Then and Now
Exploring the history of our great community.
A local businessperson preserves a historical Eden Prairie barn with TLC and a splash of panache.
Wendy Petersen-Biorn
A cookbook collector glimpses history through old recipes.
The Grimm Farmhouse provides a window—and entire house—into 19th century Minnesota living.
Most Read
Best of the Southwest Metro
Carolyn Pierson
25 reader picks for the people, places and businesses that make us happy to live here.
Shady Acres Herb Farm in Chaska
With plenty of ingenuity and creativity, Theresa and Jim Mieseler tend Chaska’s Shady Acres Herb Farm.
Southwest Metro Prep Elite 2011
5 of the area’s most promising and multi-talented students.
Inside the home of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum’s new director
The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum’s new director lives on the arboretum grounds with his wife, Sandy.



