Have you ever met someone that was so inspiring, you knew you had to be a part of what they were doing? For us, that was the team at Abijah’s. We met them at Canterbury Park last fall to learn more about their program, which provides mental health therapy to first responders, veterans, and backside...Read More
Bellmont Partners has been working with the company formerly known as ID Insight on-and-off since just a few years after it launched in 2003. The Minneapolis-based leader in developing platform-based fraud-prevention solutions for financial institutions has nimbly shifted over the years to navigate – and stay ahead of – the constantly changing fraud environment. But...Read More
These past two years have taught us about living and working during a global pandemic and furthermore, how important paying attention to our mental health can be as we navigate the challenges that come with working from home, hybrid, or making the return to the office. Now more than ever, people are finding that the...Read More
Bob Pilz has a passion so deep for exotic animals that he had to share it with others. Thus, Sustainable Safari was created in 2019 as an interactive animal experience in Maplewood Mall, featuring more than 25 unique species such as emus, lemurs, armadillos, greater grison and red kangaroos. Safari Bob, along with his wife,...Read More
Am I a Bruce Willis fan? Yippee-kay-yay…well, you know the rest. A quick spin through IMDB.com reveals that I’ve seen more than 40 of Willis’s movies at least once, and some – like Die Hard and Pulp Fiction – more times than the Nakatomi Tower has floors. The recent news that the former Mr. Demi Moore is stepping...Read More
We introduced our daughters to “Napoleon Dynamite” in all its dorky, gawky, quotable glory over the weekend. Trust me, if you haven’t worked “Your mom goes to college” or “Gimme some of your tots” into a conversation lately, you’re missing out. But it’s more than just an entertaining flick. While it’s mostly about an awkward Idaho...Read More
Throughout the past few years, while many summer programs have had to push pause on programming, ThreeSixty Journalism, hasn’t stopped moving. This nonprofit multimedia program for high schoolers “trains and supports the next generation of diverse thinkers, communicators, and leaders.” And they know that especially in today’s world, a commitment to distribute the truth is...Read More
Oh, we got trouble. Or at least we have for the past two years as COVID has impacted nearly every aspect of all our lives. But as always, a silver lining is starting to become clear. Or in this case, I guess, a brass lining – complete with 76 trombones leading the big parade, with 110...Read More
The hospitality and service industry took – and continues to take – a massive blow due to the pandemic. Creativity and innovation have been the name of the game for staying afloat amid mandates and illness. For FINNEGANS Brew Co. – one of the very first craft breweries in the Twin Cities – those concepts...Read More
I’ve never been a big fan of rodents, but when they come bearing compliments, that’s another story. When I opened my email last week I was greeted with a delightful surprise: a message from Laura Numeroff, creator of the beloved “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie” books. You remember them: the New York Times-bestselling children’s...Read More
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