our humble abodes avoiding the threat of COVID-19 and of course the frigid Minnesota cold, we find ourselves paying attention to things that we never have before.  For me, I realized what design elements worked best in my personal space. With more time working from home, working out or even just relaxing, I have found it is important to consider how your layout and details within it can affect your overall mindset. Read more about Read the March/April 2022 Digital Edition

A new year brings new opportunity. So, let me introduce myself. Marking my third year with Tiger Oak Media, I am honored to have the opportunity to represent Maple Grove as the editor of your community magazine. Starting my journey as an intern and writer, I have grown to appreciate the power of storytelling. Read more about Read the January/February 2022 Digital Edition

I appreciate that as the season’s change so, too, do our appetites and cravings for what appears on our dinnerware or even in cookie jars! One of the themes of this issue is food—apropos as we move into the holidays and all they entail on the eating end of things.

Doesn’t food taste better when kindness is one of its ingredients? On page 18, read about For Goodness Cakes, which unites nationwide chapters of volunteer bakers, who bake birthday cakes for foster children and at-risk youth. Read more about Read the November/December 2021 Digital Edition

Fresh starts. A little tabula rasa does us all good from time-to-time. Looking forward affords us the opportunity to embrace change and accept new challenges. For some, January is a good starting point; for others, September is the launching pad for moving in a new direction. Read more about Read the September/October 2021 Digital Edition

Welcome to the most anticipated issue of the year—the annual Best of Maple Grove Readers’ Poll results, showcasing community members’ favorite businesses and services, and, in my estimation, this issue can’t come soon enough. Read more about July/August 2021 Digital Edition

Our Maple Grove Magazine team, including staff writers and Editorial Advisory Board members, are always on the lookout for what’s new in the community. I’m especially pleased to focus on three dining spots, which opened their respective doors during a rather tumultuous time for the restaurant industry. Visit page 30 to learn more about Mango Mango, Dessert Riviera Maya Cantina & Restaurant and The Great Greek Mediterranean Grill. Read more about May/June 2021 Digital Edition

Wide open spaces. If 2020 gave us anything, it’s the appreciation (dare I say downright unbridled love?) of them and the physical and emotional freedom that they afford and inspire.

In this issue, both of the feature articles address ways to stretch boundaries for ourselves—and for other important and beloved members of our households! Read more about March/April 2021 Digital Edition