A continuation on how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting small local businesses.
2020 and the pandemic have rocked Medina Entertainment Center’s world
Due to Governor Tim Walz's executive order all in-restaurant dining, indoor recreational activities and indoor events including wedding and...
A CONTINUATION ON HOW THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IS AFFECTING LOCAL BUSINESSES
Providence Academy
At the beginning of 2021 Dr. Todd Flanders of Providence Academy shared with LocalTies how COVID-19 is impacting this area’s private school. We started by asking for his...
If you are like me and grew up in the western suburbs of the Twin Cities, you have witnessed the extraordinary transformation of downtown Wayzata in the last 20 years. Back in the day there weren’t many options, especially...
It was the fall of 1919.
Less than a year after World War I ended, yet still 10 years before the Great Depression would begin, an Iowa dairy farmer named Harry J. Dorweiler (H.J.) had just decided to have his...
On a sunny afternoon in mid-July a small group of car enthusiasts, city officials, civil engineers and friends of Bruno Silikowski gathered to take part in a groundbreaking ceremony for AutoMotorPlex, a unique concept of car condominiums scheduled to...
By Chris Pederson and Kelly Pederson
Photo credit: Michelle's Portrait Design
In the spring of ‘79, two brothers with little experience but plenty of gumption came together as a family to open Highway 55 Rental. Having grown up off of Mohawk...
Zhinus is a baker who uses a secret ingredient - LOVE- to bake some real delights!
If you’ve seen my Facebook feed you’ve seen how enamored I am with my friend's business - Zhinus Delights. It is probably because I...
Change. It’s been synonymous with Covid. Here, five Hamel and Medina businesses share their stories of change to adjust to the new normal.
OAK Eatery adds staff due to increased business
Dawn Nelson, owner of OAK Eatery, reflects on how COVID-19...
The Halversons on Business, Homeschooling & Culture Over Color
Photo credit: Justin Cox Photography
It is said our hardest experiences are the best lessons in preparing us for life’s challenges. Significant highs and lows in business that most people never encounter...
An environmentally friendly alternative to a classic American tradition.
What is a natural pool?
The natural swimming pool movement is widely considered to have begun with Gottfried Kern in Austria around 1954. He was the first to partition his pools, creating...