by Editorial Staff | Jul 17, 2024 | Entertain, Featured, Style
Calling all brides, grooms, wedding photographers and vendors—submit your photo galleries for consideration. We are featuring expertly curated local weddings in our suite of Community Lifestyle Magazines, which include Apple Valley, Edina, Lakeville, Lake Minnetonka...
by Editorial Staff | Jul 1, 2024 | Photo Contest
How do you (and your camera) view local life? Each July and August, Plymouth Magazine invites readers to submit their favorite photos to our Picture Plymouth photo contest. From the novice to the hobbyist to the professional, photographers of all abilities and ages...
by Editorial Staff | Jun 1, 2024 | Best of Plymouth, Featured
Three cheers to the winners of our Best of Plymouth 2024 Readers’ Choice Poll! A lot goes into a garden party. There are the caterers and the makers of sweet treats; the garden centers and lawn care experts who create a beautiful backdrop; the builders and interior...
by Madeline Kopiecki | Jun 1, 2024 | Best of Plymouth, Featured, Outdoors
There’s a treasure hunt happening 24/7,* 365 days a year. Geocaching is a global phenomenon where people just like you or I squirrel away containers and mark their locations via GPS. These caches of small trinkets and toys are hidden throughout parks and public...
by Madeline Kopiecki | Jun 1, 2024 | Featured
Our June/July Best of Plymouth issue always strikes a festive feeling in me. Summer is the traditional time of barbecues, block parties and concert series. When I think summer, I think of backyard bonfires, art fairs around town and a sailboat trip or two. This...
by Madeline Kopiecki | Jun 1, 2024 | Photo Contest
“Fireworks are one of the most interesting subjects for photography,” photographer Bodhisatya Bhaduri says. “I do this every year at our city’s fireworks show. I’m hoping to create a series when I have enough over the years!” Photographer: Bodhisatya Bhaduri Title:...
by Emily Maxson | Jun 1, 2024 | Noteworthy, Recipes
This is the perfect dish to prepare for dad on Father’s Day. The marinade is easy to make, tenderizes the beef and adds a great boost of flavor. Once grilled, it is important to slice the meat against the grain to avoid a chewy texture. When cut properly, the steak is...
by Editorial Staff | Jun 1, 2024 | Drinks, Featured, Restaurants
We’ve gathered a group of striking cocktails from across the West Metro. These cocktails aren’t wall flowers, they’re conversation starters—the kind of drinks that garner a glance at the menu or spark the question, “Which one is that?” as they travel across the...
by Emily Gedde | Jun 1, 2024 | Community
A new effort aims to reduce the amount of organic material and food waste thrown in the garbage. Have you ever thrown watermelon rinds on a campfire? Probably not, because they likely wouldn’t burn very well. The same scenario holds true when rinds and other food...
by Madeline Kopiecki | Jun 1, 2024 | Arts, People
A young Plymouth actress gives us a glimpse behind the curtain. The scene at the Children’s Theatre Company is delightfully chaotic on this chilly evening. Kids and their guardians make their way to their seats. The student ensemble actors, sporting black and white...
by Jennifer Pitterle | Jun 1, 2024 | People, Style
Plymouth Magazine’s new Noteworthy contributor, Grant Whittaker, brings us seasonal picks and expert advice. For Grant Whittaker, fashion has always felt like home. “I think my original fashion spark was my mother,” Whittaker says. “She was a housewife and would spend...
by Katie Timcho and Amy Sundet | Jun 1, 2024 | Book Club, Noteworthy
Bad Summer People by Emma Rosenblum This soapy drama about uber rich New Yorkers at their summer homes is filled with cattiness, infidelity and lots of tennis—including a swoon-worthy tennis pro. The novel opens at the end of summer when a body is found on the beach...
by Madeline Kopiecki | Jun 1, 2024 | Arts, Outdoors
Live at the Hilde celebrates its 10-year anniversary with two concert dates. Grab your picnic blankets, and prepare for two evenings of fun. The annual outdoor concert Live at the Hilde returns to the Hilde Performance Center this June with twice as much music. First...
by Katie Tomsche | Jun 1, 2024 | Drinks, Noteworthy, Recipes
On a very hot day, we love a glass of limeade. It has that juicy, sweet mid-tongue pucker that’s so refreshing and addictive. Here, we’ve combined it with GT’s Unity kombucha, which tastes like cherries and coconut. It gives the cocktail a punch-like flavor, a light...
by Madeline Kopiecki | Apr 1, 2024 | Featured
As a Minnesotan, I can’t help but feel that each spring is a hard-earned season. After being snowbound in a sometimes dreary, sometimes sparkling winter, the first sight of bright green buds overrunning the trees wakes me out of my own hibernation. This spring, I...
