News + Current Events

I’ve been thinking about Pride Month this week. Although I’m in a same-sex marriage, I’ve never really celebrated the month. My sons are loved in their community; we have always felt welcomed as a family. Pride has been a...

The junk hunt has something for everyone. There are over a hundred booths filled with

St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated enthusiastically all over the world by Irish and non-Irish alike. It’s wonderful, and it’s a testament to the fact that there is a strong sense of community among people who have and who admire...

Growing up, my childhood home was filled with shrieks from kids playing nerf wars and games of basketball. There were five of us siblings under one roof. I was the only girl so I was able to escape to...

“It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas…” I thought upon entering the Winter Village at the Glensheen Mansion this past Saturday. The earthy aroma of evergreens. The hum of cheery holiday shoppers carrying gifts.  For the second year in...

Are your kids counting down the days until summer vacation? Of course, moms know that there's a direct correlation between school's end and the increase in the usage of the word bored. Not this year! The Duluth area has a plethora of...

THANK YOU ST. LUKE'S and CLYDE IRON WORKS! We've had the privilege of working with our local friends at both St. Luke's and the Clyde Iron Works once again, to produce the much anticipated Sip and Shop event and it has been...

COVID-19. At the start of 2020, this was barely in our vocabulary. If we knew about it, we only know that was an illness far off in China and we all felt safe in our little bubble here in...

Racing for the Cure I'll never forget my first "Race for The Cure" I ever participated in... My aunt lived in Peoria, IL and once a year my mom would pack the car up to head our family south to...

It's hard to believe, but we're a few short weeks away from the full bloom of spring. Kids will be chomping at the bit to see the start of summer vacation... and you'll be staring down a lot of...