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places for hosting and toasting and gifts with a bow— even spots for a feast and a holiday show

(the all-toasty-inside edition)

“He brought back the toys!

And the food for the feast!

And he…

HE HIMSELF…!

The Grinch carved the roast beast!”

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The core member of Minnesota-origin bands including Semisonic, Trip Shakespeare, and The New Standards isn’t the stereotypical rock star—and he’s never wanted to be. So who, then, is the guy behind the bass for 40-plus years of MN music?

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DEPARTMENTS editor’s note 10 Catching up with author Tim O’Brien…What are those sculpture-topped posts in Marcy-Holmes?…Life Time’s new Chanhassen spot will be a pickleball destination…Post– State Fair and pre-holiday, what’s the cultural status of lutefisk in Minnesota?...Get to know the U of M’s marching band ahead of their November concert...Voice therapy—and, sometimes, surgery—can help trans folks feel more like themselves…

Get to know Khazana owner Anju Kataria’s Twin Cities...Our monthly Culture Meter of arts happenings and events...Plus, musings from columnist Burt Cohen (page 36).

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Statement sweaters to rock all winter long…Plus, the state of holiday markets according to maven Mich Berthiaume.

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● OK, THE HOLIDAYS ARE OFFICIALLY STARTING to knock-knock at our doors. As we began mapping out this issue, we knew we wanted to focus on making your holiday season a little brighter and easier by preparing a roundup of some of our favorite go-to places woven in with the traditional standouts and happenings around town.

However, we’ve created similar packages over the years, so we wanted (needed) a “hook” that would fuel our creative juices to help deliver something fresh that would give even the most jaded and weary among us a warm feeling in their hearts.

Hello! We didn’t have to look much further than our friends at the Children’s Theatre Company.

We had a blast scheming and plotting about places we could take the Grinch that would make you and the grumpy green guy smile.

The season can feel a little overwhelming with all you hope to accomplish while still having fun.

You want to gather with loved ones and support the local businesses you love. You want to help your community by giving of your time or resources—yet you are also keeping an eye on your budget and your calendar. I’m in the same boat. So, here are a few of my tips and takeaways.

When it comes to gifting, I try to think about the daily routine of the person I am buying for.

How can I add a little something to elevate their ordinary day? Soaps or a new shaving brush. A great coffee mug or milk-frothing whisk. A new

Flashback to a very ambitious family photo for our holiday card.

Yeah, my husband as Santa.

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He may not be the Grinch you expect, but he’s the Grinch you need.

When you picture a liveaction Grinch, chances are the Grinch you picture is Jim Carrey. Long. Lean.

Scarily mischievous, with a face animated by equal doses of the actor’s famously elastic expressions and a notinsignificant amount of Who-esque prosthetics.

Reed Sigmund—five foot nothing and rocking a perpetual dad bod—on the other hand? If you saw the Children’s Theatre Company cast member walking down the street, the Grinch is likely the last character you’d think he’s most beloved for playing. And yet, to families around the Twin Cities, he is the Grinch and the Grinch is him.

The 22-year CTC vet has spent nearly a decade of holiday seasons painted green and prancing menacingly around the stage as the titular character in CTC’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas.

And while it’s uncertain just how long Sigmund’s Grinch tenure will last (especially with longtime CTC creative director Peter Brosius calling it a career), it is certain that for this year at least, he’ll be the mean green one again.

So, when you’re done looking through this issue— where Sigmund’s Grinch pops up everywhere from an ice rink warming house to a tea party, all the while promising he’s not stealing Christmas—you need to book your tickets to see him in action at the CTC. It’s the epic Twin Cities holiday tradition you didn’t know you’ve been missing.

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brush for their hair or scarf to wrap around their neck. Maybe a vintage butter knife or kitchen towel. Perhaps a cozy blanket for a Netflix night.

I also keep a mental list of the stores I want to support. It might be easier to buy more from fewer places, but I like to spread the love. And the locals are all good about curating and stocking their shelves with exactly the types of wares that make our daily routines all the better.

This is also the season of gatherings—starting with the great feast of Thanksgiving and wrapping with New Year’s Day. There are multiple times to celebrate with food and drink. If the idea of preparing a meal is overwhelming, how about trying something new: an afternoon tea with holiday cookies or a morning open house with mimosas and pastries? Don’t have enough teacups or champagne coupes? Mix and match with vintage or thrift store finds. And while you’re out shopping, pick up a few extra luxe soaps or kitchen towels (yes, I like these) as hostess gifts.

In addition to doing things for others, make sure to add some items on the calendar for yourself. What show or performance do you want to see? Last year, I was not going to miss out on The New Standards at the State Theatre. Our night started with dinner at The Kenwood with dear friends. This year’s plans are already in motion.

I also make sure to find a perch at one of my favorite cocktail bars to grab something to slowly sip (a French 75 is my favorite) as I check my lists and soak up the season. You just might find me at Sidebar at Surdyk’s, Mr. Paul’s in Edina, Saint Genevieve in south Minneapolis, or my original haunt, The Monte Carlo, to name a few.

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● TIM O’BRIEN TOOK THE LAST 21 YEARS

OFF FROM WRITING NOVELS to raise his two boys. When he finally did return to the craft, it was to write America Fantastica, a book that wades into our fraught political moment, when bullets fly in our schools and nobody can agree on the meaning of truth.

O’Brien’s protagonist Boyd Halverson is a disgraced journalist and fake war hero who kidnaps his favorite bank teller, Angie

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TIM O’BRIEN The Minnesota-born author of The Things They Carried returns with his first novel in two decades.

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Bing, to take her on an odyssey through the American West, full of cars, guns, crime, money, movies, skin care, RVs, talk radio, baseball, and liars in public places.

Reached by phone earlier this fall at his home in Austin, Texas—just over 1,000 miles from his birthplace of Austin, Minnesota—he sounds convincing when he says, “I think it’s my best.”

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One of America Fantastica’s settings is the northern Minnesota forests, where O’Brien’s dad would take him on hapless fishing trips on the Whitefish Chain as a kid. O’Brien swears this is going to be his last book—“I’m going to be 77 in October, and I’m not going to write another one”—and, because of that fact, he even tried to convince his wife to let him retire to our lake country.

“My wife and I went up there to look for a summer house,” he says.

“We were at a little place having dinner outside—walleye, of course—and the flies were so thick that the walleye was black.” He says his wife looked up from her dinner and said, “We’re not moving here.”

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You have this thread that runs through the entire novel: this contagion of mythomania that’s kind of rapidly progressing in the country. Pseudologia fantastica.

It’s the psychological term for pathological lying.

And it’s, like, straight from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, right? Yeah. I

just elevated it to the element of fantasy. It’s not contagious, of course, but in a satire, I decided I’d make it contagious.

If you could diagnose America, who is patient zero? From which wet market

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Reality is insufficient for a lot of people. Maybe even for most of us.

Maybe even for all of us.”

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did this condition originate? I’m not a psychologist, so don’t hold me to this in any medical sense, but my bottom line would be reality is insufficient for a lot of people.

Maybe even for most of us. Maybe even for all of us. Say the reality we’re all going to die someday; we’ll substitute a game of bridge or playing golf or going to the baseball game—almost anything we can do to avoid suicide, to avoid depression by

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reality. And the characters in this book feel they have to substitute fantasy for reality.

And for me, the interesting part is fantasy is probably necessary to keep us going—that tomorrow will be better than today, or that we’ll win the lottery, or the days of Ozzie and Harriet will return. It’s when it gets out of hand and begins to threaten core values that it becomes a big problem for me. And so, I wanted to write

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In the same way that Huck Finn is a racist who’s almost unintentionally moral, your protagonist Boyd is a pathological liar, but you’re obviously sympathetic to him. You seem to really understand that guy. Are you a great liar yourself? One answer is I’m a fiction

writer, and I’ve always described it as lying for profit. In my personal life, I don’t—I try not to lie, although I think everybody has.

Even white lies without thinking about it.

I get on elevators and people ask me, “How are you doing?” And I’ll say, “Fine.” I think Boyd’s basic issue is self-esteem. He’s got a low one, and he’s making up for it with making up lies. I went to USC, but I’m going to say I went to Princeton. I was never in a war, but I’m going to pretend I’m a war hero.

He lies about his height. He lies about his age. He lies about everything, essentially.

What saves him for me is he’s aware of it to the point where he’s ridden with guilt over how he betrayed not only his wife but himself, ultimately, with the castle of lies.

And he wants to pay for it.

Your other protagonist is Angie. Wasn’t hers the first voice you heard in your head? Yeah.

I had written 15 pages that are now part of the second chapter of the book. I fell in love with Angie. I wouldn’t want to be around

her in the real world, but there’s something about how nonstop she is, how determined, so confident about herself and everything.

And I was intrigued by a few things she had said early on about her background and her mother throwing a stapler at her.

It’s funny how, as a fiction writer, I don’t plan this stuff. I’m just intrigued by the word stapler. And that led me to the next sentence about her background, and that sentence led me to the next and the next. And by the end, I felt I knew her as well as I’ve ever known any character I’ve written about, including Boyd. I liked her more than any other character I’ve written about, even though I would not spend more than 10 minutes with her without getting the hell out of the room.

Minnesota has been cast as an oasis in some of your other books, but in this one there’s a Heart of Darkness, Coen brothers quality to it with the black flies Up North in the summer and the early October snow, the fake Finnish prostitute from Eau Claire and her small-time crook of a partner. Are you a fan of the Coens?

Have you guys ever run into each other? No,

I’ve never met them. I loved No Country for Old Men. I love Fargo. I don’t know some of their movies, but those two I really, really liked. I think what we share is Minnesota.

We grew up there, and we know what’s fun to skewer and what to stay away from.

This fantasy of “Minnesota nice”—it’s not all that way. You live there. You know that.

It’s got its nasty people and its con men.

For such a small-town Minnesota boy, there are so many rich captains of industry in this book. So much of it is set in the Hollywood dream factory, amongst the manufacturers of the biggest lies in the culture. Have you dealt with the crazy wealthy in your life? Have you done cocaine through a monogrammed straw?

No! I don’t know—I must know some rich people. I can’t remember who I know, but I’m sure I’ve encountered them. I was trying to satirize or make a burlesque out of what I see on television and in the movies.

A lot of our fantasies grow not out of the world we live in, but we borrow them from Hollywood. I mean, every single western

Last month, acclaimed novelist Tim O’Brien released a biting new book that depicts our country’s fantastical shortcomings.

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we watch, things are settled by guns. And it’s found its way into a distorted and dangerous artery running through the blood of the American body. I think that a good deal of what’s happening with guns in our country—God knows it’s almost every day now—can be ascribed to Bonnie and Clyde, to Shane and to John Wayne and Hopalong Cassidy. Gunplay became the American way in Hollywood.

I have a line in the book that guns have now been decreed a living human creature, just like corporations have been. They’re that sacred to a lot of people—not just a lot; a whole bunch of people.

It’s a book that tries to look at the underlying causes and consequences of our fantasies. That’s where the title came from. I was doing dishes one day: How do I describe the book? And the word fantasy brought me to the dictionary, and it brought me to that term pseudologia fantastica—the lying disease.

You’re really good at being in the head of the cop and the soldier. This understanding doesn’t come from the movies—you were a soldier yourself. Even though in Vietnam some of them had a dismissive nickname for you—“College

Joe.”

Yes. So, while there may be some mutual skepticism, you’ve been around soldiers and cops long enough that you obviously understand them. I know how to listen. My whole life,

I’ve listened to people. Probably the greatest fun I had in writing this book was going into all these different heads. As a writer, it’s a kind of invitation and a challenge at the same time—to try to be faithful to what you’ve heard in your life, the words you’ve heard and the postures of these people. To try to be faithful to them and not just make fun of them.

You became a father later in life. Do you think having kids later helped tenderize you or keep you tender? I didn’t want kids, number one.

I almost didn’t marry my wife because of our battle over that. In fact, we broke up temporarily for a month or so. I thought, How could she like the idea of something more than she loved me? She wasn’t going to marry me unless I agreed to this, and I thought that was crocodilian. I loved her, so I gave in. I said OK and did it.

But I gave up writing because I wanted to be a good father. I just quit. I knew I couldn’t

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a fun, entertaining book, but serious at the same time, kind of what Jonathan Swift would do with Gulliver’s Travels or Mark Twain did with Letters from the Earth or A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court.

They’re entertaining, but at the core, Mark Twain and Jonathan Swift were pissed-off people.

do both. When I write, it’s 19-hour days.

If I’m not writing, I’m worried about it or thinking about it, and I just knew I couldn’t be a good dad, so I quit. And those 18 years were the best of my life. I loved something more than myself and more than my books—the lives of these two kids—and it was not a hard thing to do. Writing had always been—still is—torture for me. It’s sentence by sentence, clause by clause, word by word, and it’s frustrating. There are moments of exhilaration, and finally a sentence seems OK, but it’s torture and slow. So having Timmy and Tad—my two kids—was amazing. I was so incompetent as a father, and it’s amazing that they’re still alive. It’s almost impossible to believe they survived me, but they did.

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Do you consider your books an extension of yourself, or are your characters creations, like your children? I know the people in my

book as well as I know my kids.

Wow. That’s not true of all the minor char-

acters, but it’s true with the main characters of all of them. I’ve lived with them for years. Takes me four, five, six, seven, sometimes nine years to write a book. And when I think about them, it’s the same way I think about my kids, my wife, you, everybody else in the world. They’re not on a different plane.

Did you have to train after taking 20 years off? When did Angie pipe up? No, I didn’t

train, exactly. I just jumped off the diving board into the water, kind of hoping for the best. Angie had been with me for 20 years. Long time. I’d written about her way, way back. And she just stayed with me. I stopped writing about her because I didn’t have a story for her.

The world delivered a story in 2015–16, somewhere in there, with the politics of this country and gun shootings and the conspiracy theory stuff. My response to all that was, There’s Angie, who can take me through this with some laughter and some lightheartedness, so I could write about it with some humor. Without laughter or entertainment, it would have been like writing a screed, and I didn’t want to write a screed. I wanted to write a novel. So, the two happily conjoined.

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The Artwork

Thanks to sculptor Aldo Moroni, a journey from Alma to the St. Anthony Main riverfront isn’t your typical two-block walk—it’s time travel. Moroni’s early-2000s art installation, Sixth Avenue Stroll (also known as the Marcy-Holmes Gateway), which flanks 6th Avenue Southeast from University Avenue Southeast to Southeast Main Street, is 24 brick posts topped with miniature, somewhat Seussian sculptures of the area’s historic buildings and natural features.

Commissioned by the City of Minneapolis Art in Public Places program, the project was meant to educate both visitors and community members about the historic neighborhood’s unique and noteworthy spots—some still around today, some long demolished. Moroni, a neighborhood notable who lived in the Pillsbury A-Mill Artist Lofts, worked with local historian Penny Petersen to choose the landmarks (she also wrote descriptions for the plaques affixed to each post). He set up a mobile studio in the neighborhood for weeks, pounding the pavement and getting to know the spots and then rendering sculptures in clay and casting them in bronze.

The Legacy

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Marcy-Holmes Gateway Installation What’s with those tiny sculptures on top of brick posts along 6th Avenue near St. Anthony Main? Turns out, they’re an homage to the neighborhood’s history.

FOOTNOTES Stories kicking up dust.

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Mayo Clinic has long drawn the world’s royalty to Rochester, but it was still a unique thrill to see the king himself, LeBron James, at a student assembly at Lourdes High School to thank them for the use of their facilities while he was in town seeking medical care for his son Bronny.

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Throughout the past few decades, the Art in Public Places program has commissioned more than a dozen other neighborhood Gateways, from a sculpture in north Minneapolis’s Harrison neighborhood to a teahouse-esque structure in Powderhorn, meant to both educate and welcome people to the areas. But none are quite like those in Marcy-Holmes—largely thanks to Moroni’s dedication and offbeat style.

“It will be like reading a book, except they’ll have to walk while they read,” the artist, who died in 2020, told the Pioneer Press in 2001. So next time you’re walking in the artist’s footsteps, you can learn a thing or two about the neighborhood that surrounds you.

The kings and queens of the styling world flocked here for the Aveda Congress, but it was especially exciting to see a Yawanawá chief.

Aveda has had a relationship with the Amazonian tribe since 1992, and their chief, Tashka Yawanawá, came to perform a special ceremony.

We weren’t shocked when The New York Times crowned Ann Ahmed’s new Loring Park spot Gai Noi as one of the 50 best new restos, because Brett Anderson, one of the writers behind the list, is a former Twin Citian—plus, Gai Noi is incredible.

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It will open next year. Life Time, across its system, is building an average of one pickleball court each weekday, with a goal of 1,000 or more by late 2024. —A.P.

And sometimes the tiara just doesn’t fit, but what the heck happened with Gov. Walz’s new pot czar? A day after being named head of Minnesota’s marijuana regulatory agency, Erin DuPree resigned after it was discovered that her business sold illegal THC products.

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SOMETHING ROTTEN We dig into the diabolically polarizing cultural phenomenon that is not only willingly eating lutefisk in the year 2023 but also straight-up celebrating the most confounding of all lye-drenched cod preparations. by ma d is o n bloom qui st

● THE LINES STRETCH AROUND THE ENTIRE BUILDING—entire block, really—at Ingebretsen’s on a typical day during the holidays. People travel from all over for their Swedish meatball mix, their lefse, and, of course, their lingonberry jam.

However, it is also possible that some in line might be there for their lutefisk.

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Scandinavia out of food-preservation necessity—a way to make nutritionally vital yet incredibly perishable fish shelfstable. Put another way: Nobody was turning the otherwise succulent whitefish into a mouth-puckering gelatinous blob because they liked it better that way.

“It was a survival thing back then— nobody meant for it to be a delicacy,” says Julie Ingebretsen, a third-generation Ingebretsen, while hiding out in the store’s basement before the season officially starts.

“It’s not a big deal over there, you know.

It’s a bigger deal here. And it’s gotten to be a little bit of a joke, but also one of those cultural things people hang on to.”

And hang on they do. Despite modern refrigeration enabling us to relegate lutefisk to the same dustbin of history as whale oil lamps, lutefisk had other ideas.

Take the almost unbelievable proliferation of lutefisk dinners across the Cities.

Yes, despite the fact that fresh cod is now readily available, every November, church

basements fill with Minnesotans of all ages piling plates with lutefisk, potatoes, and meatballs.

Norwegian Lutheran church Mindekirken in Minneapolis hosts three 168-person seatings at its biannual dinner.

And most visitors aren’t church members, just people who want to nosh on something that might make their cheeks turn inside out. Bethlehem Lutheran Church on Lyndale Avenue South hosts about 650 lutefisk-dinner attendees each year. And it’s not just people who grew up on the stuff showing up to these things.

“It seems to have engaged a more intergenerational audience than, say, 10 years ago,” says Whitney Stofflet, marketing and communications manager at Bethlehem.

But it was the Minnesota State Fair that truly propelled lutefisk into the cultural zeitgeist of a summer that otherwise belonged to Taylor Swift and Barbie. The Crispy Lutefisk Steam Bun, available at Shanghai Henri’s in the International Bazaar, was stuffed with carrots, cilantro, cabbage, and yum-yum sauce, plus a hunk of sweet hoisin sauce–topped lutefisk from Olsen Fish Company in north Minneapolis.

Like most previous forms of lutefisk, the version at the fair was not well-loved flavorwise but still somehow managed to become beloved.

“I did try the State Fair lutefisk,” says Lenae Dahl, fourth-gen manager of the deli at Ingebretsen’s. “So did my dad. That was a little different.”

And by “different,” Dahl means “not as firm” as traditional lutefisk, like the stuff Ingebretsen’s sells. Which, on the third Saturday of every October, people can try free when the store holds its annual lutefisktasting day.

“We sell packages that are 2, 3 pounds,” Dahl says. “That’s a lot to buy just to sample.

I’ve seen kids who are 5 or 6 years old come in and try it. That was pretty impressive.”

But to some—like the residents of Madison, Minnesota, the bona fide Lutefisk Capital of the United States—2 or 3 pounds is nothing. Madison earned its moniker

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Lou T. Fisk greets residents and visitors in Madison, Minnesota, the veritable Lutefisk Capital of... everywhere. “No one’s competing for that title,” the chamber’s executive director, Maynard Meyer, says.

in the 1980s, when Olsen Fish Company, the largest lutefisk producer in the world, realized that the town bought more lutefisk than anywhere else it supplied—by far.

Accordingly, each fall, Madison hosts its weekend-long Norsefest, replete with an arts fair, local shopping, bingo, and, of course, a lutefisk-eating contest that historically has been dominated by Jerry Osteraas—the Joey Chestnut of the competitive-lutefisk-eating world. One year, Osteraas’s winning total was a whopping 8.25 pounds of lutefisk.

This year, for the festival’s 50th anniversary, the Madison Area Chamber of Commerce is trying to sign 50 competitors up for the November 10 event. Contestants start with a quarter, half, or full pound (depending on their division), and they eat as much as they can, with more lutefisk being added to their plates as necessary.

Oh, and they have to keep it down for at least a minute.

“I’m sad to say that rule’s been violated a couple of times over the years,” says chamber executive director Maynard Meyer.

Hopefully there’s no puking at this year’s contest, though, and a new lutefisk-eating standard-bearer emerges.

“Jerry’s slowing down now,” Meyer says.

“We’re a little concerned about what we’re going to do after Jerry, because it’s quite a challenge to find someone who’ll eat that much lutefisk.”

Meyer worries that if the younger gen (or out-of-towners) doesn’t step up soon, they’ll have to pull the plug on the competition. Meanwhile, some church dinners across the state have ceased, even as others gain traction or are experiencing a postpandemic resurgence. In my Norwegian family, my 93-year-old grandmother eats lutefisk at Christmas, but she’s the only one—something Dahl says she hears in the deli from other visitors, too.

But Julie Ingebretsen, for her part, is sure the cultural impact of the dish will never leave Minnesota entirely, even if traditions ebb and flow from generation to generation. After all, Ingebretsen’s still sells a couple thousand pounds of it during the holidays. “I think lutefisk will stick around,” she says. “Partly because it’s such an unusual thing—it’s so unique—more than as an actual food source. It feels like something that should stay for a long time.”

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The University of Minnesota Marching Band They call the University of Minnesota’s 320-plus-piece marching band “the Pride of Minnesota”—and it certainly seems to earn the nickname. After all, the U of M’s marching band has played the Super Bowl halftime show (twice), the World Expo in Dubai (just last year), and a presidential inaugural parade, as well as every home football game, multiple parades around town, and a few indoor concerts for schoolkids and the public each year.

And it’s a big commitment. New members audition every spring, with sometimes only a quarter of applicants per section getting in (saxophones and flutes are especially popular, as is the drumline). Then, it’s off to a 10-day intensive “Spat Camp” of 10-to-12-hour training days at the end of summer, followed by four or five nearly two-hour practices every week during football season. “Technically, it’s a two-credit class, but they put in way more time than that,” says band director Betsy McCann.

Learn a little more about one of the largest, hardest-working ensembles in town ahead of their fall indoor concert at Northrop Auditorium on November 11 and 12.

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20,000

The square footage of the band’s facility space, which lies deep in the U’s Huntington Bank Stadium. It includes practice areas, locker rooms, uniform and instrument storage, conference rooms, and admin offices.

1972

Year women were officially allowed to join the marching band, as part of Title IX. Women filled in during World War II and started a Girls’ Band in 1950 but couldn’t join the official marching band until 80 years after its inception.

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Number of female directors the U of M’s marching band has ever had: Betsy McCann, the band’s current director, started in 2016. What’s more, she was also the first female director of any Big Ten marching band.

100+

Number of majors represented in the band each year—only about 5 percent are music majors.

65

Approximate temperature swing, in degrees Fahrenheit, between the hottest and coldest home football games of the season. And while the band has plenty of uniform pieces to swap in or out depending on the temps, sometimes it’s simply too cold to play—such as when temps reached nearrecord lows during a game against Iowa last November. “We were only able to play one song together before the drumline had to take over, because the drums don’t freeze,” McCann says.

400

Number of uniforms stashed in the band’s equipment room for the more than 320 band members to choose from each year. “We have two student managers that run the room,” McCann says. “And we have hemming parties every year where the band members learn to hem their own pants.”

12

Number of memorized songs the band plays each football game— eight during the pregame show, which rarely changes, and four during the halftime show, which changes every game and involves marching through shifting formations, like their famous Block M.

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AT WORK Being raised by a strong single mother showed Gloria Perez how persistence creates opportunity. She’s made it her work-life mission to turn perseverance into prosperity for women and underrepresented communities everywhere. BY JAMIE KORF

Did you ever have an aha moment where you felt that leadership wasn’t just a title but a calling?

Growing up, my parents would say that I was a natural-born leader—and when people tell you things over and over again, you believe them. So when I would have opportunities [to lead] in school or volunteer settings, I would have that voice in my ear. It manifested again when I was working at a restaurant and graduating college, and the owner asked what I was going to do. He encouraged me to become an entrepreneur and buy a franchise, and it was like, You’re right; I’m a leader. It just feels like it’s been a constant message I’ve had throughout my life.

Who are some women in your life who have been instrumental in your career success?

One would be my mother—when my father died, I watched her in her humanity, as a widow, struggle with what she was going to do next and then recognize that she needed more education to provide for the family. Then there was Lupe Serrano, a former nun who left the order and went on to become a COO for a nonprofit. When the executive director position at Casa de Esperanza [a domestic

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Gloria Perez, president and chief executive officer of the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota, is a true girl’s girl. She’s been empowering women since the start of her career, from overseeing a domestic violence resource center to co-founding Jeremiah Program, a now nationally recognized nonprofit that transforms single-mother families. Ahead, she reflects on 25-plus years of leading nonprofits and the positive feedback loop that she credits her success to.

violence resource center] became available, she came to my house and encouraged me to apply. At first I was like, “Oh, I can’t; I’m too young. I’ve never led a nonprofit.” Sometimes fear can get in the way of doing what our gut tells us might be true. Staying in touch with that intuition was really important.

How can companies hold space for women with young children who have leadership aspirations? We’ve started to understand, as a society, that our existing workplaces were not designed for women. We need to take into account the responsibilities that women have, not just at work but at home.

Things like having paid family medical leave are really important assets, and when it comes to advancing women into leadership, recognizing that women need the flexibility to respond to family issues. When you have the privilege to sit at a table that perhaps others have not had the opportunity to be at, who are you bringing?

Let’s talk about the power of allyship in the workplace. It’s really important to go beyond being an ally and to educate ourselves about the lived experience of other people—we need to think of ourselves as coconspirators that are trying to dismantle the systems that have kept the status quo, that have prohibited Black, Indigenous, women of color, and gender-expansive folks from having the kinds of opportunities that were not designed for them. We [at the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota] are very focused on investing in career paths that are high wage for underserved communities.

In what ways did growing up in a Latino community influence your leadership style? We were very much a collective culture. We were a gaggle of people that would go everywhere together—to church, to grandma’s house, whatever it was. But that sense of community also was there to provide for anybody who needed anything. And so you wouldn’t question it.

How does style play into your profession?

I like to be comfortable, and I like to be authentic. As I’ve grown older, I’ve added more color into my wardrobe, and so it tends to be very clean and professional but also with a smidge of personality.

Tell me about your fitting at Evereve. The stylist came in with my size of clothing and was very affirming that every woman has a beautiful body. When I put this on, it felt like I could be myself and feel stylish at the same time.

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Voice Activated Meet the folks making gender transitions smoother, one set of vocal cords at a time. by sh e i la m ulroone y e ld red

owen El smore a nd her family laugh a lot. But after Elsmore’s gender transition, her laugh became a jarring reminder that her voice didn’t always match her feminine identity.

“I was able to put my voice in the range I wanted it to be,” she says, “but it was a huge amount of mental effort to be there. I was thinking about it all the time—and then I’d cough or laugh or sneeze and realize I didn’t have a lot of control over the range [in every circumstance].”

After several months of voice therapy, she underwent voice feminization surgery this summer to raise the pitch of her voice. A couple of months after the surgery, she can order tacos from a drive-through without getting misgendered . Talking to colleagues or family no longer takes an all-consuming effort.

Voice therapy—a nd for some, surger y—is a critical, often overlooked, part of many gender transitions.

Although most trans women report wanting voice therapy or surgery, the most recent data, from 2015, show that only 14 percent of transgender women have undergone voice therapy—and only 1 percent have undergone phonosurgery. Even in Minnesota, a

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leader in the field with more access to gender-affirming care than most other states, demand outpaces access. A small number of speech-language pathologists specialize in gender-affirming voice care in the Twin Cities, and there are

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even fewer surgeons who perform voice feminization surgery, says Lisa Butcher, Elsmore’s speech-language pathologist at M Health Fairview’s Comprehensive Gender Care Program.

Yet without a voice that matches their identity, trans women and nonbinary individuals may feel less safe, less selfconfident, and less themselves. “Most of the people I see tell me that vocal dysphoria is the number one issue for them,” Butcher says.

Historically, fewer trans men have sought voice therapy, as testosterone usually lowers pitch. But recently, Butcher has seen more trans men and nonbinary clients who seek a more authentic voice.

“If you get a feminine haircut and put a dress on, you fit into a category,” Elsmore says. “Even trans women with very masculine features, people expect you to be feminine. But the moment you start speaking, people realize there’s something different. You can see it in their

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Talk face, their body language, their tone of voice.… They’ll say “‘Whoa’ or ‘Oh, God.’”

Then, they start exploring pitch and resonance. Resonance, which refers to the deep quality of voice, tends to VOICE THERAPY: differ bet ween men and “A RAINBOW OF VOICES” women, with masculineButcher encourages clients sounding voices coming “My partner from deeper in the throat to think about what kind of was worried or chest than femininevoice feels most authentic to them. “I don’t like to think sounding voices.

I wouldn’t exclusively binary,” she says.

Some clients are happy sound like “There’s a rainbow of what with their voice after four to me...but it’s voices might be.” six appointments, she says, more like For example, some trans and some she sees for more when people may seek out a genderthan a year. For Elsmore, the neutral voice, while others mental effort of using her you play may be eager to sound more voice in her desired range a higher feminine or masculine. And was so great that she decided note on an while we most often think of to undergo pitch elevation instrument.” surgery last June. The surpitch as reflecting a person’s gender, many other physical gery shortens the folds in the rowen elsmore and social factors are at play. larynx, resulting in a higherPeople looking for a more pitched voice. feminine voice will work on things like When Elsmore resumed therapy sesbreath flow, stretching words out, and sions with Butcher after the surgery, they speaking in longer phrases. worked on training her voice to adapt to

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the new pitch, with Butcher assigning Elsmore to do an hour of reading out loud every day. (That was easy for Elsmore, who has an 8-year-old daughter.)

During one session that I Zoomed in on, Butcher leads Elsmore through a series of exercises. “Let’s do our silly little bubbles for a second,” Butcher says.

“Can you take a nice breath and give me a comfortable pitch?”

Elsmore grabs a cup of water with a straw stuck through the lid and begins trilling bubbles.

“I love how smooth that is!” Butcher says. “That sounds like it feels very easy.

How does it feel, though?”

Good, Elsmore says, although her seasonal allergies have been giving her some issues. For that, Butcher advises gargling.

“It’s a lovely way to get your throat to relax,” she says. “So if you can, go to a classroom or an office or a bathroom where you can be by yourself for a half second, and just gargle.”

Next, it’s on to puppy noises (Butcher allows that cat owner Elsmore can think of a kitten) and then role-playing scenarios that may come up in Elsmore’s work as a digital learning specialist at Jefferson High School in Bloomington.

COMING OUT

Not too long ago, most trans people seeking voice therapy did so discreetly, says speech language pathologist Anita Kozan, who first learned about methods to help trans people in the 1970s. Kozan became one of the first people to offer the therapy years later when she was working with singers with injured voices. A client who planned on transitioning to female came to her, and from then on, she worked with trans people. To protect her clients’ privacy, she didn’t discuss it openly, but she has always been passionate about the work.

“Healing the voice for people who are trans, changing their outer selves

to match their inner selves, is phenomenally uplifting and exhilarating,” she says. “Sometimes it brings me to tears.”

Clients rarely used insurance so that employers wouldn’t find out, and Kozan would use general terms to describe the therapy in formal reports. Now, there’s less secrecy, but access is still limited because of cost—which is often out of pocket—and the huge demand.

Before M Health Fairview opened its Comprehensive Gender Care Program in 2018, Butcher says she saw one or two trans clients per year. Now, she estimates that she sees at least 50 per year.

As a busy educator, mom, wife, and school board candidate, it’s tough for Elsmore to be low on vocal stamina.

Gradually, though, things are improving. In the first few days of the school year, she found it challenging to make it through the entire day, especially with her fall allergies. But hearing her students tell her how much they like her voice makes it worth it, she says.

There’s less mental drain from being misgendered, from having to decide, “OK, am I going to correct the person in this moment? Am I safe in this moment?

Will it get dangerous for me if I do that?”

She’s eager to raise awareness of the surgery and therapy for other trans people, she says, pointing out that finding one’s authentic voice can boost mental health in a population with high rates of suicide.

And at home, it was a relief to her family that the surgery didn’t make her sound like someone else. “My partner was worried I wouldn’t sound like me, because she knows me one way,” Elsmore says, “but it’s more like when you play a higher note on an instrument.

So, she was very pleased with that. And my daughter has just been a great support throughout, and she says, ‘Your voice just sounds like a girl’s voice now even when you’re not trying.’”

Best of all, she once again joins freely in the laughter that fills their home. ■

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ANJU KATARIA Over the last 31 years, she’s built up Khazana, her gallery on Lyndale and 22nd, to be the destination for anybody searching for beautiful work imported from almost anywhere across the Indian subcontinent.

OCCUPATION: Founder and owner of Khazana TWIN CITIAN SINCE : 1978

What was your first job here? Worked

at my dad’s head shop, Hi Times, across the street from Uncle Sam’s

What do you consider the highest character trait in a Minnesotan?

Curiosity

The lowest character flaw?

Passive-aggressiveness

What’s your go-to date night?

Colita

Lake—it’s just serenity.

What’s the most romantic place in the Twin Cities? River walk on the

Where do you get coffee? Isles Bun and

Stone Arch Bridge

Coffee

Where do you order takeout?

Who’s the first person you listen to in the morning? My husband first and

Malabari Kitchen

Your order? Spicy fish and shrimp

Where do you grab a table when you’re celebrating? 112 Eatery

biryani with green mint chutney and mixed vegetable raita

What about when you need to commiserate over a defeat?

Where do you take visiting artists to impress them? The South Asian

A big bowl of pho at Quang

Where do you go to meditate/pray/ clear your head? Woods around Cedar

rooms at Mia

then Sadhguru

When and where were you last most inspired? Walker Art Center for Pacita Abad

Is there a performance you’re looking forward to seeing in the coming year? New works by Ragamala Dance Company

What’s the last work you bought at a gallery? Some Uzbek and Japanese

runners and remnants at the Textile Center

Where do you go holiday shopping?

Ūmei and Khazana!

What’s a nonprofit that should be on everyone’s radar? Highpoint Center for What do you wish outsiders knew about the Twin Cities? We can walk on

water! (It’s frozen.)

What does the Twin Cities really need? More diversity and acceptance

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Don Henley and company seem to have found the perfect state to play a show on their career-capping The Long Goodbye tour.

Nov. 17–18. Xcel Energy Center

Billy Joel and Stevie Nicks

The Piano Man and the High Priestess of Rock and Roll are depositing their collective musical talents at U.S. Bank Stadium.

Nov. 10. U.S. Bank Stadium

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TREVOR NOAH The South African comic comes on his Off the Record tour, though one could question whether the former host of Comedy Central’s daily news send-up, The Daily Show, was ever really on the record in the first place. Nov. 8–11.

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Having already lived two decades longer than his father got to, AJ Croce, now 52, still honors his late father (who died at 30) with a tribute show that includes all the Jim Croce classics plus assorted other Americana and folk tracks. Nov. 17. Pantages Theatre

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Talking Volumes with Margaret Renkl

Kerri Miller interviews the New York Times columnist and writer, whose new book, The Comfort of Crows, is a collection of poignant essays focusing on the wildlife happenings in her Tennessee backyard. Nov. 1. Fitzgerald Theater

Patti LuPone

With leading Broadway roles ranging from Fantine in the original West End production of Les Misérables to Eva Perón in Evita to Madame Rose in Gypsy, as well as a collection of Tony, Olivier, and Drama Desk Awards, the lioness of the Broadway stage brings her career retrospective to the Ordway. Nov. 19. Ordway

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Adam Sandler

Performing select scenes from Little Nicky and The Waterboy.

Nov. 12. Target Center

▲ The Tony Award–winning revival of Stephen Sondheim’s 1970

Broadway musical set at a 35-year-old’s hilariously fraught birthday party recasts the main character as a woman, and it’s tough to believe that at one point it wasn’t. Nov. 14–19. Orpheum Theatre

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The rockabilly revivalist best known for rolling around in the waves with supermodel Helena Christensen in the music video for 1991’s “Wicked Game” hits the Fitz. Nov. 29. The Fitzgerald Theater

Liz Phair

Even though, if you ask us, 1993 was only, like, a decade ago, actual calendars disagree. Which is why Liz Phair is currently rounding the country celebrating the 30th anniversary of her 1993 debut LP, Exile in Guyville. Nov. 17.

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An Evening with Mike Doughty and Ghost of Vroom

M. Doughty, the army brat turned Soul Coughing frontman turned solo artist, in concert with the latest iteration of his band, just dropped a new studio album, Ghost of Vroom 3. Nov. 4. Fine Line

Dessa

When she’s not performing with the Minnesota Orchestra, writing books, or dropping tracks on The Hamilton Mixtape, Dessa’s rapping slick, literary verses like the ones on her newest solo album, Bury the Lede. Nov. 16. First Avenue

Jonas Brothers

Why the brothers Jonas never seem to cover the first track on Weezer’s Blue Album is a mystery. Nov. 19. Xcel Energy Center

Dierks Bentley

With his 10th studio album, Gravel & Gold, just out, the Nashville star loads into the Armory. Nov. 18. Armory

pentatonix Kinda like if The Treblemakers from Pitch Perfect were a reallife touring pop a cappella group.

Nov. 25. Xcel Energy Center

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Capping off the national tour in support of their 13th studio album, So Many Other Realities Exist Simultaneously, the famed Minneapolis south siders come home for a pair.

Nov. 24–25. First Avenue, Palace Theatre

Lil Yachty

With special guest Cuddy Cruiser. Nov. 2.

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THE COHEN REPORT Musings on life in the city and other important matters. by bu rt c o he n ● IT’S NOVEMBER, WHICH MEANS, defy-

ing all logic as well as actuarial tables, I’m about to observe yet another birthday.

“Defying logic” because I’ve spent my entire life avoiding good health practices and embracing obesity, carbs, bad fats, a total lack of exercise, and careful avoidance of any unnecessary movement except for walking through buffet lines, where I’m programmed to reject green leafy vegetables or anything else that’s tainted with a reputation of being good for you. And “defying actuarial tables” because, with an average life expectancy of around 78,

Burt’s most recent birthday candle

I’m guessing that out of my high school class of 200 there aren’t more than 30 still around (although I hope it’s a lot more).

Most important life experiences are tied to fixed, predetermined dates: kindergarten at 5, driver’s license at 16, whiskey at 21, social security at 65, etc. But life expectancy is all over the lot, and that makes it really hard to plan. So, my proposal is that we assign to artificial intelligence the task of manipulating everyone’s DNA to ensure a healthy life up to a certain predetermined age, at which we shut down. There are a few details to work out, like what’s the predeter-

mined age (start the discussion at 85), but all in its time. Of course, many people believe only God can determine one’s life span, so I don’t expect the conversation is going to be easy. Meanwhile, I’ll be celebrating my 93rd birthday with a high-fat, cholesterol-laden lunch and whichever slice of the cake has the most frosting.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, sometime this year, to Randy Lebedoff, Eric Dayton, Nivin MacMillan, Ruth Huss, Charlie Singer, Steve Rosenstone, Randy Zats, Roger Sit, Ford Bell, Jim Ulland, Ray Harris, Jim Hovland, Marty Kupper, Damon Johnson, and Nancy Lindahl.

CONGRATULATIONS to Barry Lazarus, who won honorable mention at the recent State Fair for his hydroponic eggplant, which was judged Least Shriveled. ■

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announced she would change direction at her popular Uptown restaurant Sooki and Mimi.

No longer an homage to the tortilla, it would become a Korean American restaurant known simply as Kim’s. “I’m finally doing the restaurant I’ve always wanted to do, and it’s terrifying,” Kim (above) admits. The James Beard Award– winning chef was worried people wouldn’t want the dishes she grew up eating. But after spending more time in the kitchen with her mom, who has Parkinson’s, Kim realized it was time. “If not now, when? I’m 50 and stepping into my

power, and I’m really excited.” But don’t get caught up with parsing the idea of authenticity.

Kim is quick to point out that she’s creating a Korean American menu that has evolved from the way she ate growing up, which tapped the heritage of her family recipes and the local culture during the 1970s. This “third culture” cooking will be personal but very accessible.

Get ready for lots of vegetables, a bit of funk and bold flavors, and plenty of banchan, side dishes that traditionally crowd the Korean table. For more on “third culture” cooking, see page 43.

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“A meal with friends or family is nothing more, and nothing less, than a fleeting event that fills a momentary spiritual need.” amy thielen

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Company’s Coming!

It’s feast season, and the book you need is Amy Thielen’s Company: The Radically Casual Art of Cooking for Others. Our favorite northern Minnesotan cook, author, and former host of Heartland Table on the Food Network has written a hefty book filled with casual menus, loose traditions, and sage advice to keep it cool when your kitchen is hot and someone’s pulling into the driveway. “This book focuses on the precious pre-party hours, when we’re standing in the dim late-afternoon kitchen

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holding a zucchini and having an internal debate: Should we poach it and sauce it with muddled mint oil, or slice it raw for carpaccio?” Thielen notes in the book. “I wrote these recipes, menus, and tangential thoughts for a circle of exactly three: you, me, and our cooking practice. But our conversation will come to an end when the people arrive. I’m sure you can take it from there.” Her buttercup bourbon pie from the Thanksgiving menu will be on my table this year for certain.

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GRAVY It’s hard to get away from tradition at Thanksgiving.

And even if you like to mix it up year after year (you know—2021: the year we deep-fried turkey; 2022: the year we did Moroccan), your tradition is to change. Some people see the feast as a focus on the bird, a nearly glowing golden icon set down on the table and carved by an “important” family member. Others see it through the lens of the sides, the bountiful table groaning under bowl after bowl of celebrated veg.

But here in the middlenorth of America, one thing that unites both camps is gravy. Really, it’s a balm. A fix for dry turkey, a boost to bland potatoes, it’s the binder that keeps the family together. In our house, it’s a bit of a challenge.

We don’t buy it, but the chief cook (ahem) is not in love with it, so the duty gets pawned off on an adult kid. This means that after a few glasses of festivity, the gravy production is sometimes an unsuccessful afterthought. And I’ve just now realized, bad gravy is indeed our tradition.

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THIRD CULTURE CUISINE What’s possible when chefs dabble in the best of two worlds? by s t e p h a ni e m a rc h

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● YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT. A simple state-

ment from our childhoods—was it Mister Rogers or the little yellow cartoon guy named Timer who popped up between cartoons on Saturday mornings that introduced this idea? I think we used to focus on the last half of that statement—“what you eat”—seeing it as a call to action to eat better in order to be better. Eat junky and be junky or eat healthy and be healthy was the gist I took from it. Marching orders.

But for the last few years, it seems to me that we have been focusing more on the front half of that statement: “You are.” What you eat defines who you are; it creates your identity. That’s much more complicated,

especially when you consider that for the first part of our lives, we don’t have much of a choice in the matter. So, seeing the act of eating what’s in front of you as definitive, particularly during a time when you’re just beginning to form the idea of who you are, seems flawed and fraught with potential misconception.

It’s probably the most difficult for “third culture kids,” a term coined by sociologist Ruth Hill Useem in the 1950s to refer to children who are being raised in one culture but whose parents come from a different one. While her focus was on children of expats, diplomats, and military parents, this phenomenon could be applied to kids in most modern immigrant families in America. These individuals grow up straddling two worlds: the cultural traditions of their family’s heritage and those of a world that is vastly different from what their family has known.

The “third culture” term is finding a new cadence in the food world. During a recent panel discussion with MinnPost on third culture cooking, chef, restaurateur,

and James Beard Award winner Ann Kim told us about her experience as a child.

“My Korean grandmother was the one who made the lunch,” she said. “She packed it with kimchi and rice to keep us nourished, and I was so embarrassed by it while others were eating peanut butter and jelly. I didn’t want to be the kid whose house smelled weird.” Like many third culture kids, she wanted to lean into the new culture around her and define herself that way.

During the same discussion, James Beard Award–nominated chef Yia Vang spoke about his own upbringing with his Hmong family as they adjusted to their new life and food traditions here. He shared a story about a time when he was breaking down a whole chicken for a dinner with his friends in college. While this was something he’d done most days of his life growing up, he recalled how one friend looked on with astonishment. “She said, ‘How did you know how to do that?’ And I thought, ‘How do you not know how to do that?’” Earlier this year, Vang ran an entire pop-up dedicated to Mee-Ka cooking, or

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the American-Hmong mash-up of foods he loved as a kid, and one of those items—the Mee-Ka Burger—is currently killing it at U.S. Bank Stadium.

Why, you may wonder? Here’s the secret: It’s a superpower. What may have felt like a cultural dissonance or a clashing of identities in the past has fueled great innovation and excellence and provided a bit of a guide for the future as more and more people move around the globe.

There’s skill in being able to exist in two cultures, to full-heartedly understand and balance the best of both and then communicate this new insight and existence through the universal language of dinner.

It’s important to know that this work is not “fusion,” a trendy term in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Fusion comes from some dude plopping guacamole on top of fried rice and calling it new. Sure, it can be delicious, though it’s a bit gimmicky, but there’s no story there. Third culture cooking, on the other hand, comes from a place of tension between the past and the present, between tested tradition and informed creativity. It roots itself in the present and defiantly knocks down the idea that there can be such a thing as a benchmark for authenticity. “I’m Korean and I’m cooking some of my mom’s recipes, so that may not make it like your mom’s, but that doesn’t mean it’s not authentic,” Kim said. “It’s authentically me.”

Jorge Guzmán, the final panel participant and also a James Beard Award nominee, spoke about the challenges of being in Minnesota and trying to bridge cultural gaps. “I can’t cook the Yucatecan food of my family here; there’s no palate for it,” he said. “If I were in the South, maybe, but it would have to be quite westernized to be at all successful. After all, this is a business, and we have to be able to make money in order to keep going. I’m not sure we’re there yet.”

Maybe not yet, but in five or 10 years, I bet these third culture kids already experimenting and embracing the nuance of the worlds they straddle will have had an impact on the world as we know it. ■

The (Real) Family Meal

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Keys Cafe Hot Turkey Sandwich When Barbara Hunn opened her first Keys Cafe in 1973, on Raymond Avenue in St. Paul, she wanted it to be the taste of good old northern-farmhouse scratch home cooking in a world too busy to make scratch gravy.

And that’s exactly what her family will bring to the ninth location, opening in Stillwater next year. Meet the year-round Thanksgiving sandwich that built a half century of success. Multiple locations, keyscafe.com —Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl

Family Affair

Founded by former nurse and head cook Barbara Hunn, Keys Cafes, currently found in eight locations, are now run by Barbara’s four children, in-laws, and grandchildren.

“Thanksgiving is our craziest time of year,” explains Amy Hunn, who married Barbara’s son Roy and runs the Hudson Keys Cafe with her daughter Makenzi Hunn.

“We pack hundreds of meals at Thanksgiving,” Amy says.

“Our hands are cut up from the to-go boxes, our feet are sore, it’s three o’clock in the morning, and we’re like: ‘Do we ever go home?’ But then on Thanksgiving, we all go to Barbara’s and eat her spaghetti and meatballs with cold cottage cheese—it’s the best, the hot and cold together— and we love our family and fall apart with exhaustion.”

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Good Gravy

A turkey slow-roasted overnight for 10 hours is the key. The team puts water in the pan to catch the drippings, then transfers the drippings to a stovetop pan to thicken and reduce, just like all our fantasy great-grandmas did.

Real Turkey

Every day, the cooks take apart turkeys that roasted overnight and transfer the meat to steam pans. In the summer, maybe you can ask for all white meat or all dark, but come Thanksgiving, you get treated like family: You get what you get, and you don’t have a fit!

Thanksgiving To Go

Keys sells hundreds of full Thanksgiving meals for six from each of its locations for $159, but order early because they sell out. “We just call the year-round one our hot turkey dinner or hot turkey sandwich,” Amy says. “But we know so many people just get one or two sandwiches or dinner to bring to someone who doesn’t have family to celebrate with.

It warms the heart.”

French Silk Pie

Keys Cafe also makes one of the region’s perfect French silk pies, using Barbara’s original recipe for a chocolate graham cracker crust and a luxuriously rich filling made extra chocolaty with good cocoa.

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Raising the Bar New Porzana is more than simply an Argentinian steakhouse by Daniel del Prado—it’s phenomenal.

n a recent Saturday night, the crowd at Porzana’s door had a different vibe than the typical frenzied mass that surrounds a hot, new-to-the-scene restaurant. These were not the usual suspects, shrilly enumerating the many reasons they deserved a table. Instead, the seekers—many of them men, taut, restlessly leaning in and leaning back, like players on the sidelines—sprang lightly from foot to foot, as if to say, “Put me in, Coach! I have trained for decades, for misty past lifetimes:

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I am ready to eviscerate a steak.”

I wondered: Was this humankind 500 years ago, as bison roasted over an open fire? Was this humankind 11,000 years ago, contemplating mastodon slices above the embers? Nowadays, the victory of the hunt arrives more easily, no flint-topped spears required.

Just ask for: Porzana’s parillada!

Your bounty will include a full hanger steak, a spiral of special Argentinian linguiça sausage, a few links of dark and meaty

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Left: A beet-red Gigi cocktail, pa amb tomaquet, koji-inoculated flank steak, and sweet corn agnolotto. Below: Chic South American style in North Loop.

blood sausage, lightly grilled sweetbreads, a few links of spicy chorizo, and a glorious volcano-shaped tower of marrow bone, all arranged like a painter’s palette of meats: Here’s blood-rich hanger steak, here’s lusher-than-butter marrow, here’s what chili does when ground into meat. The whole shebang is perfectly offset by a perky, acidic little salad of herbs and pickled onions to go with the meats. (The kitchen calls it “Dani’s salad” because chef/owner Dani del Prado doesn’t eat meat without it.) Served family-style, the parillada also comes with a wooden bowl of green salad, a little ramekin of chimichurri, and a stack of exquisitely charred bread slices. Porzana’s parillada is an incredible spread, meant for two or four people to share, people who want to go weak with sensual post-hunt bliss. Take a bite of something meaty, a bite of something green, and sip your wine. Yes, it’s good to win the hunt.

As you enjoy the parillada, you may have the sense you’ve summoned the ghost of dear departed Burch Steak and Isaac Becker dream teams of yore, and you would be right. The sausages are made for Porzana by Erik Sather, now of Lowry Hill Provisions, who was with del Prado as part of the cooking line at Becker’s Bar La Grassa. The pair split up when del Prado went to lead Burch and Sather set up shop next door at Lowry Hill. That was all before del Prado left Burch to build his empire of melodious restaurants: Martina, Colita, Josefina, Macanda, and many more, including a St. Paul restaurant to come in 2024.

Porzana could function splendidly as merely the greatest new steakhouse in a state that loves steak: Watch out, Manny’s, Murray’s, the Lex, and Jax—there’s a new beef slinger in town. “I call it my reverse flagship,” del Prado told me on the phone.

“You know what I mean?”

I know exactly what he means. Usually, in restaurants, there’s one signature big restaurant, a great success, and then little spin-offs circle around it, like planets around the sun. But in this case, the sun was filled in last.

Porzana is a sun, a city, a center: 20 cooks in the back; 100 employees all told; nearly 300 seats, counting the patio, and it’s busy-busy, lively-lively, and nearly flawless. I don’t think I’ve ever experienced so strong a Minnesota restaurant opening. I was dazzled and dazzled again. Experience and attention to detail vibrated from every dish. Let me enumerate: First the steaks, and there are many.

Beyond options the old-school elite steakhouse customers demand, like the grainfinished filets and rib eyes, the menu also offers, shockingly, budget cuts, including five prime or better steaks at $26 and under, an accomplishment in today’s market. I tried the $21 6-ounce grass-fed flat iron, and it was excellent—wildly flavorful, iron-y and beefy yet tender and expertly charred. Porzana also offers hard-to-find Argentinian cuts—like a tapa de vacío, the cousin to the flank steak—and even more unusual cuts, which can be considered del Prado’s cheffy playfulness and imagination unleashed on pure beef.

For instance, to achieve the funk and

deep flavor of a dry-aged steak without an aging room or the inclination to sit on pricey inventory, Porzana takes two approaches. One involves koji, a fungal spore (sort of functionally the Japanese version of brewer’s yeast) used to ferment everything from sake to soy sauce to miso paste. The kitchen rubs a flank steak with koji and salt and lets it percolate for ten days, resulting in a steak that has a bit of a mushroomy, winey funk. They also employ a similar trick using gorgonzola cheese, rubbing it on the meat, which is then long chilled. If you’re a steak lover, these different flavors are fascinating, if not wildly distinct, akin to different vanilla ice creams.

Most interesting are the $3 sauces you can request with your steak: a vibrant chimichurri, a rich gorgonzola Mornay, or a bright Bolivian cousin to salsa called llajua (“ya-hwa”). It’s delightful to pair a perfectly prepared steak with a surprising and fresh sauce, and I think Porzana has, in a single move, cornered the metro market for every person who wants to split a smaller and more affordable but great steak with

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a friend and still have a few other treats.

Now for the potatoes. Prepare yourself. You actually see del Prado’s skills as a chef most easily in the many, many potato dishes. The papas aplastadas, for instance, are a very unique version of a classic steakhouse baked potato. To make it, del Prado takes fingerling potatoes, boils them, smashes them, and crisps them in the oven.

The potatoes are then pan-fried to order with bacon and chives, drenched with a beurre blanc, and finally hidden beneath a cloud of parmesan cheese—unbelievably rich, flabbergastingly flavorful. I cannot wait for people to start ordering them at the bar at 10 o’clock at night as a dinner: Welcome to your new potato obsession. I feel the same way about the papas al horno, an incredible potato dish in which creamy Yukons are baked, fried twice, and then liberally squirted with a garlicky red chili pepper sauce and covered with a flurry of cilantro and Marcona almonds. If you’re a hot-sauce-on-your-home-fries type, welcome to your new obsession. So crisp. So loaded with flavor and texture.

The potato story doesn’t end there.

Anyone remember the glorious days before 1991, when McDonald’s french fries were fried in beef tallow? Porzana is tallow-frying today, with a dedicated tallow fryer and big Idaho russet potatoes sliced into glorious pencil-long french fries. I took one bite and was instantly transported to childhood, that particular big, slightly tangy robustness, the perfect french fry. It’s my new best

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lifetime favorite. I asked del Prado if it had something to do with his own childhood in Buenos Aires: “No, not at all. McDonald’s is for rich people in Argentina,” he said.

He did it for flavor and winning. If we as a state wanted to value Porzana as a potato house instead of a steakhouse, we would be justified.

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In case you’re looking for something other than red meat, the non-steak options are glorious, as well. I actually think my favorite dish was the scallop tartare— minced sweet, creamy raw scallops, tossed just before they reach the table with a sauce made of fried garlic, chilies, lime, and soy sauce, along with cilantro, parsley, and oregano. You fold the mixture into shiso leaves and get a world of contrast: seasweet and creamy, popping spice, fried garlic, licorice-herbal.

“I like to do things that are not traditional,” del Prado told me. “It started in my mind, thinking about chimichurri, which begins with a saltwater brine sort of like soy sauce, and I love Vietnamese chili oil.

So, I took everything from my brain and invented a new sauce.”

Fair enough! It’s amazing. The arctic char tartare, another raw fish dish, this one CONTINUED ON PAGE 156

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IN PURSUIT of

HOME A series sponsored by H O US ING FIR ST MI N NESOTA

WHERE ARE ALL THE STARTER HOMES? Despite desperate demand for affordable, smaller homes, Minnesota is missing the mark. So why are so few available? (Spoiler: It’s not because builders don’t want to build them.)

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SO WHERE ARE THEY? In the early 20th century, as Minneapolis and St. Paul grew, each was hugged by rings of suburbs dotted with modest homes. “When we simply had would-be homeowners seeking a home and the housing industry trying to serve them, we got small, sensible homes because that met people’s budgets and their base goals,” Vagle says. “It set them up for a life of homeownership and all the benefits that come with it.”

As the suburbs stretched farther from the urban core and the first-ring communities were already filled with existing starter homes, the focus shifted toward larger builds. “Many communities drifted away from planning and allowing starter homes to be built,” Vagle says. “We should have been building starter homes as a portion of our housing market year after year.”

Now, the Twin Cities faces a mounting shortage of housing in general and especially

a lack of affordable homes. “There’s only one way out, and that’s to build our way out,” Vagle says. “We have to bring starter homes back—not everything should be a starter home, but a portion of the homes built every year should be at that level.”

HOW CITIES ARE ZONING OUT Today’s Minnesotans tend to have smaller families, and the state sits at a peak of single-person households.

“Many current buyers are looking for more flexible options—a smaller footprint, a smaller yard, a smaller garage,” Vagle says.

Unfortunately, varying municipal requirements often prevent short ’n’ sweet starter homes from being built, due to minimums on square footage, garage stalls, and lot size.

“Zoning became popular in communities a hundred years ago after the United States Supreme Court said race couldn’t be used as a rationale to control who lives in certain parts of a community,” says Nick Erickson, senior director of housing policy at Housing

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s anyone who’s browsed Zillow in the last three years knows, homeownership is “almost impossibly popular,” says James Vagle, CEO of Housing First Minnesota. And beyond just calling it your own, home has built-in benefits, from increased community involvement and improved children’s academic performance to better health and wealth creation. Starter homes are just that: where your journey begins—whether it’s a relationship, a child’s first steps, or simply your first set of matching silverware. Starter homes are the front door of the housing market, but Minnesota’s current blueprint lacks enough volume at that entry point.

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First. “Growing suburbs often wanted higherincome, more affluent residents moving into their communities, and you could control that by using zoning to increase the cost of housing. And regrettably, that has continued to this day.”

Out of more than 100 cities in the metro, only four have modernized zoning—and Minneapolis’s successful bid to do so was just overturned. “It’s going to be a generation or more if we work at that pace,” Erickson says.

“We simply don’t have time for 125 cities in the metro to get their housing policies in line with what’s needed to achieve that balance of housing affordability and access. That’s why it’s so necessary to have the legislature create a framework around local housing policies.”

Without widespread embrace of newly built starter homes, the supply-demand imbalance our market is stuck in will only worsen. From existing homes to apartment rentals, “everyone’s going to be paying more for housing,” Erickson says. “And we’ll be left with two options: Do you try to compete for high-cost housing in the Twin Cities, or do you move elsewhere?”

N E W B U I L D O N T H E B LO C K Would builders create starter homes, given the opportunity? “Yes, they would,” Vagle says. “Every market where starter homes are allowed, they’re built.”

Instead of devaluing current homes, Vagle says, “we’re going to introduce homes that are priced less because they’re smaller, more flexibly built.” Think: a 1,100-square-foot home with a one-car tuck-under garage on a 45-foot-wide lot that could sell for $280,000.

“There would be a line around the block of people wanting to buy that,” Vagle says. And the beauty of it is, he continues, “we’re essentially introducing a new housing product to the market.”

Though Housing First Minnesota sees value in some zoning ordinances, it’s striving to level the teeter-totter of city control and homeowner preference. “There should be choices at all price points,” Vagle says.

“We’re not arguing that everyone should buy a starter home, and no one is mandating that starter homes be built; it would just be allowing them. And if allowed to produce a variety of homes, the Twin Cities will be stronger because of it.”

Housing by the Numbers

IN THE TWIN CITIES LAST YEAR, ONLY 1.7% OF NEW HOMES BUILT WERE PRICED LESS THAN $300,000, COMPARED TO 14% IN CHICAGO AND 21% IN MILWAUKEE.

Local Communities Getting It Right Thumbs-up to Bloomington, Richfield, and St. Paul, which have rolled back restrictions on lot sizes, square footage minimums, and garage spot allotments, enabling more starter-size homes to be built in their communities. “The new residential standards are designed to provide more opportunities for infill housing, diversity of housing types and options, and to increase the likelihood of affordable homeownership opportunities,” says Bloomington mayor Tim Busse.

Will My Home Lose Value?

To quell any concern around being block buddies with a smaller home, the short answer is no. “People think, If you build small homes near me, my home’s value is going to plummet. That’s not true,” Vagle says. “Research shows that building homes of all types actually enhances the housing ecosystem.”

Pyramid Dream A common argument claims that builders don’t want to build smaller homes because they make more money on larger homes. “The Toyota Corolla has been the best-selling car in the world for decades—the same principle holds in housing,” Vagle says. “The pool of buyers for large luxury homes is a fraction of those looking for quality, attainably priced homes.”

Think of the housing market as a pyramid. Most people are at the base of the pyramid—or at least start there. That large base is composed of starter homes, which are currently missing from our local market. The higher levels of the pyramid yield more expensive homes, but the pool of buyers shrinks. “Our builders want to be building homes at the bottom of that price point pyramid, where there’s the largest pool of buyers,” Erickson says. “But our housing policies simply don’t allow for it.”

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WE’RE NOT ARGUING THAT EVERYONE SHOULD BUY A STARTER HOME, AND NO ONE IS MANDATING THAT STARTER HOMES BE BUILT; IT WOULD JUST BE ALLOWING THEM. AND IF ALLOWED TO PRODUCE A VARIETY OF HOMES, THE TWIN CITIES WILL BE STRONGER BECAUSE OF IT.

—James Vagle | Housing First Minnesota

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operated shop dedicated to bringing the Mediterranean experience to the Land of 10,000 Lakes. The Kaplan family, including Umut (left); Cosku (right); and their mother and father, Seher and Suayip, merchandise the cozy space with their collection of homemade authentic Turkish olive oils and cotton textiles—both of which are also sold through Kowalski’s, Surdyk’s, and Five Swans in downtown Wayzata. Their brick-and-mortar also stocks entertaining

essentials, including goods for beautiful everyday living—specialty vinegars, ceramics, glassware, original artworks, tabletop accessories, and more. The store’s name translates to “ladybug,” a creature that, just like olive oil to our bodies, is essential for a thriving garden. In need of a home-run holiday host gift idea? Pick up a bottle of their Oleavia Savrandere Early Harvest, Asilik I Edition, or Asilik II Edition olive oil, all of which won gold awards at the World Olive Oil Competition. 4946 France Ave. S., 952-479-7015 —Madeline Nachbar

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A source for discovery will open in North Loop this winter.

Meet Story and Teller, a home and lifestyle concept specializing in handmade, smallbatch goods from around the globe.

Rachel Cafferty, a home décor fanatic and interior designer who—after stints in Kansas City and Los Angeles—recently returned to the Twin Cities, is heading up the store. After buying her first home and searching for homewares and furnishings that were both stylish and ethically made, she saw an opportunity to expand the market.

Cafferty, who cares as much about the form of an object as she does its backstory— the “who” and “how” behind it—is curating a storefront filled with home essentials that encourage thoughtful purchasing. Think: throw pillows handwoven in Turkey, wooden kitchenware made in Guatemala, and other artisan goods. “I want to fuel a movement of renewed appreciation for artistry, character, and slow living,” she says. Look for an opening January 2024.

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TO KNOW LOCAL RETAIL PLAYERS is to know Michael Pickart (above). OGs are sure to remember his influential first concept, Intoto, which he owned and operated with Karen Heithoff from 1990 to 2010. His experience and knack for running a specialty boutique show as he celebrates the fifth birthday of his second store: Combine.

While so many retailers flock to “it” districts like the North Loop and Edina’s Nolan Mains, Pickart has planted firm roots in Uptown. Despite perceptions of the neighborhood, a shaky retail land-

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scape, and crime rates, his shop remains strong on the bustling block of Lake Street between Irving and James Avenues.

Pickart is also proud to report that his customers show zero apprehension about coming to support his store. Yes, the 20-spot parking lot located behind the shop is a definite perk.

“I think it gets spookier for people when things aren’t open and spaces are vacant, like over at Hennepin and Lake,” says Pickart. “And that’s not the case for our little pocket.” In recent years, other locally owned businesses have flocked to the area, including Legacy, Les Sól, and Bevel Piercing. “We’ve formed a little community and pass customers to one

another. We’re committed to keeping Uptown alive.”

Drawing on years of experience, Pickart continues to prove that winning customer service and client relationships are the keys to running a successful brick-andmortar. He doesn’t depend heavily on social media marketing and has no e-commerce presence. “It’s about listening to the customer and fostering a strong and trusting relationship—that’s why people come back,” he says. “Let’s face it: People can go online and call stores all over the country.” He even receives calls from his savvy customers who are shopping in stores in other cities, such as NYC, asking if he carries a certain piece that

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caught their eye, just to keep the dollars in his pocket.

While he attributes much of his success to a core customer group, it’s not rare for Pickart to have a day filled with new customers—although they are almost always sent by friends and word of mouth.

Beyond relationships, the clothes are also key. Pickart prides himself on carrying lines not represented elsewhere locally, keeping his assortment fresh and unique. While he focused on more luxe, high-fashion lines at Intoto (like Marni, Alexander Wang, and Etro), he’s found a new niche. “I have women come in who are in need of a cool conversation starter for a groovy dinner party on Lake of the Isles—things that can be dressed up or down with the right styling, not motherof-the-bride stuff,” he says.

Bestsellers include Italian-made sweaters and coats by Aequamente and Hannoh Wessel (Pickart has the exclusive for both lines in Minnesota), cashmere by American Vintage, Clare V. bags, vintageinspired pieces by The Great, and denim

by Citizens of Humanity and NSF. The recent focus has been homing in on a curated men’s strategy. Now, about one-third “It’s about of the store is listening to stocked with the customer s m a r t m e n s and fostering wear pieces, like igh-quality a strong and hand comfortable trusting denim, blazers, relationship— knits, and shirt jackets that that’s why people come transition from day to night. back.”

In addition, michael pickart the selection at Combine offers homewares by unique artisans, including rugs by Saffron and Spruce, ceramics by Cym Warkov, and plates and pillows by John Derian.

The space has a storied mercantile-type vibe, with displays made of vintage flea finds that channel old-world character.

The year 2024 will be a year of growth for Pickart, as he shows no signs of slowing down in his plans to embark on Combine 2.0, in his hometown of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. 1609 W. Lake St., Mpls., 612-353-5163 ■

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PH OTO C OURTESY O F MICH BE RTH IAUM E

This local retail curator is a fairy godmother to the makers.

WHEN IT COMES TO DISCOVERING ARTISANS, Mich Berthiaume (shown above in black top, to right of statue) always has her antennae up. Whether she’s road-tripping to small-town farmers’ markets or driving around our own twin cities, she’s constantly searching for talent to share with the community.

Take the now well-known cotton candy vendor Spinning Wylde, which Berthiaume spotted while driving around St. Paul. She pulled over and gave owner Tevy PhannSmith her card. Fast-forward to today: The colorful cotton candy booth has a brick-and-mortar, can be found at markets around the Cities, and was among the Minnesota State Fair’s top sellers.

After decades working in corporate America, Berthiaume’s first project was Mall of America’s Shop Local Market in 2014. The idea quickly gained steam, and soon she populated the mall’s Razz and Debut concepts. “I remember being asked if I thought markets were just a fad,” she says.

“But it’s grown exponentially.” Today, her Rolodex explodes with names and brands worth knowing.

Curious minds may wonder: Why are shoppers drawn to a market-style experience versus a traditional storefront?

Berthiaume believes consumers are attracted to the notion of the limited edition. “When activations or events are only

around for a single weekend or season, people charge to the site hoping they’ll discover something unique and special. It creates a sense of seasonality and urgency.”

Since launching her own consultancy, Mich’s Markets, Berthiaume has curated experiences for the Mall of America, the Minnesota Twins, The Market at Malcolm Yards, Bde Maka Ska Pavilion, Omni Viking Lakes Hotel, and more. But one of her biggest wins is the Winter Maker’s Market at The Dayton’s Project, which will return with its holiday retail experience for a third season this November, now with 75–80 brands (almost triple what it started with in 2021). “The numbers are so overwhelming in such a positive way,” says Berthiaume, who brought back a collection of the nostalgic Santa Bears on Black Friday last year.

Unsurprisingly, people lined up around the building, and the bears sold out almost immediately.

“Dayton’s has become the premier winter market,” says Berthiaume, who fills the ground floor with fashion and accessories (including the fan-favorite Dayton’s branded merchandise), home décor, apothecary, food, art, and more from a wide range of makers.

Speaking of downtown, Berthiaume also sits on the mayor’s Vibrant Downtown Storefronts Workgroup to create new shopping experiences and activations. Also returning this November is a Nordic Village Market at the Four Seasons Minneapolis, where Berthiaume has selected talent to sell goods in eight cozy cabin-style stores on the terrace.

Berthiaume receives calls from folks around the country asking her to help with similar shopping experiences, but her commitment to local trumps all. “I’m such a Minnesota girl, and there are just so many opportunities here. I’m focused on the Twin Cities and their growth.”

On the horizon for the warmer months?

Watch for a weekly outdoor market at the new North Loop Green mixed-use apartment and retail complex, as well as local shop ops when the U.S. Olympic gymnastics trials come to Target Center in 2024. —M.N. ■

Since helping launch the Dayton’s Project market in 2021, curator Mich Berthiaume has nearly tripled the number of makers selling goods at this event.

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Where to shop for that someone who’s hard to buy for?

Here you go!

Senti A feast for the senses (literally), Jen Knoch’s Nolan Mains boutique caters to all five.

And everything in her collection—from fragrances, candles, and sachets to silk eye masks to visual pleasures for the nightstand and tabletop— evokes a European sensibility. Bonus: Knoch has a knack for sourcing vintage treasures to ensure your gift is truly unique. 3922 W. 50th St., Edina Golden Rule Filled with works of art (both originals and prints), ceramics, aesthetic greeting cards, fashion, accessories, and other ’Gramworthy oddities, Erin Parrish Duininck’s gallery and boutique is worth a trip. Plus, is there anywhere more Hallmark-moviemagical during the holidays than Water Street? Um, no.

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Isles Studio Brimming with natural history and natureinspired fine art collectibles, along with apothecary goods for those with a discerning eye, Isles carries editor’s picks like the Bridie Hall alphabet pots, Trudon candles and diffusers, Antoinette Poisson papier-mâché boxes, and John Derian ceramics. 1311 W. 25th St., Mpls.

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The shopping, the gifting, and holiday galore—these shops have you covered, and they’re practically next door.

In a Pinch

Too busy to think? These stores employ gifting pros who know exactly what’s hot (and not). Chances are you live near one of Patina’s many boutiques, where gifts for every recipient await. Another hometown hero, GoodThings, with shops in White Bear Lake, Maple Grove, and St. Paul, has your local Minnesota-themed grab-and-go goodies, hostess gifts, and fashion and accessory needs covered. Up-and-coming artists’ collections can be discovered at Curiosity, in Northeast Minneapolis, where presents present themselves with global flair, and I Like You, in Northeast Minneapolis and St. Paul, whose card wall (be forewarned: not all are safe for work) is sure to spark joy. Be sure to hit 48th and Chicago for 14 Hill, a neighborhood gift shop filled with funky socks, humorous baby onesies, puzzles, textiles, on-trend games, and pop culture must-haves, like Taylor Swift mugs.

The Art of Gifting

Want to be certain your gift is singular? Go off-piste at one of these museum gift shops.

The Weisman Art Museum’s WAM Shop proves you don’t need a big budget to purchase original works. Shop manager Kate Linden curates the space with pieces by artists featured in the gallery—and others that should be on your radar. The Walker Art Center’s and Mia’s stores belong on every Secret Santa bucket list, with their assortments of coffee-table books, handmade accessories, creative kids’ presents, tote bags,

and office essentials that combine form and function. More off-the-beaten-path options include the store at the American Swedish Institute, with its Nordic design and Scandiinspired gifts, and The Museum of Russian Art, where you’ll discover cookbooks, folk art works, matryoshka dolls, amber jewelry, and other eastern European collectibles.

Little Wonders

See the holiday season through a kid’s eyes at one of these most epic of totcentric shops. St. Paul’s Mischief Toy Store, with its beautifully chaotic stacks of toys and games, is the closest you’ll get to Santa’s North Pole workshop.

And don’t you dare leave Grand Avenue without first checking out nearby Red Balloon Bookshop for an unmatched library of reads. Cool kids will surely love anything from the bottom floor of Edina’s Serge and Jane (pictured), where owner Jamie Carl’s love of music is evident in the Beastie Boys onesies and the vintage vinyl that decorates the walls. Meanwhile, design-minded kids will be into the wooden and Montessori toys at Fair Play Projects and The Olive Branch in St. Paul and Kinoko Kids at 38th and Grand in Minneapolis. Pacifier’s family of stores has every need covered—clothing, books, games, toys, and the bigger-ticket items like strollers and car seats, while Goodnight Moon, near 44th and France in Minneapolis, has a more curated aesthetic that speaks to the fashion-forward little with sweet, preppy style.

The art of presentation also applies to the wrap!

(You’re welcome.)

Gift six The Wrappery Don’t shove the fruits of your shopping labor into a closet until the 11th hour.

Thanks to Gift Six, you can pick from a variety of papers, ribbons, bows, and boxes and drop your gifts off at its new St. Louis Park location or make a mobile wrapping appointment. Wrapping on wheels? Say no more. giftsixwrappery.com Giftywrap Looking for wrapping options that represent the true Minnesota spirit?

Check out Mahogany EllisCrutchfield’s GiftyWrap, which she launched to provide the Twin Cities with diverse and inclusive wrapping paper options designed by artists of all races, ethnicities, religions, and sexual orientations. giftywrap.com

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The hosting and roasting can be so much more when you add in the goodies that guests will adore.

Surprise and Delight

Sippable treats For home or to go?

Hennepin lake liquors The thriftiest wine snobs locally hunt at this Uptown spot, where good cava can be had usually for less than $10 a bottle.

12oo W. Lake St., Mpls.

Edina Liquor For affordable pinot noir—yes, it exists—try the sibling wines from Elk Cove and Pike Road in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. Three Edina locations Henry and Son If what you need is an esoteric, elite treat to bring to holiday parties that you’re otherwise a little intimidated to bring wine to, visit this boutique stop in north Minneapolis. 1220 Glenwood Ave., Mpls.

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Up your hosting game or pick up a dinner party gift at one of these local fine food shops. Tap the pros at Cooks Bellecour in the North Loop, St. Paul, and Edina for their picks of Japanese shoyu, hot spices, cookbooks, batched cocktails, and specialty coffee. If you’re hosting this year, peruse its selection of elevated kitchenware and appliances for preparing your best holiday meal yet. At Grand Avenue’s jewel Golden Fig Fine Foods, you’ll find a thoughtful edit of Americanproduced goods, as well as one of the best gift basket sections in the Cities. Once you’ve stocked up on a bounty of cheeses, salami, and libations, scout Northeast fave Surdyk’s for interesting candies and chocolates, or venture to Eagan’s Minsk Market for Ukrainian chocolates.

Bird Is the Word

Take a little pressure off of hosting Thanksgiving by letting someone else do the cooking.

For years, the multiple metro Kowalski’s locations have been a dependable source for a fully catered spread, whether it’s for just two or for 20. If you want help with the sides, check in with France 44 in Linden Hills or its Grand Avenue sister, St. Paul Cheese Shop, which can do the cheese board, platters, and other apps. Or perhaps you need a small lift, and Kingfield’s Alma Provisions can be your source for gravy, stock, bread, and gorgeous pies.

Set the Scene

Half the fun of hosting is setting an epic table. Galleria’s Ampersand is a known destination to savvy entertainers, with a robust assortment of linens and sophisticated dinnerware and glassware by Juliska, Simon Pearce, Versace, and Julia Knight.

Minimalists flock to The Foundry Home Goods (pictured) in Marcy-Holmes for stuff like Mexican blown glassware, beeswax candles, modern ceramics, and tabletop statements rooted in simple design. Blending old and new creates a sense of casual elegance, and it’s made easy thanks to Linden Hills treasure Victory Vintage’s English silver, antique vases, and delftware. Style maker Julia Moss of Wayzata’s Julia Moss Designs offers tabletop décor in bright pops and patterns. Lastly, St. Paul’s Ergo lets you customize your own floral arrangements using its bar of fresh and dried florals.

need something special?

A-Market-ing we go!

Ingebretsen’s This south Minneapolis institution is a landmark for Nordic foodies, with festive cookie cutters, cookbooks, and, of course, the food itself. Ingebretsen’s smokes its own fish and sausage and also showcases gjetost, sweets, lefse, or, for the very brave, lutefisk. Crafts, jewelry, décor, sweaters, toys, and books round out the assortment, making it a true one-stop Scandi shop.

1601 E. Lake St., Mpls.

Cossetta A St. Paul Italian scene staple since 1911, Cossetta is a multilevel establishment with an Italian pastry specialist; an Italian grocery, bread, meat, and imports specialist; and a counter-service restaurant that’s been a gourmet bargain hunter’s favorite for five generations. Explore everything from imported candies to fascinatingly shaped pastas to dazzling cookies. 211 W. 7th St., St. Paul Kramarczuk’s Nordeast’s stalwart Ukrainian-heritage butcher and cafeteria has been open since 1954. And while its brats are a summer grilling star, its holiday eats are equally epic.

Chocolate Santas as big as your arm, good-luck marzipan pigs, holiday cakes and pastries, pretty jars of jam, and readyto-go appetizers are just a few of its offerings. 215 Hennepin Ave. E., Mpls.

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need a little fresh air?

Lace up your skates and make figure eights!

Rinks are Everywhere The hockey-centric setup at Lake of the Isles’ rink includes skating paths (formal and informal) outside the boards.

But in case you don’t want to trek all the way to LOTI, Minneapolis Park and Rec has 22 parks with a grand total of 45 outdoor rinks, including Pearl Park (pictured) and two indoor arenas to choose from. minneapolisparks.org/rinks

Guidant John Rose MN Oval Clocking in at 110,000 square feet, Roseville’s Oval is the largest refrigerated outdoor skating setup in the country. And the 84 miles of subterranean refrigeration pipe it necessitates ensure it’s one of the only outdoor rinks in the Cities that can function even when temps skew well above freezing.

2661 Civic Center Dr., Roseville

Centennial Lakes Park Leave the hockey sticks (and fears of people wielding them) at home, and head to Edina for 10 acres and three ponds’ worth of groomed skating that goes under bridges and through canals for a true holiday card– worthy experience. 7499 France Ave. S., Edina

The hustle and bustle can get quite exhausting, but make time for fun (some that requires defrosting).

Lighten Up

Your neighbors’ holiday lights are timed to “The Chipmunk Song”?

Pfft. Their display doesn’t hold a blow-mold candle to these local light shows. If you always thought the best ride at Shakopee’s Valleyfair was the one you left in the parking lot, you’re wrong (the best ride is Renegade), but also, Christmas in Color is just the thing for you, as it invites patrons to drive through its theme park–sized light show in their own cars. Or grab a gloriously greasy double cheeseburger at Saint Dinette in Lowertown St. Paul, and then head down the street to CHS Field for Glow Holiday Festival (pictured), where firepits, a 60-plus-foot tree, reindeer, light-up bikes, and so much more await. But your best bet for an insanely bucolic evening of lights is at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum’s Winter Lights in Chaska. A walk through the Arb’s already pristine grounds with s’mores roasted over an open fire on a theme night like date night or photographer night is like a walk through a Dickens novel—only with more electricity and fewer cranky misers.

Give Back

Make sure it’s not just your loved ones who are feeling loved this holiday season by devoting some of your time to one of these worthy causes.

Delivering roughly 1.5 million warm meals annually throughout the Twin Cities, Meals on Wheels lets you volunteer to prep meals, deliver them, or do both at multiple metro locations.

And in 2001, the Minneapolis and St. Paul food banks merged to form the gold standard of local hunger relief organizations, Second Harvest Heartland—volunteer at the Brooklyn Park location to sort and pack meals and groceries that

will be distributed throughout more than 50 counties.

A pair of former Minnesota Vikings created The Link in 1991 as a resource for youth and families in north Minneapolis, and it persists today with youth advocacy, safe harbor, and rehousing programs. Link volunteers are needed for everything from helping cozy up a family’s new home by adopting a room to fundraising to food and goods packaging and distribution. Take an afternoon and help your neighbors—and your own Grinchy heart.

Paul Bunyan Style

Hark! You need not venture deep into the wilderness to cut yourself a truly Griswoldian Christmas tree. In the land of 10 billion trees, solid tree farms abound, but it doesn’t get any more Rockwellian than the über-quaint, über-photogenic farmstead that is Krueger’s Christmas Tree Farm in Lake Elmo, where the cut-your-own trees are stout, the wreaths are vibrant, and the garlands stretch for miles.

Ramsey’s Hansen Tree Farm has all the usual tree farm trimmings, like cider, cocoa, and bonfires, but what really sells it is that it’s one of the only places in town where all the trees— no matter the shape, size, or species—cost the same flat rate of $140 per tree. However, the best overall combination of high-quality trees, fair pricing, and a sleigh-ride-inclusive setting can be found at Hampton Hills Tree Farm in Randolph—come for the well-organized cull of any type of tree you can imagine, and stay for the fact that you can stop for a burger at House of Coates on your way home.

When you need a reprieve from the deep freeze Watershed Spa Perched above St. Anthony Main in Minneapolis’s Old Town, Watershed has all the regular spa trappings but hangs its hat on its use of water—or, more specifically, “ritual-based” bathing. So, whether you’re looking to straightup sauna for an hour or to get more involved with ice plunges, steams, and soaks, it’s got you.

514 SE 2nd St., Mpls.

612 Sauna Society Our first sauna co-op parks its mobile sauna at The Trailhead at Theo Wirth all winter, and while the society’s benefits most wholly belong to its members, the group offers drop-in reservations to the public. 1221 Theodore Wirth Pkwy., Mpls.

The Great Northern Sauna Village In the heart of winter, the most fleeting sauna experience in town—but also the most magical—is the pop-up village outside Malcolm Yards. Part of The Great Northern festival, it features an array of saunas from local brands like Stokeyard Outfitters and Sisu Nordic and runs January 26–February 5.

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Ready to take it up a notch?

Pinkies up for holiday tea!

The Lynhall Book ahead of time to enjoy a couple hours full of assorted teas, cutesy sandwiches, desserts, and pastries atop a chic antique tea cart. Celebrating something major? Why not upgrade to cocktails and champagne? And while the gorgeous spot offers teas on weekend days all year round, the December holiday teas are unmissable. 3945 Market St., Edina The Mad Hatter Dine on seasonally changing scones, jams, sandwiches, and sips (including mimosas if you’re so inclined), with special options just for kids. Looking to celebrate with a group? The resto takes rezzies for up to 10 people for a magical outing for the whole family. 1632 Ferry St., Anoka The Saint Paul Hotel Live piano music drifts through the lobby of this St. Paul landmark as you snack through four courses of chef-driven selections, teas, and cocktails or bubbles.

But book now for those December dates: They sell out quickly. 350 N. Market St., St. Paul

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Don’t wait for an invite

to make your season the most; reach out to a friend and find time for a toast.

A Sweet Start

Ship your out-of-towners to the newish Rand Tower Hotel in downtown Minneapolis, then join them for brunch at fifth-floor Blondette, one of the Cities’ best-kept-secret breakfasts in the sky, complete with a glass-ceilinged room that’ll make everyone feel très chic.

Dinner rezzies at Northeast’s Young Joni are tough to come by, so try for the new brunch instead—get the pizzas, yes, but also the Korean short ribs and eggs for all-day energy. Speaking of new brunches, you’ll be the family hero when you shepherd everyone to Kingfield’s buzzy Petite León, where the double-patty cheeseburger is legendary, the Benny Tamal with chipotle hollandaise is a crowd fave, and the chilaquiles aren’t to be missed.

Seats for All

When everyone’s invited, you’ve gotta think big—big tables, big wow factor, big fun. Ann Ahmed’s new Loring Park spot, Gai Noi, sports communal tables all around for the party crowd—but it’s also got a 14-seater in a private room away from the action. If a parking lot is on the must-have list, bring the fam to Baldamar (pictured), at Rosedale Center, for sophistication– meets–suburban convenience. It has a great wine list, gargantuan steaks, and cute holiday décor, along with a party room and big tables to boot. Or head to the so-hot-right-now North Loop Freehouse, which brews award-win-

ning beer and offers a menu that fits your whole group’s needs.

Clink, Clink

Double down on the holiday vibe and hit the North Loop location of Red Rabbit, which will sport a new covered and heated chalet on its patio—halls decked with décor and music. And those 12 Cocktails of Christmas y’all loved last year? They’re coming back, too. Even though Lawless Distilling, former local base camp for Miracle, that festive-bar sitch, has closed, Pinz in Oakdale is picking up the torch and will continue the Miracle tradition with festive cocktails, gaudyfun décor, and cutesy holiday mugs.

Coming straight from the skyways?

Hit downtown Minneapolis’s Mara in the Four Seasons. The bar’s already red and gold (how convenient), and its fig-and-hazelnut Old Fashioned feels festive year-round.

Cocktails with you? You can’t cancel that!

St. Genevieve Extract yourself from the cheerful chaos of 50th & France and head east on 50th. Take a seat at the zinc bar and let the bubbles flow. Patina’s right next door if that second glass jogs your memory about a forgotten giftee.

5003 Bryant Ave. S., Mpls.

Masu Sushi You conquered your Mall of America day—now you deserve sushi and sake to transport you outta there. Suddenly, you can hardly hear the Nickelodeon Universe screams. Zen. MOA, Apple Valley, and Mpls.

Sidebar at Surdyk’s Those last-minute shopping days can send you scrambling throughout the Cities— and, invariably, eventually into Northeast. Give yourself a wine-andcheese time-out at that copper wraparound bar. 303 Hennepin Ave. E., Mpls.

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The season is filled

with great magic and glee: see a play, see a show— some experiences are free! still not enough?

Here are three more!

Home Alone at Orchestra Hall All Kevin McCallister’s traps can be a real distraction from the real star: the John Williams score. And if you doubt its clout, hearing the Minnesota Orchestra play it live while you watch Macaulay Culkin skunk the Wet Bandits will change your tune.

Nov. 25–26 Santa Bears!

Don’t miss the chance to see the magical Santa Bear window at the corner of Nicollet and 8th Street. And if you’re lucky, you might even be able to buy a 2023 Santa Bear (starting on Black Friday) at the Dayton’s Project Winter Maker’s Market, which opens November 13.

Peter Pan at the Ordway The new production premieres here before beginning its national, and likely international, tour. Dec. 6–31

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And here you were thinking that the only thing that rocked during the Holidays was your great-aunt Edna after a third glass of Irish cream.

For whatever reason, the holiday season brings out all the strangest brands of orchestral-rock bands, and two of the most prominent, Mannheim Steamroller (Dec. 15 at the Orpheum, pictured) and TransSiberian Orchestra (Dec. 30 at the X), are no exception. If laser-lightstyle Christmas rock spectacles aren’t your cup of nog, local singersongwriter Caitlyn Smith is playing her Christmas show on December 22 at The Fitz, or catch Chan Poling, Steve Roehm, and John Munson’s superg r o u p, T h e New Standards, playing their annual holiday show on December 16 a t Re d Wi n g ’s Sheldon Theatre.

Crack More Nuts

Why see only one Nutcracker annually when you could see, well, more than one Nutcracker? Featuring an international cast of dancers and acrobats, including members of the Ukrainian Principal Artists, Nutcracker!

Magical Christmas Ballet (Nov. 30–Dec. 2 at the Orpheum) promises to be an entertaining choice for someone craving a somewhat classic version of the show. Meanwhile, Hip Hop Nutcracker (Nov. 24 at the State Theatre) is basically the exact opposite of

classic: This version of the show, infused with hip-hop and break dance, will leave you spinning—possibly even on your head.

Holiday Potpourri

Not into The Nutcracker, Mannheim Steamroller, or Scroogey Grinches (and Grinchy Scrooges)? We’ve got you. After hanging its hat on tender WWI drama All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914 for years, Theater Latté Da recently swapped its annual holiday show out for Christmas at the Local (Nov. 21–Dec. 31 at the Ritz Theater). In it, the words of Maya Angelou and Dylan Thomas blend with the music of Chastity Brown, Mason Neely, and Cerys Matthews in an intimate evening of song and story. Looking for some slightly lighter holiday show fare? Head to Burnsville’s Ames Center to see everyone’s favorite gang of tater tot hotdish–eating goofballs, The Looney Lutherans.

Their new slapstick show, I’m Dreaming of a Looney Christmas (Nov. 18–Dec. 31), promises family-friendly laughs, plenty of ugly Christmas sweaters, and at least one person attempting to “scooch right past ya.” Or, if what you’re looking for is a dizzying spectacle of stunts and acrobatics to momentarily make you forget about the fact that the entire extended fam is celebrating at your house this year, ’Twas the Night Before… by Cirque du Soleil (Nov. 24–Dec. 3 at Northrop) is just the thing.

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Rock On

These shows are traditions for a reason, are they not?

How the Grinch Stole Christmas You don’t even need to be surrounded

by Santa Bears to enjoy Reed Sigmund’s signature ode to the beast whose Seussian heart grew three sizes that fateful Christmas day. Nov. 7–Jan. 7.

Children’s Theatre Company A Christmas Carol The Guthrie staple is as enduring a local holiday show as there is, but thanks to a recent update by playwright Lavina Jadhwani, even hardened Guthrie Christmas Carol–going vets are going to see the existential crisis of Ebenezer Scrooge with fresh eyes.

Nov. 11–Dec. 30. Guthrie Theater Loyce Houlton’s Nutcracker Fantasy Clocking in at 59 years young this season, Loyce Houlton’s whimsical interpretation of the Tchaikovsky masterwork—and its exemplary execution by the Minnesota Dance Theatre and the Nutcracker Orchestra—barely runs for a week, so you best get your tickets ASAP. Dec. 16–23. State Theatre

Check out calendar.mspmag. com for events we’ll continue to add throughout the season.

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John Munson has been a core part of Minnesota music culture since the 1980s, from Trip Shakespeare and Semisonic through The New Standards, but he’s most at home far from the city lights.

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GET THAT

FIRST

big royalty check, it’s used on debauchery, right? Sex, drugs, and rock and roll? Not so for rock star John Munson when he got his first big check for Semisonic’s career-making 1998 album, Feeling Strangely Fine, featuring runaway hit single “Closing Time.”

His big splurge? “A Kevlar canoe, used,” Munson says. “I still have it. You can go anywhere in a canoe. Anywhere.”

Munson has been a fixture of the Minnesota music scene for decades.

In the 1980s, he was ever-present on the alt-rock scene where The Replacements and The Suburbs played high school gyms, and his band Trip Shakespeare achieved coast-to-coast renown as the brainy rocker’s fave. By the 1990s, he was a full-blown rock star with the “Closing Time” video in heavy rotation on MTV. Now, as part of The New Standards, Minnesota’s favorite jazz trio and holiday variety show, Munson’s become a key part of the Twin Cities’ holidays. Yet Munson also has always been the one standing just outside the spotlight, as bass players do. His Semisonic bandmate Dan Wilson went on to write hits for Taylor Swift and Adele, so California-based Wilson’s the one who gets all the press. Still, with Semisonic releasing its first album in 22 years this month and The New Standards selling out theaters from here to Milwaukee and making everyone’s holidays bright, now seems like the right time to ask, “Who is this rock star with the used Kevlar canoe?”

To find out, I meet Munson at Al’s Breakfast, the Dinkytown spot he’s frequented since he was a teenager. He’s a big guy. Handsome, comfortable in his skin, chatty, an easy hang, and more comfortable making someone else the star—always emphasizing that everyone else in the band is more important than he is. Six hours later, I emerge with a portrait of a Minnesota guy who happens to be a rock star—a guy who has lived a life so big and complex that the only logical way to break it down for you was by letting Munson himself sketch out a map of his world.

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It all started in a stucco Tudor in St. Paul’s St. Anthony Park neighborhood, close to the University of Minnesota’s St. Paul campus, across the street from College Park. Munson’s mother, born Mary Jane Miesen, grew up in St. Anthony Park, studied music, and married Bob Munson, an agronomist from Baudette in northern Minnesota, and the two raised their family two doors down from her parents.

“Every day, she’d start the day at the piano, warming up her voice,” recalls John Munson. “I figured every mom greeted the day that way. Then her friends, the wonderful weirdos, would come over. They’d have tea and chat and laugh and figure out these really difficult new music pieces, lieders by Schubert, wild art stuff, Charles Ives, Aaron Copland, all these angular, fat chords. I’d be under the piano on the carpet, under this big black Steinway grand piano, and it was just thunderous; it was amazing. I just thought, This is what you do in life: You figure out music with your friends.”

Then, Munson would bound out the door and into the neighborhood. “I just would not go to preschool—I hated it,” he says. “So, my mom said, ‘You can stay home, but I’m not entertaining you all day.’”

How did he fill his day? “I rode my bike everywhere, threw a lot of rocks into ponds,” he says. “If it rained, I’d make moats of sticks, watch how that worked. Take a dollar or whatever and get a burger for lunch at Miller’s, the drug store.” Beyond this, he notes, “My parents were subscription holders to everything—the Guthrie, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra Hall, Theatre in the Round, loads more. Life was good.”

Munson’s brother, who was 12 years older, was a big Beatles fan with a stereo in his bedroom. “He’d get a Beatles record every year for Christmas, it felt like,” Munson says.

“And I’d be outside my brother’s door, tapping and saying, ‘Can I listen with you?’ I’d sit there and listen, and it felt sacred: I’m taking it all in; he’d explain the songs. Later, my brother had a band. He played bass; they’d practice in the garage and in the basement and put on impromptu shows in the driveway. My parents never said, ever, ‘It’s too loud. You can’t do that.’”

Right, top to bottom: The New Standards performing at the State Theatre • Semisonic (with Jim McDermott, Ken Chastain, John Munson, and Jacob Slichter) on tour in 2023 with Barenaked Ladies.

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HIDING UNDER A THUNDEROUS PIANO

John Munson: A Musical Overview The Particles—and then E Brown—defined Munson’s high school and early college years, when he played with Tim Rowe, Dan Picasso, David Pinsky, James Harry, and Matt Wilson.

Trip Shakespeare, with brothers Matt Wilson and Dan Wilson, as well as Elaine Harris, was psychedelic, flowery art-pop alt-rock. Many Minnesotans feel strongly that this is the cult band that should have had superstardom. In 1990, the Chicago Reader called their Chicago following “fanatical.”

Semisonic, with Jacob Slichter and Dan Wilson, was among the biggest bands in the world for a while, and maybe again.

They just released a new album.

The Twilight Hours (briefly known as The Flops), with Matt Wilson, Steve Roehm, Jacques Wait, Dave Salmela, and Richard Medek, plays groovy, poetic rock.

Dust of Suns, with Chris Lynch, is instrumental modern music for melody lovers—like someone is making a soundtrack to a movie that you suddenly find yourself living within.

Munson-Hicks Party Supplies, with Dylan Hicks, features Munson and Hicks acting as co-bandleaders, playing songs and then inviting guests like Lucy Michelle or Aby Wolf to sing a number. Audiences may recognize the core project as jazz, or something where jazz and pop meet.

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The New Standards, with Chan Poling and Steve Roehm, is a modern jazz trio with seemingly effortless command of every song ever and a witty stage banter reminiscent of the Rat Pack. For their holiday show, they bring on dozens of extra players, including dancers, musicians, and individual soloists, such as Jeremy Messersmith.

Years later, when Jacob Slichter was practicing the drums for Semisonic in Munson’s parents’ basement, Munson says Slichter would pound away while his folks watched TV. “Loud, loud rock drums, right under where they were watching The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour. It must have been like an earthquake or a subway train, and then he’d go up and have tea with my parents. I think it was another way they supported the arts.”

GETTING OFF THE GRID Munson’s father, Bob, grew up on a farm on the Rainy River in northern Minnesota, not too far from Lake of the Woods. “They had cows and ran a dairy, Lone Pine Creamery, and actually had a camp they ran in the summer, Lone Pine Camp, with the greatest fishing—huge walleyes,” Munson says. “It was basically for families who wanted to come and hang out on the river. My grandpa Glen lost his arm in farm machinery; it was the hardest place to CONTINUED ON PAGE 154

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Garlands spiral the lobby’s stair railings, Christmas trees dot the landscape, and the fireplace crackles, awaiting chestnuts. Illuminating the white drifts outside, twinkle lights coat Rice Park and the hotel’s gardens. Bonus bites: The St. Paul Grill has a special Christmas Eve menu. Just add nostalgic knit sweaters. The Saint Paul Hotel, St. Paul, saintpaulhotel.com Guided Sauna Experiences As the chill sets in, the Four Seasons is cranking up the heat with saunas in the outdoor space adjacent to its fitness center. For this collab with Cedar and Stone Nordic Sauna, the Four Seasons is offering customizable guided sauna experiences every day beginning in November. Psst, these sweat seshes are open to the public too! Four Seasons Minneapolis, Mpls., fourseasons.com/ minneapolis

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Girlfriends’ Getaway After the holiday buzz has quieted (or before the frenzied festivities begin!), grab your fuzzy slippers and post up at The Hotel Landing for a staycation, complete with a $200 gift card to use at in-house, earth-forward Läka Spa or house restaurant Ninetwentyfive.

There are daily bottomless mimosas, Wine Wednesdays, and Live Music Thursdays—just in time to polish off your PTO. The Hotel Landing, Wayzata, thehotellanding.com Igloo Dining Experience It ’s faux fur season, and nothing invites chunky knit and fuzzy bucket hats quite like an igloo. The Hotel L a n d i n g i s ex t e n d i n g t h e p a t i o palooza with heated igloos and wines paired with small bites from house restaurant Ninetwentyfive.

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Igloo dining at The Hotel Landing— call it off-season alfresco.

Nordstrom Shopping Package Shop and drop all under one roof. A stay at this Mall of America–adjacent hotel includes self-parking and a $100 gift card to Nordstrom, which anchors one corner of the major mall. JW Marriott Minneapolis Mall of America, Bloomington, marriott.com

Romance Package Tempt the mistletoe. With your stay at the JW Marriott, get breakfast for two, plus strawberries and champagne upon arrival. JW Marriott Minneapolis Mall of America, Bloomington, marriott.com

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Step out of the ordinary this festive season with a perfectly tailored party, dinner, meeting, or event at Delta Hotels Minneapolis Northeast.

Our thoughtful experts will help you craft memorable moments for your guests with globally-inspired food, spacious guest rooms, and complimentary parking. End the year or start anew in seamless style.

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NOVEMBER Nordic Village Eight heated cabins are nestled throughout the Four Seasons’ Riva Terrace and Riva Plaza. Unlike the icy igloos of elementary snow days, these cushy cabins have skylights, personalized Spotify accounts based on their unique names—inspired by the Star of the North—and TVs for screening your fave winter flick. The menu consists of onion soup, cheese fondue, and MN-shaped s’mores, plus options of cocktails, mocktails, local beer, and wine. The cabins are available Wednesdays through Sundays beginning November 1, and a discounted overnight at the hotel is available with the rental. Four Seasons Minneapolis, Mpls., fourseasons.com/minneapolis How to Host a Great Gathering We know you’re great at hosting—duh!—but who couldn’t use a polisher course and some fresh ideas? From streamlining your party prep to pro tips that make it easy to be a guest at your own get-together, this course has all

the tricks to keep your tinsel from tangling this holiday season. Nov. 3. The Saint Paul Hotel, St. Paul, saintpaulhotel.com Nordic Village Market Ready your gift list and check everything off at a market within the cabins on the Four Seasons’ Riva Terrace and Riva Plaza. The cabins are packed with wrapping-ready goods from local artists, makers, and creators, from spoils for kids and pets to spices, home décor, jewelry, and more. Shopping sustenance includes warm cider and small bites.

Weekends in November, December, and January. Four Seasons Minneapolis, Mpls., fourseasons.com/minneapolis Holiday Lighting As part of Hastings’s holiday lighting, the newly opened Confluence Hotel is lighting a 25-foot spruce tree and its cupolas, which are original to the building.

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DECEMBER Lobby Loungers The Confluence Hotel is making its lobby into your living room. Reserve a comfy seating area on Saturday afternoons for your pals and cozy up with some hot drinks, itsy-bitsy bites, and a fireplace roar, soundtracked by carolers and live music.

It feels like you need a handful of friends to sample all the sips: bourbon-spiced eggnog, mulled red sangria, orange brandy hot cocoa, and spiced chai apple cider. Dec. 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30. The Confluence Hotel, Hastings, confluencehotel.com Afternoon Tea Nothing says winter Sunday afternoons like popping pinkies for afternoon tea and champagne. Dec. 3, 10, 17, 24, and 31. The Westin Edina Galleria, Edina, marriott.com

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It’s a Wonderful Life Live Radio Play A holiday tradition on its 17th year, The Saint Paul Hotel puts on a 1940s radio show rendition of the classic heartwarming tale of George Bailey. Performances accompany lunch or dinner. Throughout December. The Saint Paul Hotel, St. Paul, saintpaulhotel.com Dinner and Dancing on the River Savor the last drops of 2023 from the

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Flutes and Frites Clink champagne and snack on truffle fries around the courtyard cabin at The Westin—with live music to boot.

Weekends in December. The Westin Edina Galleria, Edina, marriott.com

Festive bevvies and bites in faux cable cars at The Westin

ballroom of The Confluence Hotel. A dance band plays through the decades’ tunes, and the party includes appetizers, a midnight champagne toast, late-night sweets, and a drink ticket. Additional options include an overnight stay at the 77-room boutique hotel and dinner at the in-hotel restaurant, Missi’s Sip and Savor.

Dec. 31. The Confluence Hotel, Hastings, confluencehotel.com

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12 Days of Cocktails Like the golden rings, partridges in pear trees, and drummers drumming—but better. A new holiday cocktail is revealed daily for 12 days in December at FireLake Grill House and Cocktail Bar. After their debut, all cocktails are available in the bar and restaurant through New Year’s Day. Dates TBD at press time. Radisson Blu Mall of America, Bloomington, firelakerestaurant.com Fashion Show and Pop-Up Shops Level up your gifting game with a fashion show and pop-up shops from local vendors and Galleria favorites at The Westin.

Dates TBD at press time. The Westin Edina Galleria, Edina, marriott.com Après Ski Parties Winter boots are made for walking, but they deserve a little break: Heat up The Westin’s courtyard with a DJ dance party.

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Cedar and Stone, Urban Table at MOA’s JW Marriott offers holiday menues and private dining.

Where to get your merry on as you dine and drink—and take a long winter’s nap.

Gavin Kaysen’s Mara is a lot like that relative who pulls out all the stops for every holiday. She’s offering feasting on Turkey Day and Thanksgiving to-go kits—no cooking required (bye-bye, basters!). Get your waffles with the jolly guy at Brunch with Santa on December 3. And, of course, the season finale: a string of events around Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve, and New Year’s Day. Details are still hush-hush, but it’s Mara—could we be mad? Four Seasons Minneapolis, Mpls., fourseasons.com/minneapolis

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Cedar and Stone, Urban Table on the ground floor of Mall of America has special holiday menus queued for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Eve. JW Marriott Minneapolis Mall of America, Bloomington, marriott.com

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The Westin’s house restaurant whisks us to the Swiss Alps with ski chalet décor, a chairlift, gondola cars for dining, and a wooden courtyard cabin. The Alpine Dining Experience includes big dippers, such as cheese fondue with apples, bread, veggies, and cornichons or chocolate fondue with sweets. Turn up the cozy with mulled wine or spiked apple cider. Daily throughout December. The Westin Edina Galleria, Edina, marriott.com Celebrating the season’s mile markers, FireLake Grill House and Cocktail Bar at MOA’s Radisson Blu is offering unique oneday menus for Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Eve. Plus, a quintessential holiday prerequisite: Breakfast with Santa—more than just cookies and milk, expect a full smorgasbord.

Because you deserve a break from the hosting hamster wheel, FireLake has Friendsgiving, a fancy coursed meal highlighting fall flavors for eight to 12 pals, new this year. November 1–30. Also

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new to the revelry roster, Friendsmas at FireLake is a classy coursed shindig for eight to 12, featuring flavors of the season. December 1–22. Radisson Blu Mall of America, Bloomington, firelakerestaurant.com

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As of October, the restaurants encased in Hotel Ivy have new names, faces, and flavors. Breva, in the former Monello ground-floor space, is an elevated bar and grill—think American fare with flair and craft cocktails. In the underground speakeasy space, formerly Constantine, Masa and Agave sticks with the speakeasy vibes but infuses the menu with cantina flavors: tacos and Mexican street snacks with margaritas and agave spirits. Hotel Ivy, Mpls., marriott.com

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Within the newly renovated Confluence Hotel, Missi’s Sip and Savor has cocktail nights each Wednesday in December.

The nights showcase a holiday cocktail, from which proceeds go to a local community organization. Dec. 6, 13, 20, and 27. As the polar vibes persist, Missi’s invigorates the quiet postholiday slump with Winter Blues and Smooze, a live music series on Thursday evenings. Jan. 11, 18, and 25; Feb. 1 and 8. The Confluence Hotel, Hastings, confluencehotel.com

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Implementing healthy habits now means less stress in the future.

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+ Subtle signs of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) can start appearing as early as puberty—and 70 to 80 percent of women with PCOS experience infertility.

Start the convo with your health care professional early to understand your risks and symptom management. + Actinic keratosis, otherwise known as AK, is a type of skin “precancer” that is most prevalent in young men.

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LATE-NIGHT STUDY sessions, countless iced coffees, and after-after-parties are par for the course when you’re in your 20s. But if you set yourself up for success today, your 30-, 40-, and even 50-something self will thank you.

1 SLEEP In this do-it-all decade, sleep probably isn’t your main concern, but it should be. Establishing healthy sleep hygiene now creates healthy habits for the future. Keep the scrolling before bedtime to a minimum, and avoid regular all-nighters; there’s a reason the bars close at 2 am!

2 IRL CONNECTIONS The connections you make in your 20s will sustain you through the tough stuff and make the happy moments better. Finding a community of supportive friends is beneficial for your wellness in so many ways; socializing boosts your mood and has been shown to support mental health. If you need some new pals, get involved with a local organization, find a new hobby, join an intramural sport, or invite that cool person you follow on Instagram out for a coffee chat.

MENTAL HEALTH Dealing with stress, depression, or anxiety? Maybe all three? You’re not alone.

While depression can show itself at any age, the average age at onset is mid-20s, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine. Because you’re navigating so many big things in your 20s—relationships, careers, and everything in between—your mental health should be a priority. Be intentional about finding ways to release stress, whether it’s exercise, meditation, or curling up with a book.

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DON’T-SKIP SCREENINGS Cervical cancer check starting at age 21, then every three years, plus a test for the human papillomavirus (HPV) every five years starting at 25 Breast exam every one to three years Baseline blood pressure screening, then every two to five years if it’s normal Full-body skin cancer screening every year to every three years, depending on risk Eye exam every five years Cholesterol test every five years STD screening every year, regardless of condom use

VITAL VACCINATIONS Influenza (IIV4, RIV4, or LAIV4) every year Human papillomavirus (HPV) two or three doses, depending on age at initial vaccination or condition

4 SUN PROTECTION Don’t meet your friends for a day of boating on Lake Minnetonka without slathering up. You should be wearing at least SPF 30 every single day of the year, even when it’s 30 below—snowfall and strong winds can reduce its effectiveness just as much as sun exposure and water. Make it a habit now, stay up on your application, and your skin will thank you when you’re in your 40s and 50s.

Meningococcal B (MenB) two to three doses

REGULAR SCREENINGS Get your moles checked, see what’s going on with your blood pressure, test for STDs, visit the eye doc, and check out your cholesterol. Your doctor may recommend specific tests based on initial findings, and while it might seem scary, getting a handle on what’s going on now is key for a healthier future.

Chicken pox (varicella) two doses, if born in 1980 or later and not previously administered

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Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis (Tdap) one dose, then booster every 10 years and during each pregnancy

Measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) once, if not previously administered COVID-19 (Pfizer, Moderna) one booster shot at least two months after your last dose or booster

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Minnesota’s Top Hospitals Here’s how the top hospitals in the Bold North stack up, as ranked by U.S. News and World Report. Nationally, the top 50 hospitals are ranked by specialties and conditions, best for people with complex, high-risk conditions that require advanced specialized care. But those hospitals that don’t fall in the top 50 in a specialty but are in the top 10 percent of hospitals are labeled high performing. Because of the volume and requirements of U.S. News and World Report’s list, even being listed marks a hospital as outstanding. Not surprisingly, Mayo Clinic is the number one hospital in the state and country.

(tie) M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center | Minneapolis Nationally ranked in 2 adult specialties and 2 children’s specialties, high performing in 1 adult specialty and 9 procedures/conditions

1 Mayo Clinic | Rochester Nationally ranked in 13 adult and 8 children’s specialties, high performing in 2 adult specialties and 20 procedures/conditions

7 Essentia Health-St. Mary’s Medical Center | Duluth High performing in 10 procedures/conditions

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5 (tie) Mercy Hospital | Coon Rapids High performing in 1 adult specialty and 13 procedures/conditions 6 M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital | Edina High performing in 11 procedures/conditions

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9 United Hospital | St. Paul High performing in 10 procedures/conditions

(tie) Abbott Northwestern Hospital | Minneapolis High performing in 2 adult specialties and 17 procedures/conditions (tie) CentraCare-St. Cloud Hospital | St. Cloud High performing in 3 adult specialties and 13 procedures/conditions

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Gen X, Y, and Z: Watch Out for Colorectal Cancer!

Experts see a rise in colon cancer rates among those under the age of 50. Here’s what you need to know. BY REBECCA MENNECKE Colorectal cancer is the second most common cause of cancer-related deaths for men and women combined in the United States. If you think that’s a problem that only affects older adults, think again.

By 2030, experts project colon cancer will be the leading cause of cancer deaths in people under 50. While diagnoses are declining in those aged 50 and above, rates are increasing among adults under the age of 50, says Dr. Paul Dambowy, chief medical officer of MNGI Digestive Health. MNGI’s detection of adenomas—or precancerous polyps—for patients between 45 and 49 is 52 percent, Dambowy says.

“Unfortunately, many times patients ONE IN FIVE COLORECTAL won’t have sympCANCER PATIENTS ARE toms or [will have] BETWEEN 20 AND 54 YEARS very vague sympOLD, ACCORDING TO THE toms,” says Dr. Marc COLORECTAL CANCER Osborne, the CEO ALLIANCE. of Colon and Rectal Surgery Associates. “When they do have symptoms, it can range from obvious things such as blood in the stool or change in bowel habits, such as an increase or decrease in number of stools per day, to more subtle signs, such as change in stool consistency, change in urgency to have a bowel movement, abdominal fullness, [or] feeling full after eating a small amount.”

The good news: Colon cancer has good survival rates when it’s caught early.

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The bad news: Once cancer spreads through the colon to adjacent lymph nodes or other organs, it can be tough to tackle—even with chemotherapy.

Experts recommend getting proper colon cancer screenings at age 45 or sooner if you have a family history.

But if you’re seeing concerning symptoms, don’t hesitate to consult with a medical professional ASAP. “While there are different test options, a colonoscopy is the only test that can both detect and prevent colon cancer, because of the ability to remove polyps before they develop into cancer. That is why colonoscopy remains the gold standard over all screening tests,” Dambowy says. “However, it is important to note that completing any United States Preventive Services Task Force–approved colorectal cancer screening test is better than no screening at all.”

As to why there’s an increased diagnosis in younger adults: “That is the million-dollar question,” Osborne says.

“We don’t know exactly. We do know that when young people are diagnosed with colorectal cancer, it is more likely to be located in the rectum or sigmoid colon as compared to patients diagnosed after age 50…. Young patients with colorectal cancer are more likely to have a lack of bacteria within their gut.”

Some experts hypothesize this lack of healthy microbiome may be in part due to our Western diet—high in fat, processed foods, refined grains, and red meat. Lifestyle can also contribute. So if you—like so many young adults— worry about this, the best advice: Prioritize healthy habits, especially when it comes to what you eat.

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Preparing for Pregnancy (or Preventing It Entirely) Family planning kicks into high gear.

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+ According to studies, 78 percent of cervical cancer diagnoses occur in women between the ages of 30 and 39. If you have any unusual vaginal bleeding, address this with your doctor—stat. + If breast cancer runs in your family, ask about the timing of your first mammogram. For highrisk individuals, it’s not uncommon to get your first one at about 30—for everyone else, screening starts at age 40.

ACTIVELY PLANNING Book an appointment with your OB-GYN to discuss any potential health concerns, preexisting conditions that could impact a pregnancy, and how to care for yourself before and when you conceive. Stress, alcohol usage, and smoking can impact your odds of conception, so start keeping those things in check. If you’re not already tracking your cycles, start now—either via a calendar or with an app like Clue.

STILL THINKING If you know you want kids but aren’t sure when that will happen, you may want to consider freezing your eggs. “With advances in assisted reproductive technology, egg freezing is now an option that women can elect to pursue,” says Kim. FOR THE GUYS Heterosexual couples who have been trying for a year, or more than six months if the woman is over 35, should consider fertility testing to see what’s going on. According to the American Pregnancy Association, male infertility accounts for approximately 50 percent of all cases of infertility. Typically, the male partner is tested first, and semen is collected and examined for sperm shape, count, and concentration.

JUST NOT THAT INTO IT More and more people are choosing a child-free life. If that’s you, you may want to check in with your OB-GYN or general practitioner to talk birth control. Though the traditional pill is more sophisticated than ever, there are so many other ways to prevent pregnancy long-term, including implants and IUDs that can last up to 12 years (otherwise known as LARCs, or long-acting reversible contraceptives).

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WORRIED ABOUT THE EFFECTS of your daily coffee/kombucha/sparkling water intake? Ensure your toothpaste gets two full minutes of sitting on your teeth, which helps to remineralize and rebuild enamel (cavity-causing bacteria remove the minerals from your teeth). Also: Don’t rinse after brushing!

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DON’T-SKIP SCREENINGS Cervical cancer check every three years, with testing for HPV every five years Breast exam every three years; start mammograms at 30 if high risk for breast cancer Baseline blood pressure screening, then every two to five years if it’s normal Cholesterol test every five years Full-body skin cancer screening every year to every three years, depending on risk Eye exam every five years

VITAL VACCINATIONS Influenza (IIV4, RIV4, or LAIV4) every year Tdap one dose, then booster every 10 years and during each pregnancy Chicken pox (varicella) two doses, if born in 1980 or later and not previously administered Measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) once, if not previously administered COVID-19 (Pfizer, Moderna) one booster shot at least two months after your last dose or booster

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BY THE TIME you hit your 30s, you probably have settled into a career you (mostly) enjoy, have become a homeowner, and have a firm focus on the future. And if you’re planning to add head count to your home, it’s a good idea to get a handle on your fertility now.

Having babies on the (once-believed) “wrong” side of our 30s and 40s used to be the exception; now it’s swiftly becoming the rule. While we can thank technological advancements for this extension, we would be remiss not to acknowledge how women are revolutionizing traditional norms. “We see a lot of patients and partners who are looking to finish their schooling and degrees prior to starting a family, which may lead to improved financial health and subsequent emotional maturity,” says Dr. Annalise Almdale of Southdale ObGyn. Attitudes, both culturally and clinically, are changing around what “older motherhood” means.

“Fifteen years ago, there really wasn’t much we could do for women who electively wanted to delay motherhood, except to have a child now or use donor sperm to create embryos for the future,” says Dr. Tana Kim of Reproductive Medicine and Infertility Associates.

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YOUR 40S are a time of big changes—physically, mentally, and everything in between. You’re thriving in your career, raising a family, and potentially dealing with aging parents.

It’s a lot all at once, and the advent of perimenopause can be yet another hurdle in this full-throttle decade.

Prediabetes and type 2 diabetes screening every three years

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+ Inquire about pelvic floor therapy. People of all ages can benefit from adding this to their health routine, particularly those who experience urinary leakage or painful intercourse. + Women aren't the only ones dealing with sexual health— testosterone levels start to dip for men during the midlife years. Low levels can have impacts on sleep, mental wellness, and your physical health, like “muscle wasting.”

Getting your levels checked usually involves a pretty simple blood test.

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WHAT IS PERIMENOPAUSE? Your body is getting ready to transition to the next stage of life, AKA menopause. It typically happens in your 40s, though it can occur in your mid to late 30s, too. Your body is preparing for the end of ovulation, and egg count is depleting. Perimenopause typically lasts several years, though it can also last just a few months or up to 10 years.

Cervical cancer check every three years, with testing for HPV every five years

Colorectal cancer screening starting at age 45, then every 10 years Mammogram every year starting at age 40

WHAT ARE THE CLASSIC SIGNS OF PERIMENOPAUSE? Irregular periods, whether that’s a longer or shorter cycle or lighter or heavier flows, are a pretty strong indication that you’re entering perimenopause. Estrogen levels are more unpredictable during this time, and ovulation may be less likely, which can interfere with your period.

Much like with menopause, you may experience hot flashes, night sweats, mood swings, vaginal dryness, and ebbs and flows in sexual desire and arousal. Symptoms can vary from woman to woman; you may experience symptoms more intensely than your best friend (or vice versa).

Blood pressure screening every year

HOW DO I TREAT PERIMENOPAUSE? If you’re concerned about perimenopause, the best thing to do is chat with your doctor—treatment can be a very individualized approach. Journal your symptoms and the frequency of them so you can make a plan of action together. You may also want to have your thyroid tested, as it can affect how your organs function.

Hormone therapy is a popular option during perimenopause and menopause, and you may find that caring for your adrenal health—through strategies like regulating stress, getting regular moderate exercise, eating well, and prioritizing quality sleep—can be crucial for hormone balance.

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HOW CAN I PLAN AHEAD? Making lifestyle changes in your 30s and 40s can have an ROI on your mind, body, and spirit during one of the most important transitions of your life. Dr. Tolu Oyelowo, professor in the College of Chiropractic at Northwestern Health Sciences University, says that in today’s go-go-go society, between juggling careers and parenting and relationships, a woman’s adrenal glands are zapped well before entering perimenopause.

“And that’s a problem because you need adrenal glands to make it smoothly through menopause,” she says. For women in perimenopause, it’s important to pay close attention to stressors that can be controlled—even the good kinds of stressors, like exercise. Oyelowo cautions, “This is not the time to go bonkers on high-intensity exercise, especially if your schedule can’t allow adequate time for rest and recovery. You don’t want your body in a permanently stressed state, which impairs estrogen levels.”

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AHHH, THE BIG FIVE-OH. Your kids have flown the coop and potentially started families of their own. You’re probably thinking a lot about the future, like setting aside enough money for retirement, downsizing your home, buying a condo in Arizona for the winter—the list goes on. You can’t think about the next few decades without taking today’s health and wellness into account, so make sure you’re scheduling these important screenings as soon as you enter this fabulous next decade.

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BLOOD PRESSURE Sure, you get your BP checked at every doctor appointment, but knowing and understanding those readings becomes especially important as you age. Hypertension is super common in adults and a key risk factor for heart disease—and because high blood pressure HYPERTENSION IS SUPER COMMON IN doesn’t often come with symptoms, you could ADULTS AND A KEY RISK FACTOR FOR have it and not know a thing. Numbers not quite HEART DISEASE—AND BECAUSE HIGH where they should be? Reducing your sodium BLOOD PRESSURE DOESN’T OFTEN intake, cutting down on drinking, quitting smokCOME WITH SYMPTOMS, YOU COULD ing, and getting more heart-pounding cardio can HAVE IT AND NOT KNOW A THING. 50s cont'd help, as can medication.

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COLONOSCOPY Most colon cancer cases are diagnosed in people who are 50 and older, which is why newer guidelines suggest you start screening at 45. If you haven’t done so yet, get something on the calendar. Screening for precancerous polyps is key to helping prevent cancer; if your doctor does spot something concerning, it can be treated early.

LUNG CANCER It’s the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. If you were or are a smoker—particularly if you smoked over the last 15 years—schedule a lung cancer screening ASAP. Lung cancer may not present any major noticeable symptoms until it develops.

PROSTATE CANCER In general, men should be screened for prostate cancer at 50, but if you have a family history, your doctor may suggest moving up the screening to 40 or 45. If your levels look good, you should then be screened every two years; those with higher levels should be screened yearly.

EYE EXAM You may already wear glasses or contacts, but you should continue seeing the eye doctor regularly after 50, especially for an eye dilation or special camera test to detect conditions like macular degeneration and glaucoma. If you have existing eye health issues, diabetes, or high blood pressure, those yearly exams are even more essential.

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+ Talking about our achy, stiff backs is just another form of small talk as we age. Make stretching or yoga a part of your routine (child’s pose is great!), and if the pain or discomfort starts to feel unmanageable, consider asking your doc about a referral for physical therapy. + The 50s mark a period of time when adults reckon with their own mortality—how “midlife crisis” came to be. If you find yourself feeling uncharacteristically bored or unfulfilled or just a general dissatisfaction with life, it’s high time to talk about things with a professional.

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Influenza (IIV4, RIV4, or LAIV4) every year

Prediabetes and type 2 diabetes screening every three years

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Colorectal cancer screening every 10 years Mammogram every year until age 75 Blood pressure screening every year Cholesterol test every five years, or more frequently if high risk for heart disease Full-body skin cancer screening every year Eye exam every two to four years

Herpes zoster (RZV, Shingrix) for shingles, two doses over a two-to-sixmonth period Measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) once, if not previously administered COVID-19 (Pfizer, Moderna) one booster shot at least two months after your last dose or booster

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Four Common Winter Wounds—and How to Avoid Them Ice can be pretty hard to avoid during Minnesota winters. BY REBECCA MENNECKE It’s the most wonderful time of the year: when our 10,000 lakes freeze over for skating and snowmobiling, fresh snow coats our driveways and walkways, and there’s a sense of tranquility that comes with slowing down. But with winter come a host of other problems, including an increase in injuries. Specialists from Summit Orthopedics share some of the most common winter injuries and how to prevent them.

1 SLIPS, TRIPS, AND FALLS Wear footwear with good traction, and watch out for slippery ice on your sidewalks and driveways. According to Cory Absey, a physical therapist at Summit Orthopedics, having good balance can help you avoid wintertime slips. Additionally, take the necessary steps to clear your walkways—whether that’s with a shovel, salt, or sand.

3 HAND INJURIES Snowblowers are a leading cause of hand injuries in winter. They often get clogged up with ice, snow, and debris, and well-intentioned Minnesotans use PRO TIPS their hands to clear any jams. But FOR BETTER BALANCE: once the blade isn’t jammed and the snowblower gets back into gear, you PRACTICE standing with one leg in won’t want your hands anywhere front of another in alignment. near the blade. If your snowblower STAND on one leg for 30 seconds gets clogged, use a large stick to try to one minute. Then switch. and clear it out, even if your snowDO exercises to engage your blower is turned off. If you choose abdominal and glute muscles. to shovel, be sure to use safe lifting methods, avoid twisting your back or wrists, and take your time.

2 ARTHRITIS AND JOINT PAIN Cold weather can slow blood circulation and heighten pain sensitivity, according to the Arthritis Foundation.

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pedics, recommends finding ways to stay active and be warm. Go for a walk, take a bath, and check in with your mental health.

4 HEAD INJURIES Don’t forget to protect the most important part of your body: your noggin. This is especially true for sledders of all ages. Be sure to never sled headfirst; instead, sit facing forward so you can better steer. And make sure to only sled in designated areas to avoid other potential hazards.

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MEDSOURCE LABS: A JOURNEY OF INNOVATION, WELLNESS, AND GLOBAL IMPACT Todd humbly credits MedSource’s team of 70 employees for the company’s success, particularly during the challenging times of the COVID-19 pandemic. MedSource leaned on long-term partners for support, adapted its strategy, and witnessed an unprecedented demand for its products. The team went above and beyond the call of duty to help ensure public access to vital medical diagnostic supplies. They’ve also donated medical supplies to places like Minnetonka-based Haiti Outreach, local schools and sports clubs, and Ukraine, promoting healthcare and positivity on an global scale.

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With the pandemic receding, MedSource Labs has resumed its mission of innovative medical technology. At the heart of MedSource’s success story is the “EMERGE” process.

This unique approach to medical product development has become a game-changer in the industry. The EMERGE process is a comprehensive framework that streamlines the journey from concept to market-ready product. It fosters collaboration, creativity, and precision at every step, ensuring that the final product not only meets but exceeds expectations.

Todd Fagley, a passionate advocate for health and wellness, realized that MedSource Labs had a greater calling beyond affordability. He embarked on a global journey to create products and source materials, drawing on his own experiences studying abroad in Madrid during his undergraduate years at Denison University. What started as a small venture in the family attic has grown into a formidable force in the industry. Their secret to success? A relentless pursuit of health excellence and an unwavering dedication to putting patient safety first.

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25 PERCENT of adults 65 and older no longer have their real teeth. As we age, we experience reduced salivation, making us more cavity-prone. Make dental checkups a top health priority.

STAY BUSY. Volunteer, attend neighborhood events, make a regular walking or jogging date with a neighbor. If you like group fitness, join your local gym or start attending more regularly and try out a few new classes (look into the Nia technique!). Pick up a new hobby or reconnect with an old passion.

If you’re feeling restless, why not pick up a very part-time side gig walking dogs or shopping on Instacart? Staying busy, whatever that means for you, is a vital part of thriving in retirement.

FOCUS ON MENTAL HEALTH. In your 60s, you may deal with stress, anxiety, grief, loneliness, and more. Maybe you’ve lost a parent, a sibling, or a partner, or perhaps

+ According to the CDC, 50 percent of adults aged 65 and older have been diagnosed with arthritis at some point. While you can’t entirely stop arthritis from progressing, ask your health care professional about a treatment plan that combines meds with lifestyle changes.

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DESIGN YOUR FUTURE. If you’re planning to stay put in your current home, think about how it will work for you in 10 years. What can you do today that will benefit you tomorrow? Maybe that’s renovating a bathroom to make it more accessible, fixing up those broken patio stones or back stairs, or cleaning out decades’ worth of clutter (so your kids don’t have to).

FLEX YOUR CULINARY SKILLS. Retirement is the perfect time to channel your inner Ina Garten.

Challenge yourself to create Food Network–worthy meals using heart-healthy ingredients. Or ease into things with meal planning and sheet-pan dinners.

SQUEEZE IN MORE CARDIO. Incorporate more aerobic activity into your routine 30 minutes per day, five days a week. You don’t have to run a 5K every day; try swimming or biking for cardio that’s easier on your joints, pick up the pace on your walks, or sign up for a dance class.

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DON’T-SKIP SCREENINGS Cervical cancer screening every three years until 65, with HPV testing every five years until 65

VITAL VACCINATIONS Influenza (IIV4, RIV4, or LAIV4) every year Tdap every 10 years

Prediabetes and type 2 diabetes screening every three years Colorectal cancer screening every 10 years Lung cancer screening every year, if you are/were a smoker Mammogram every year until age 75 Blood pressure screening every year Cholesterol test every five years Eye exam every year, beginning at age 65 Osteoporosis screening starting at age 65 for women Fall-prevention screening every year, starting at age 65 Prostate cancer test every two to three years (more or less frequently depending on test results and family history)

Herpes zoster (RZV, Shingrix) for shingles, two doses over a two-tosix-month period Measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) once, if not previously administered Pneumococcal vaccine (PPSV23, PCV13) two doses, one year apart COVID-19 (Pfizer, Moderna) one booster shot at least two months after your last dose or booster

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SQUEEZE IN A MIDDAY NAP. Enjoy the benefits of a midafternoon nap just like you did in college. Some studies have shown that a quick shut-eye session can help improve cognitive performance in older adults, as well as refresh energy and alertness. Just don’t hit the snooze; napping too long, too often can mess with your circadian rhythms and may be a sign of dementia.

WATCH OUT FOR UTIs. The older you get, the weaker your bladder muscles become.

If you’re visiting the bathroom more frequently or noticing pain, stinging, or burning when you urinate, give your doctor a call. UTIs can quickly become serious, especially for older adults in nursing homes or people dealing with dementia.

DYK? ACCORDING to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), healthy seniors should aim for 7,000–10,000 steps per day. That adds up to about three-ish miles.

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+ Forgetting minor tasks or dates or where you put your phone may not be a cause for concern (we’re all guilty of that!), but if memory loss starts to interfere with your daily life, it’s time to take notice and address it with a professional.

TIME TO REVISIT YOUR DAILY SCRIPTS. The National Institute on Aging says that more than onethird of prescription drugs used in the US are taken by older adults. Keep a running count of all the pills you take (including OTC and supplements!), along with the dosage and frequency, and have your health care team cross-check your list.

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Prediabetes and type 2 diabetes screening every three years

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WHEN YOU REALLY think about it, staying vital and vibrant in your 70s isn’t much different than it is in your 30s or 40s. Sure, your life experiences may be totally different, but the building blocks of health remain (mostly) the same from decade to decade. Take on your 70s by leaning on foundational wellness tips similar to those you learned in your younger years.

PRACTICE SAFE SEX. Intimacy shouldn’t stop in your 70s! Sure, some aspects of sex may not work or feel quite like they used to, but you can have a fulfilling and satisfying sex life regardless of age. STDs don’t care how old you are; if you’re dating again, make sure to use protection with new partners.

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Tech Is Good for Your Health Being pro-device can prolong healthy outcomes.

According to the Pew Research C e n t e r, o n l y 6 1 p e r c e n t o f Americans 65 and older have a smartphone, compared to 96 percent of those ages 18 to 29, but the gap has been closing in the last decade. More technology at our fingertips means more accessibility—but it can also mean more complexity, says Britta Orr, chief Medicare officer of Allina Health Aetna.

“People typically think of telehealth as virtual appointments with your doctor, but it’s much more than that. It can include phone consultations, remote monitoring of your health data, provider-assessed care plans from your home, and digital services and support.”

To improve digital literacy, she says there needs to be education and engagement initiatives to connect seniors to their health care.

“When looking to answer health care–related questions online, it’s important to visit sources that you know you can trust,” says Orr. “Use CMS.gov or other websites that end in .gov or .edu.” She says patients can always go directly to their health plan, health care provider, or trusted local broker for digital content.

“To help older Minnesotans along their health care journey, we need to offer a holistic digital experience that is more than just virtual appointments.”

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Wayzata Periodontics & Implants is a cutting-edge clinic that provides specialized periodontal care and dental implants. Under the direction of Renee Camara DDS MS, the clinic continues the mission of extraordinary patient care that began over 40 years ago. Dr. Camara’s What you should know diverse clinical experience allows her to provide • As part of Dr Camara’s specialty highly skilled treatment care, she provides of periodontal disease, as comprehensive well as periodontal plastic examinations, surgery procedures and surgical treatment of implants. periodontal disease, gingival grafting to Dr. Camara has over 20 reduce gum recession, years of experience in dental implant specialized periodontal placement, bone grafting and other care and has practiced services. in Wayzata since 2002. A Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology, she is dedicated to the most advanced technologies and treatments for periodontal disease and dental implants, performed in a calm and comfortable environment. Her kind and compassionate patient care has earned the respect of a broad network of referring dentists throughout the Twin Cities.

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Smiles at France Dr. David A. Cook

Dr. David Cook’s Smiles at France offers one-on-one personalized, state-of-the-art, thoughtful care—from routine general-family dentistry for all ages, to simple and complex cosmetic, restorative and implant makeovers. Dr. Cook has over 40 years of experience in treating teeth clenching and grinding disorders that can loosen, fracture and wear away your smile, or contribute to headaches, migraines and TMJ pain. They also offer dental appliances to improve nighttime breathing for those who snore or have sleep apnea.

Dr. Cook has been named to the Mpls.St.Paul Top Dentist list in both the general dentist and cosmetic dentist categories in all fourteen published listings, including the most recent, 2023. Top Dentists 4999 France Avenue South, Suite 230, Minneapolis/Edina SmilesAtFrance.com // 612.824.7033

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Morgan Family Dental Dr. Tom Morgan, FAGD, FMIII

Known for our relaxed, stress-free atmosphere, Morgan Family Dental stands alone in our dedication in providing patients with the highest quality dental care and patient education around! Our honest, upfront approach will make you feel right at home. We enjoy building trustworthy relationships with your entire family in our state-of-the-art dental facility! Services provided range from cosmetics and implants to Invisalign and endodontics, to much more simple procedures such as composite fillings and Zoom whitening!

Dr. Thomas Morgan is a leader in his field earning both his Fellowship in the Academy of General Dentistry and his Fellowship in the Misch Implant Institute, a rare accomplishment achieved by a handful of dentists. Let your mind be at ease knowing you are in the best hands with Dr. Morgan; whether it be his calm, caring demeanor, his extensive knowledge and training, or the state-of-the-art technology available, Dr. Morgan is a step above.

Congratulations to Dr. Thomas Morgan for having been named to Mpls.St.Paul Magazine’s Top Dentists list in all twelve published listings, including the most recent 2023 January issue. Dr. Morgan has also been inducted, once again, into the Mpls.St.Paul Magazine Top Dentist Hall of Fame!

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REIMAGINE YOUR GOLDEN YEARS Whether you’re planning ahead or empowering loved ones to own this age and stage in life, Twin Cities senior living communities offer the latest and greatest in multigenerational programs, leading technologies, and community connections.

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By Rebecca Mennecke

While senior living options of yesteryear were often viewed as cold, emotionless medical facilities, today’s communities look a lot different. They’re savvy. Chic.

Dare we say, refreshing?

In tandem with innovative health care offerings, most places now provide countless luxe services: chef-prepared meals, indoor pools (plus aquatic therapy),

salons and spas, movie theaters, robust fitness classes, woodshops, golf courses, educational programs, and—well, need we say more?

“Creating a welcoming and familiar environment that reflects the comforts of home is crucial in senior living communities,” says Michelle Blankenship, corporate director of marketing and com-

munications at Edina-based Ebenezer Senior Living. As nearly 73 million baby boomers—adults born between 1946 and 1964—reach retirement, they’re proactive about moving to independent living, local providers say.

Often, prospective residents reach out five to 10 years prior to when they actually plan to make the move. And that’s

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exactly what the experts advise doing: planning ahead.

Shirley Barnes, president and CEO of Crest View Senior Communities—based in Columbia Heights and Blaine—has been in the senior living industry for more than 40 years, and she says there’s one saying that still resonates with her: It’s better to move in a year too early than a day too late.

Here’s how local senior living communities are evolving to offer the best in care and community for today and the (not-so-distant) future.

In recent years, the Twin Cities has seen a boom in new senior living communities, including Presbyterian Homes and Services’ independent living, assisted living, and memory care community Marvella, which opened last year in St. Paul, and independent and assisted living community New Perspective, which opened its new Arden Hills location this past April. That’s not to mention other forthcoming projects, including a new complex by Country Manor in Brainerd.

Most recently, Plymouth-based Trillium Woods and its parent company, Life Care Services, announced a $56 million expansion to its Life Plan Community, introducing 52 independent living apartments, 18 assisted living apartments, 16 private memory care studios, and a new restaurant. As of this past summer, the new independent living units are already 75 percent reserved.

“Younger seniors are really planning for the future,” says Linda Stanton, director of sales and marketing. “It feels really good to know that people are planning.”

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Most seniors want to be engaged and keep their bodies moving, and that’s why more Twin Cities communities prioritize entic-

The cognitive stimulation associated with play is critical for seniors who have dementia.

That’s why Ebenezer Senior Living incorporated Lucynt tables (pictured left) into 17 of its care communities. Using projection and sound, Lucynt tables offer more than 150 games, including puzzles, matching, sequence detection, and more. “Lucynt tables use an interactive projection system to detect and respond to body movements and gestures to encourage therapeutic play,” says Michelle Blankenship, corporate director of marketing and communications.

ing programs and activities. For example, Trillium Woods offers daily fitness programs run by the National Institute for Fitness and Sport, pickleball courts, and organized trips to local theaters to see plays and musicals. “You can’t be bored here,” Stanton says.

Friendship Village of Bloomington keeps residents engaged with a woodshop; art studio; nine-hole putting green; golf simulator; and auditorium for worship services, concerts, and performances.

“The type of resident moving in today is one that wants to be very involved and wants to participate and have a say in the outcome of decisions and in the outcome of programming and helping to create the culture,” says David Miller, executive director of Friendship Village. “Any community can build four walls and build nice apartments and have people move in.…

But it’s what you do inside those walls and how you empower residents to help create that culture.”

Many communities offer residents the opportunity to create clubs, organizations, and programs that they want to see.

“You can be assured that you have a voice here,” Stanton says. “If you have an interest in something, we’re going to listen to that.”

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“No matter how innovative we get, it’s about purpose and helping a person to maintain their purpose when they move into a retirement community.”

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MULTIGENERATIONAL MATTERS

Some senior living communities have integrated multigenerational programming into their repertoires, aiming to boost connectedness and compassion in local communities.

For example, Ebenezer’s intergenerational programs connect older adults with children, meeting seniors’ passion for nurturing and teaching while children learn patience and skill development.

Ebenezer recently launched a new St. Paul branch of its DayBreak program at the Fairview Community Health and Wellness Hub, which offers adults aged 65 and above a safe place to spend weekdays while caregivers are at work.

The St. Paul DayBreak program’s unique location, in the former St. Joseph’s Hospital, offers health care services and resources, including blood pressure tests and medication management, plus access to physical therapy and primary care needs.

“We envision a close-knit community where everyone supports, respects, and understands each other,” Blankenship says.

“The goal? To build a community that truly values seniors—recognizing the wealth of experiences they bring and the vibrant lives they continue to lead.”

COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS

Audrey McElwain, director of operations at Suite Living Senior Care, cites the importance of community connections when it comes to Suite Living’s 14 communities throughout Minnesota (plus four forthcoming locations, which are slated to open this month through February 2024). Local organizations, schools, and churches often

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connect with McElwain to volunteer—calling bingo numbers, baking, doing crafts, or interviewing seniors for school projects.

Suite Living also sponsors an annual walk to support Alzheimer’s disease research, and, this past summer, educated fairgoers about dementia at the Minnesota State Fair.

Barnes, of Crest View, similarly strives for community engagement. Local Eagle Scouts have completed various projects that benView our membership directory at NARIMN.ORG to find a Contractor for your next project. efit residents, such as creating a bird feeder pole. A few years ago, several residents at the Columbia Heights campus raised more than 40 caterpillars and released them into the wild with the help of three local college stu-6-23 MSP NARI 1-6h.indd 1 4/27/23 2:42 PM dents. A recent partnership with the Forest Lake–based Invisible Wounds Project opens the door to Crest View’s woodshop to share with veterans, first responders, public safety officers, and others.

For McElwain, such community connections are as simple as being a good neighbor.

“We are good neighbors,” she says. “We’re quiet. We give back. We engage.”

For residents, giving back to the community—through volunteering, or connecting with others—is something they’ve done their entire lives, and it’s valuable to them to continue doing so.

“No matter how innovative we get, it’s about purpose,” Barnes says, “and helping a person to maintain their purpose when they move into a retirement community.”

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While senior living communities continue to evolve, much remains the same, Barnes says—especially when it comes to the commitment to care.

When choosing the right senior living community for you or your loved one, Barnes recommends avoiding online reviews and instead encourages prospective residents to visit the community IRL. “I would ask the residents why they like living there,” she says. “I would ask the staff why they like working there. I would observe the staff interaction with the residents. And then I would go back another time, at a totally different time of the day or evening to see: Is it different? And then I’d want to eat a meal there.”

Ultimately, choosing the right senior living community comes down to what feels right for you (or your loved one) and your lifestyle. When it comes time to make a decision, experts say: Go with what your heart tells you. ■

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When it’s time to pass your loved one’s care into the hands of trained, trusted professionals, turn to Mpls.St.Paul’s annual list of premier retirement communities and care resources in the Twin Cities. To compile the lists that follow, we worked with DataJoe, a national quantitative research firm that conducts local research and verifies every listing. The care communities and resources considered for this list are evaluated on availability, federal government ratings, frequency of negative reports to the state regulatory agency, and community perception. Inclusion in the list is based on information gathered in independent research. Efforts were made to ensure a fair, multifaceted research process.

The facilities included meet our thresholds with the highest ratings and the smallest proportion of negative reports/press. While many good and effective facilities may not be shown in this representative list, which is a sampling of the huge array of options found within the region, this is a good place to begin your search. Those noted in this list did not pay to be included.

ASSISTED LIVING Abiitan Mill City 428 S. 2nd St., Mpls., 612-378-0020, abiitan.org Alton Memory Care 1306 Alton St., St. Paul, 651-6992480, thealton.com Assisted Living at Arbor Oaks 1640 155th Ln. NW, Andover, 763-3163315, arboroakseniorlivingmn.com Auburn Courts 501 N. Oak St., Chaska, 952-4489303, auburnhomes.org Augustana Minneapolis 1510 11th Ave. S., Mpls., 612-2385555, augustanaminneapolis.org Aurora on France 6500 France Ave. S., Edina, 952222-7501, auroraonfrance.com Brookdale Plymouth 15855 22nd Ave. N., Plymouth, 763-742-1761, brookdale.com Chapel View Senior Health and Living 615 Minnetonka Mills Rd., Hopkins, 952-938-2456, chapelviewcampus.org Copperfield Hill 4200 40th Ave. N., Robbinsdale, 763-277-1001, copperfieldhill.com Cornerstone Assisted Living and Memory Care 3750 Lawndale Ln. N., Plymouth, 763-550-0333, cornerstoneal.org Crest View Senior Community Blaine 12016 NE Ulysses St., Blaine, 763-762-8430, crestviewcares.org Dellwood Gardens 753 E. 7th St., St. Paul, 651-7769511, dellwoodgardens.com Ecumen Seasons at Apple Valley 15359 Founders Ln., Apple Valley, 952-698-5300, seasonsapplevalley.org Epiphany Senior Housing 10955 Hanson Blvd. NW, Coon Rapids, 763-755-0320, epiphanyseniorhousing.com

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Friendship Village of Bloomington 8100 Highwood Dr., Bloomington, 952-831-7500, friendshipvillagemn. com Global Pointe Senior Living 5200 Wayzata Blvd., Golden Valley, 763-878-8530, globalpointeseniorliving.com Good Samaritan Society - Heritage Place of Roseville 563 County Rd. B W., Roseville, 763951-0971, good-sam.com Heritage of Edina 3434 Heritage Dr., Edina, 952-9209145, heritageofedina.com The Kenwood 825 Summit Ave., Mpls., 612-3748100, thekenwood.net MainStreet Lodge 909 NE Main St., Mpls., 612-2772902, catholiceldercare.org New Perspective - Columbia Heights 3801 Hart Blvd. NE, Columbia Heights, 763-600-7344, npseniorliving.com New Perspective - Eagan 3810 Alder Ln., Eagan, 651-5043343, npseniorliving.com New Perspective - Highland Park 750 Mississippi River Blvd., St. Paul, 651-504-3577, npseniorliving.com New Perspective - Prior Lake 4685 Park Nicollet Ave., Prior Lake, 952-479-5333, npseniorliving.com New Perspective - Waconia 500 S. Cherry St., Waconia, 952-2602055, npseniorliving.com New Perspective - Woodbury 2195 Century Ave. S., Woodbury, 651-401-8860, npseniorliving.com Oak Ridge Assisted Living and Memory Care 1128 Bahls Dr., Hastings, 651-4380418, oakridgeassistedliving.com

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Oak Terrace Le Sueur 811 S. 4th St., Le Sueur, 507-5938500, oakterraceliving.com Park View Assisted Living 200 Park Ln., Buffalo, 763-682-1131, parkviewsenior.org Parmly on the Lake 28210 Old Towne Rd., Chisago City, 651-257-0575, monarchmn.com Prelude Homes and Services 10020 Raleigh Rd., Woodbury, 651501-6506, preludecares.com Presbyterian Homes and Services Croixdale 750 Highway 95 N., Bayport, 651275-4800, preshomes.org Presbyterian Homes and Services Founders Ridge 6600 Auto Club Rd., Bloomington, 952-946-2000, preshomes.org Presbyterian Homes and Services GracePointe Crossing 1545 River Hills Pkwy., Cambridge, 763-689-1474, preshomes.org The Preserve of Roseville 2600 N. Dale St., Roseville, 612-3511460, frontiermgmt.com The Residence at Cerenity White Bear Lake 4615 2nd Ave., White Bear Lake, 651232-1867, cerenityseniorcare.com Rose Arbor and Wildflower Lodge 16500 92nd Ave. N., Maple Grove, 763-493-5910, sonidaseniorliving.com Select Senior Living 11350 NW Martin St., Coon Rapids, 763-767-1127, selectseniorliving.net SilverCreek on Main 8200 N. Main St., Maple Grove, 763955-1750, silvercreekonmain.com Sterling Pointe Senior Living 1250 Northland Dr., Princeton, 763401-7622, sterlingpointeseniorliving. com Stoney River of Ramsey 14401 Nowthen Blvd. NW, Ramsey, 612-416-8960, pathwaysl.com Sunlight Senior Living 400 Western Ave. N., St. Paul, 651714-5056, sunlightseniorliving.com Sunrise Senior Living - Edina 7128 France Ave. S., Edina, 952927-8000, sunriseseniorliving.com Sunrise Senior Living - Golden Valley 4950 Olson Memorial Hwy., Golden Valley, 763-522-4000, sunriseseniorliving.com Sunrise Senior Living - Minnetonka 18605 Old Excelsior Blvd., Minnetonka, 952-474-9155, sunriseseniorliving.com Tradition 8500 Tessman Farm Rd. N., Brooklyn Park, 763-343-5372, transformingage.org Walker Methodist - Care Suites of Edina 7400 York Ave. S., Edina, 952-8358351, walkermethodist.org Walker Methodist - Highview Hills 20150 Highview Ave., Lakeville, 952985-9000, walkermethodist.org Walker Methodist - Walker Place 3701 Bryant Ave. S., Mpls., 612-8278500, walkermethodist.org Walker Methodist - Plaza 131 Monroe St., Anoka, 763-4537125, walkermethodist.org The Waters of Excelsior 723 Water St., Excelsior, 952-2077220, thewaters.com

The Waters of Highland Park 678 Snelling Ave. S., St. Paul, 651-3633040, thewaters.com The Waters of Plymouth 11305 Highway 55, Plymouth, 763270-5220, thewaters.com Wealshire of Medina 4555 Mohawk Dr., Medina, 763-4751900, wealshiremn.com Wellstead of Rogers and Diamondcrest Senior Living 20600 Diamond Lake Rd. S., Rogers, 763-428-1981, fivestarseniorliving.com Willows Landing Senior Living 9872 Hart Blvd., Monticello, 320-2082868, jaybirdseniorliving.com

NURSING HOMES Auburn Manor 501 Oak St. N., Chaska, 952-4489303, auburnhomes.org Aurora on France 6500 France Ave. S., Edina, 952-4794633, auroraonfrance.com Benedictine Living Community Shakopee 1850 Sarazin St., Shakopee, 952-2334400, benedictineliving.org Benedictine Living Community Regina 1175 Nininger Rd., Hastings, 651-4804333, benedictineliving.org Birchwood Senior Living 604 NE 1st St., Forest Lake, 651-4195687, birchwoodseniorliving.com Capitol View Transitional Care Center 640 Jackson St., St. Paul, 651-2540400, healthpartners.com Carondelet Village 525 Fairview Ave. S., St. Paul, 651-6955000, carondeletvillage.org Cerenity White Bear Lake 1900 Webber St., White Bear Lake, 651-232, 1818, cerenityseniorcare.org Chapel View Senior Health and Living 615 Minnetonka Mills Rd., Hopkins, 952-938-2761, chapelviewcampus.org Cokato Manor Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation 182 Sunset Ave. NW, Cokato, 320-2862158, cokatoseniorcare.com Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute - Golden Valley 3915 Golden Valley Rd., Golden Valley, 612-775-2499, allinahealth.org Ebenezer Care Center 2545 Portland Ave., Edina, 612-8792262, ebenezercares.org Ebenezer Ridges Campus 13820 Community Dr., Burnsville, 612503-9385, ebenezerridges.com Ecumen North Branch 5379 383rd St., North Branch, 651237-3000, ecumennorthbranch.org Friendship Manor Health Care Center 1340 3rd Ave. W., Shakopee, 952-4454155, shakopeefriendshipmanor.com Friendship Village of Bloomington 8100 Highwood Dr., Bloomington, 952831-7500, friendshipvillagemn.com Good Samaritan Society - Howard Lake 413 13th Ave., Howard Lake, 320-5266806, good-sam.com Good Samaritan Society - Inver Grove Heights 1301 E. 50th St., Inver Grove Heights, 763-330-2827, good-sam.com

Good Samaritan Society - Maplewood 550 Roselawn Ave. E., St. Paul, 763-344-7027, good-sam.com Good Samaritan Society - Specialty Care Community 3815 Broadway Ave. W., Robbinsdale, 763-9510204, good-sam.com Good Samaritan Society - Stillwater 1119 N. Owens St., Stillwater, 763-344-5380, good-sam.com Good Samaritan Society - Waconia and Westview Acres 333 W. 5th St., Waconia, 763-493-3158, good-sam. com Harmony Gardens 1438 County Rd. C E., Maplewood, 612-895-7200, harmonygardenssenior.org Hastings Senior Health and Living 930 W. 16th St., Hastings, 651-437-6176, hastingsseniorliving.org Hayes Residence 1620 Randolph Ave., St. Paul, 651-690-4458, hayesmn.com Interlude Restorative Suites - Plymouth 2775 Campus Dr., Plymouth, 763-577-3400, interluderestorativesuites.org Lake Ridge Senior Health and Living 310 Lake Blvd. S., Buffalo, 763-404-4600, lakeridgesenior.org Little Sisters of the Poor Holy Family Residence 330 S. Exchange St., St. Paul, 651-227-0336, littlesistersofthepoorstpaul.org The Lutheran Home - Belle Plaine 611 W. Main St., Belle Plaine, 952-873-2100, tlha.org Mala Strana Assisted Living and Rehabilitation Center 1001 Columbus Ave. N., New Prague, 952-3953100, monarchmn.com Martin Luther Senior Living and Care 1401 E. 100th St., Bloomington, 952-888-7751, martinluthercampus.com Minnesota Masonic Home 11501 Masonic Home Dr., Bloomington, 952-9487000, mnmasonichomes.org Park View Senior Health and Living 200 Park Ln., Buffalo, 763-682-1131, parkviewsenior.org Presbyterian Homes and Services - Flagstone 8350 Commonwealth Dr., Eden Prairie, 952-8296400, preshomes.org Presbyterian Homes and Services - Folkestone 100 Promenade Ave., Wayxata, 952-249-2400, preshomes.org Presbyterian Homes and Services - Lake Minnetonka Shores 4515 Shoreline Dr., Spring Park, 952-471-4000, preshomes.org Presbyterian Homes and Services - Langton Shores 1900 County Road D W., Roseville, 651-635-5300, preshomes.org Presbyterian Homes and Services - Maranatha 5409 69th Ave. N., Brooklyn Center, 763-549-9600, preshomes.org Presbyterian Homes and Services - Waverly Gardens 5919 Centerville Rd., North Oaks, 651-765-4000, preshomes.org Ridgeview Le Sueur Nursing and Rehab Center 621 S. 4th St., Le Sueur, 507-665-2262, ridgeviewmedical.org Saint Therese at Oxbow Lake 5200 Oak Grove Pkwy., Brooklyn Park, 763-4937000, sainttherese.org Saint Therese of New Hope 8000 Bass Lake Rd., New Hope, 763-531-5000, sainttherese.org Saint Therese of Woodbury 7555 Bailey Rd., Woodbury, 651-209-9100, sainttherese.org

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Shaller Family Sholom East Campus 740 Kay Ave., St. Paul, 651-328-2000, sholom.com St. Anthony Health and Rehabilitation 3700 Foss Rd., St. Anthony, 612-788-9673, stanthonyhealthandrehab.com St. Anthony Park Home 2237 Commonwealth Ave., St. Paul, 651-646-7486, stanthonyparkhome.com The Gardens at Episcopal Homes 1860 University Ave. W., St. Paul, 651-632-8800, episcopalhomes.org Trillium Woods 5855 Cheshire Pkwy. N., Plymouth, 763-519-1350, trilliumwoodslcs.com Trinity Care Center and TCU 905 Elm St., Farmington, 651-463-7818, fhs.sfhs.org Woodlyn Heights Senior Living 2060 Upper E. 55th St., Inver Grove Heights, 651451-1881, accura.healthcare

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Adara Home Health 25 1st Ave. NE, Ste. 100, Buffalo, 763-682-3005, Take a tour of our award-winning adarahomehealth.com Advanced Medical Home Care senior community. Space is limited.

206 Little Canada Rd. E., Little Canada, 612-2676154, advancedmedicalhomecare.com Allina Health at Home INDEPENDENT LIVING | ASSISTED LIVING 2925 Chicago Ave., Mpls., 651-635-9173, MEMORY CARE | STAY BY THE DAY allinahealth.org TRANSITIONAL CARE Aveanna Metro Home Health 5900 Green Oak Dr., Minnetonka, 952-926-9808, aveanna.com 6500 France Ave. S. Edina | Connected to M Health Fairview Southdale Baywood Home Care 6465 Wayzata Blvd., Ste. 150, Mpls., 763-5468899, baywoodhomecare.com English Rose Home Care 1208 Main St., Hopkins, 952-983-0412, englishrosesuites.com Good Samaritan Society - Home Care (Little Canada) 2885 Country Dr., Ste. 165, Little Canada, 763-3447577, good-sam.com -23 MSP Aurora on France 1-3SQ.indd 1 9/29/23 10:43 AM Guardian Angels and Triniti Home Health and Hospice 508 Freeport Ave. NW, Ste. A, Elk River, 763-2410654, guardianangelsmn.org Hennepin Home Health Care 8590 Edinburgh Center Dr., Brooklyn Park, 763-4255959, hennhomecare.com Intrepid USA Healthcare and Hospice at Home - Edina 7300 Metro Blvd., Ste. 625, Edina, 952-513-5400, intrepidusa.com Intrepid USA Healthcare and Hospice at Home - Roseville Senior independent apartments starting at age 55.* Assisted living, 2277 Highway 36 W., Ste. 101, Roseville, 651-6387800, intrepidusa.com care suites, memory care, rehab, skilled nursing—Call for a tour!

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Senior Home Health Care LLC 7800 Metro Pkwy., Ste. 100, Bloomington, 952-8557786, seniorhhc.com Sholom Home Care 740 Kay Ave., St. Paul, 651-328-2000, sholom.com Summit Home Health Care Inc. 800 Boone Ave. N., Ste. 175, Golden Valley, 763334-7990, summithhc.net

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The life at Friendship Village of Bloomington is easy to enjoy because you’ve been living it. Here, you have good friends, plenty to do, and access to all the care and support you’ll ever need whether that’s assisted living, skilled nursing, rehabilitation, or memory care. It’s all the best parts of the state you love wrapped up into one community. And it’s getting better. New expansions mean new features and new ways to spend your day – you won’t want to miss out on living here.

Ebenezer is Minnesota’s largest senior housing provider and offers care, services, special activities, and programs. With over a century of experience, we spread joy to those we serve. Let Ebenezer add life to your living situation!

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8100 Highwood Drive, Bloomington 952-900-5486 friendshipvillagemn.com

7505 Metro Blvd, Suite 100, Edina 612-874-3460 EbenezerCares.org

AFTON Shelly Holz Holz Real Estate Group 651-337-9124 Steve Smillie Edina Realty 651-336-4508

SUPER REAL ESTATE AGENTS ADVERTISING SECTION

ALBERTVILLE Paul Gonsior Real Broker LLC 612-702-4838 ANDOVER Jolene Balfany Keller Williams Classic Realty 612-636-0834 Mark Callender RE/MAX Results 763-323-6210 Kraig Domogalla Kraig Domogalla 612-366-3925 Cindy Dorfner Realty Group 763-234-4661

THE RIGHT STUFF When it’s time to buy or sell your home, these Twin Cities real estate pros consistently deliver and have the client satisfaction metrics to prove it.

ILLUS TRATION BY S HUT TE RSTOC K

Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Twin Cities Business, and Eagan-based market research company Crescendo Business Services asked tens of thousands of homebuyers—those who purchased a home for $250,000 or more—to evaluate the agents they worked with.

The names that follow represent the top 5 percent of Twin Cities real estate agents.

LEARN MORE ABOUT EACH HIGHLIGHTED SUPER REAL ESTATE AGENT ON THE PAGE NUMBER ASSOCIATED WITH THEIR NAME.

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Paul Ekstrom R15 Realty One Group Choice 612-749-8404 Amber Hartman Engel & Völkers 612-701-0209 Stacy Kelly R11 Realty Group 763-227-9816 Kathy Kolb Hendrickson Homes Real Estate 612-559-1599 Kent Meister Keller Williams Classic Realty 612-840-1657 Fredrick Moyer RE/MAX Results 763-286-5719 John Schmidt eXp Realty 612-868-1071 Jane Sparrow Realty One Group Choice 763-447-5427 Collin Vold eXp Realty 651-395-9268 Michael Walz RE/MAX Results 763-257-2242 Michael Wirig Michael Wirig Homes LLC 763-354-4462 Dawn M. Youngren RE/MAX Results 612-598-4733 ANOKA Michael Hunstad Counselor Realty 612-840-1224 APPLE VALLEY Gail Biondich Keller Williams 612-701-4461 Marc Biondich Keller Williams 612-701-8035

Kevin Burns RE/MAX Results 952-210-5243 Wendy Carson R15 RE/MAX Results 651-341-6020 Mark Duffy Duffy Homes Group 612-986-2246 Rebecca Fischer R16 eXp Realty 651-402-8946 Jay Hansen R16 Coldwell Banker Realty 612-799-8412 Christa Hartig R16 Edina Realty 952-393-4384 Matt Johnson RE/MAX Results 952-431-0438 Rochelle JohnsonBrown R5 Edina Realty 612-845-8858 Nicole Junker eXp Realty 651-373-1211 Cynthia Kendall Bridge Realty 952-200-9987 Ann Kent Edina Realty 952-270-7701 Brad Lacher R12 Real Broker LLC 952-200-1994 Dyana Mark-Lewis Edina Realty 651-470-8208 Anthony Maurer Coldwell Banker Realty 612-229-5293 Crystal McClure Real Broker LLC 651-352-8777 David Meacham Coldwell Banker Realty 612-701-7626 Nichole Reimer Edina Realty 612-423-2827 Pete Scheldt RE/MAX Advantage Plus 952-239-5781 Andrea Theis RE/MAX Advantage Plus 612-710-1213 Sandy Younger R18 Edina Realty 651-269-0874 ARDEN HILLS Grant Johnson eXp Realty 651-324-3787 Carol Pech Counselor Realty 612-720-0336 BECKER

Jenna Potter R17 Oak Realty 612-801-4967

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BIG LAKE Liz Fagen RE/MAX Results 763-772-8011 BLAINE Lisa Ash Homes by Ash 612-701-8368 Janae Ashton Realty Group 763-432-7640 Lindsay Bacigalupo Engel & Völkers 763-350-0022 Ryan Berner Realty Executives Top Results 651-983-6039 Paulette Carroll Keller Williams Classic Realty 763-443-3733 Babette Cristilly Keller Williams Classic Realty 763-439-7472 Kristen Gagnon Keller Williams Classic Realty 763-226-4001

Susan Juneau R11 Keller Williams Classic Realty 763-242-5082 Mridula Langlie R17 Coldwell Banker Realty 651-303-0555 Tari Nelles Necklen & Oakland 651-403-2373 Amy Peterson R13 Edina Realty 763-242-6741 Matthew Rich Realty Group 651-755-3543 Molly Roberts Engel & Völkers 612-272-7417 Rachel Roberts Engel & Völkers 763-498-1542 Daniel Sibinski Keller Williams Classic Realty 763-350-5850 Brandy Skonseng Kris Lindahl Real Estate 612-298-3523 Gary Smith Keller Williams Classic Realty 763-746-4900 Theresa Steichen Keller Williams Classic Realty 612-701-7299 Kara Werth Keller Williams Integrity Lakes 651-245-8557 Bonnie Wilson Coldwell Banker Realty 612-221-2263 BLOOMINGTON

Shawn Bassett R8 Gene Bassett Realty Inc. 952-239-9081 Budd Batterson Edina Realty 612-723-8479 Craig Counters Keller Williams Preferred Realty 612-414-4901 Kristina Dreis RE/MAX Results 612-990-6062

Tim Ehorn RE/MAX Results 952-738-1183 Scott Frank RE/MAX Advantage Plus 612-532-5102 Heather Gustafson Edina Realty 612-207-2589 Scott Haubrich R4 BuyRentSell.com 612-298-5400 Gary Hilgers HomeSmart Sapphire Realty 612-325-3175 Brent Johnson R16 Keller Williams Integrity Edina 612-298-5000 Craig Johnson Keller Williams Realty Integrity 952-358-9694 David Nelson eXp Realty 612-986-4670 Ryan O’Neill The Minnesota Real Estate Team of RE/MAX Advantage Plus 952-649-1456 Joey Oslund RE/MAX Results 612-802-5001 Sally Owen Coldwell Banker Realty 952-334-6210 Justin Rhodes R14 Coldwell Banker Realty 612-296-7719 Nancy Walker Coldwell Banker Realty 612-827-9537 Mary Beth Werkmeister Keller Williams Integrity Lakes 612-508-4968 Ashley Winkelman Edina Realty 651-307-7416 BROOKLYN PARK Debbie Hanuman Realty Group 612-709-6083 Teri Harmon RE/MAX Results 952-261-7242 Megan Hoeben RE/MAX Results 612-876-0704 Jerry Moscowitz RE/MAX Results 612-590-1300 Jon Perkins RE/MAX Results 763-591-6066 Mike Severin RE/MAX Results 612-808-0880 Tasha Soundara Real Broker LLC 612-986-6200 Michael Spahn Coldwell Banker Realty 612-919-3770 Eric Swanstrom TheMLSOnline.com 612-597-4783 Toua Thor Home Guide Realty LLC 612-314-6311

Yua Thor Home Guide Realty LLC 612-314-6311

Kent Stoa Coldwell Banker Realty 952-913-2209

BURNSVILLE Matthew Ebbighausen iMetro Property Real Estate 612-656-1200

CHASKA Ken Haasken Chestnut Realty 612-414-3505 Donna Quanrud eXp Realty 763-286-9124 Todd Urbanski Fazendin Realtors 612-865-3644

Jim Engel R15 RES Realty Group 715-494-7226 Edward Hadash RE/MAX Advantage Plus 612-281-7653 Sue Schorn Edina Realty 952-200-1309 CAMBRIDGE Derek Ogren RE/MAX Results 763-528-5573 Jeffrey Rud RE/MAX Results 763-552-7479 CARVER Kevin Butcher Edina Realty 952-212-2374 CHAMPLIN Phil Droogsma RE/MAX Results 612-741-0645 Syed Husain Fish MLS Realty 507-313-3023

Erin Lindholm R17 RE/MAX Results 612-518-2136 Rochelle Spiess TheMLSOnline.com 763-576-8286 Nicole M. Vincent Dona Properties 612-590-1041 CHANHASSEN Bradley Bernemann Keller Williams Realty Elite 612-382-9009 Cindy Bramwell Edina Realty 612-483-8438 Deb Cooper Century 21 Premier Group 612-501-8597 Kim Cummins RE/MAX 612-483-3102

Lisa Hokkanen R10 Lennar 952-373-0485 Karen Murray Keller Williams Realty Integrity Edina 612-599-7173 Erica Navickas Coldwell Banker Realty 952-693-6862 Jamie Novak RE/MAX Advantage Plus 952-607-6963 Robert Allan Paul R13 RE/MAX Results 612-636-4554 Daniel Revsbach RE/MAX Results 952-470-5410 Sharla Stafford Coldwell Banker Realty 612-282-6895

CIRCLE PINES Stan Weber RE/MAX Results 651-735-1350 CLEARWATER

Gary Dagner R15 Oak Realty 320-309-1739 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS

Jennifer Ivers R16 Coldwell Banker Realty 763-232-0978 COON RAPIDS Steve Kelley RE/MAX Results 763-323-6225 Debra Lach Realty One Group Choice 763-464-6568 Tiffany Larson Keller Williams Classic Realty 763-300-3170 COTTAGE GROVE Jonathan Jordan Coldwell Banker Realty 651-428-1234 Pamela Ott-Morse Keller Williams Premier Realty 651-387-0772 John Tschida Coldwell Banker Realty 651-285-1111 DAKOTA Kami Gerald RE/MAX Preferred 952-457-0179 DULUTH Katie Carter RE/MAX Results 218-722-2810 Michelle Ryan RE/MAX Results 218-722-2811 EAGAN Mitch Brown RES Realty Group 651-253-1053

Sue Brown R15 Coldwell Banker Realty 612-804-4759 Tara Buck RE/MAX Results 612-730-4739 Mark Burke R15 RE/MAX Results 612-750-7535 Steven Conlin R15 Edina Realty 651-686-2033 Leah Cousins RE/MAX Results 651-276-8583

Jackie Heinis Coldwell Banker Realty 612-325-5926 Keith Hittner Jr. Coldwell Banker Realty 612-384-5492 Dena Hodnett RE/MAX Results 612-730-9616 Judy Jensen Edina Realty 651-699-0000 Brittany Johnson RE/MAX Results 651-324-2820 Cyndi Johnson Coldwell Banker Realty 612-964-5989 Dain Johnson RE/MAX Results 651-245-5819 Michael La Velle Coldwell Banker Realty 612-396-6936 Lori McCahey Coldwell Banker Realty 651-398-4138 Annamarie McDonald R17 Coldwell Banker Realty 651-338-9468 Sue Nelson R13 Edina Realty 612-961-7344 Eduardo Osorio Eagan Realty 651-528-8002 Joseph Perriello R17 Compass 612-281-6894 Tricia Ryan R6 Edina Realty 651-336-1902 Joseph Schwartzbauer Real Broker LLC 612-743-0274 Denise Sjoberg Denise Sjoberg Real Estate Keller Williams Select Realty 651-485-8137 Sheri Wessel Keller Williams Premier Realty 651-379-5252 John Willy Edina Realty 612-237-9448 Melanie Willy Edina Realty 612-306-4334 Cathy Zander Coldwell Banker Realty 612-816-3461 EDEN PRAIRIE Pamela Bandy Edina Realty 612-710-6888 Dean Carlson Coldwell Banker Realty 952-941-4663 Beverly Fiedler RE/MAX Results 612-750-8100 Virginia Gaspard RE/MAX Results 952-829-2922 Kim Guild The Guild Group 612-396-2919

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Thomas Herzog The Realty House 952-844-1514 Margo Higley RE/MAX Results 952-975-3661 Nemat Janetkhan RE/MAX Advantage Plus 952-470-7600 Colleen Larson RE/MAX Results 952-829-3832 Clarissa Lobo Coldwell Banker Realty 952-220-6832 Charles Nichols Coldwell Banker Realty 952-934-5400 Patricia Pappas Coldwell Banker Realty 612-578-1907 Brian Schulenburg R7 Twin Cities Property Finder 952-240-7975 John Schuster John Schuster Group Coldwell Banker Realty 952-222-9000 Martin Siegel Coldwell Banker Realty 612-670-3839 Sally Snyder Coldwell Banker Realty 612-816-4962 Nate Thompson Edina Realty 612-743-8006 Dan Trudeau R14 Edina Realty 612-250-4720 EDINA

Erin Bailey-Falk R15 Wexford Realty 651-398-4760 William Bartleson Edina Realty 612-250-4429 Jim Berg RE/MAX Results 952-934-2035 Laura Bergman Compass 612-644-7799 Cari Ann Carter R8 Cari Ann Carter Group 612-926-9999 Kari Cartier Coldwell Banker Realty 612-910-9556 Stephane Cattelin R9 Coldwell Banker Realty 612-703-8229 Kristen Christianson Keller Williams Integrity Lakes 612-616-8591 Sheila Cronin Edina Realty 952-920-1960 Heather Dawe RE/MAX Results 952-292-2366 Julie Desrochers eXp Realty 612-867-3041 Jeffrey Dewing R9 Coldwell Banker Realty 612-597-0424

Jeremy Driver Compass 612-578-1631 Jeff Feldman R10 RE/MAX Results 952-887-1234 Jon Fischer Red Flag Day Inc 612-834-1616 Krista Forsberg Keller Williams Integrity Edina 612-532-0212 Brad Fox Fox Realty 612-685-3890 Sue Hewitson Fazendin Realtors 952-473-7000 Mary Hollway Hollway Real Estate 612-810-8924 Bill Johnson Coldwell Banker Realty 612-702-7248 Priscilla Johnson R11 The Elevate Team with RE/MAX Results 952-356-4295 Shawna Joyce RE/MAX Results 612-876-0274 Mary Krieter Edina Realty 612-719-0665 Clark Lensing RE/MAX Results 612-408-8554 John MacKany Edina Realty 952-927-1163 Amy McNamara Compass 612-805-4731 Brad McNamara Compass 612-805-8785 Meghan McNamara Roberts Compass 612-875-1195 Tim Murphy Metropolitan Home Team 952-223-0999 Jake Murray Fox Realty 952-457-3031 Tom Nevers R13 Compass 952-283-0897 Becky Quinby Quinby Partners 612-232-3165 Tom Ries Edina Realty 952-393-6600 Anne Rybarczyk Gray RE/MAX Results 612-250-0347 Margaret Sampsell Compass 952-283-0897 Kim Schaak Melin Edina Realty 952-201-4758 Steve Schmitz Coldwell Banker Realty 952-484-6045

Hannah Smith R18 eXp Realty 651-955-2346 Jonathan Soto RE/MAX Results 651-592-4303 Josh Sprague Lakes Sotheby’s International Realty 612-501-0252 Jim Starr RE/MAX Advantage Plus 651-272-4688 Skip Thomas RE/MAX Results 952-848-2400 Wade Thommen Coldwell Banker Realty 952-994-2035 Jim Vandervelde Edina Realty 952-212-6542 Andrea Vorachek R18 Neighborly Property Group 612-716-7621 Josh Wiggins R18 Lakes Sotheby’s International Realty 612-723-9457 Gina Willard R18 Coldwell Banker Realty 612-991-1390 Trish Williams Keller Williams Integrity Lakes 612-834-6134 Ilya Zderchuk Lakes Sotheby’s International Realty 612-703-5130 ELK RIVER Jeremiah Bouley RE/MAX Results 612-490-5993 Steve Comstock eXp Realty 612-201-7766 Dusty Jones eXp Realty 763-843-9492 ELY Chris Dennis Lakes Area Realty Excelsior 612-229-9322

Lisa Janisch R5 Janisch Realty 218-780-6644 EXCELSIOR Beth Chappell Edina Realty 952-200-6105

Brian Hallblade R16 Hallblade Realty Inc. 612-619-2165 Joel Hentges RE/MAX Advantage Plus 952-475-9541 Colleen Johnson R16 RE/MAX Advantage Plus 612-275-9734 Sarah Polovitz Compass 612-743-6801

Mindy Shears Lakes Area Realty 612-363-7562 Pam Sheehan Fazendin Realtors 952-221-8333 Eric Stafford Stafford Family Realtors 952-221-7751 David Thorp Coldwell Banker Realty 952-356-5855 Kristi Weinstock R14 Coldwell Banker Realty 612-309-8332 Jennifer Wolff Coldwell Banker Realty 952-237-3461 FARIBAULT Pamela Rezac Edina Realty 507-210-6843 FARMINGTON Alexandra Enggren Keller Williams Select Realty 651-274-1481 Michael Finstad Engel & Völkers 612-245-6470 Janie Tutewohl Janie’s Home Team Keller Williams Preferred Realty 651-463-8326 FOREST LAKE

Chelsea Erickson R15 LaBelle Real Estate Group 763-221-2524 Michael Guindon Discount Realty Professionals 651-503-3790 Chris Siverhus RE/MAX Synergy 612-816-4067 GOLDEN VALLEY John Anderson Twin Oaks Realty 612-309-5402 Jennifer Cutter Edina Realty 612-597-3866

Sharlene Hensrud R10 RE/MAX Results 612-419-0560 Karla Rose Edina Realty 612-840-2550 HAM LAKE Pete Aplikowski The Home Connection LLC 651-485-0055 Matthew Davies Keller Williams Classic Realty 612-306-5547 HASTINGS Stephanie Christensen RE/MAX Advantage Plus 612-481-5709

Stephanie Cook TheMLSOnline.com 612-308-6902 HOPKINS Brandon Hayes Coldwell Banker Realty 952-201-8334 Traci Morelli Edina Realty 612-743-4387 Elizabeth Reynolds National Realty Guild 612-251-3371 Levi Schatz Schatz Real Estate Group 952-270-9112 Mike Schatz Schatz Real Estate Group 952-938-2593 HUDSON Dawn Fossler RE/MAX Results 651-983-7166 Jim Henry RE/MAX Results 715-760-0115 Kris Jensen Keller Williams Premier Realty 651-491-3030 Jenni Martin Edina Realty 651-600-0379 Todd Peterson WESTconsin Realty LLC 651-470-7934 INVER GROVE HEIGHTS David Giblin RE/MAX Results 612-751-9197 Brian Hurt RE/MAX Results 651-261-8157 JORDAN Joann Cilliers KILT Real Estate 843-683-6611 LAKE CRYSTAL Scott Smith Keller Williams Premier Realty 651-777-3434 LAKE ELMO

Kimberly Shea R18 Sunset Realty 651-208-8663 Karen Stang R18 Carriage Realty Inc. 651-253-1689 LAKELAND Lori Pistulka Edina Realty 612-240-4307 LAKEVILLE Jim Bohanon eXp Realty 612-599-9890 Lisa Brainer Keller Williams Preferred Realty 952-250-9829 Barbara Briant Edina Realty 612-978-9025

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Aileen Chan Edina Realty 612-812-6375 Ryan Custodio RE/MAX Advantage Plus 952-898-5800 David Delay Edina Realty 612-701-9140 Austin Eaton Real Broker LLC 612-430-5494 Steve Fiorella RE/MAX Results 612-388-8186 Shayne Hall Homes by Shayne 651-335-6607 Rochelle Johnson RE/MAX Advantage Plus 612-590-8362 Kathi Kemmet Ballpark Realty 651-210-6507 Laurie King Edina Realty 952-240-5516 Jennifer Larson RE/MAX Results 952-261-7532 Sarah Lebens Edina Realty 952-237-9233 Jon Liu R12 Bridge Realty 952-368-0021 Rebekah McCracken Twin Cities Luxury Living eXp Realty 612-251-9320 Jon McLaughlin RE/MAX Results 952-212-2067 Chris Mosier eXp Realty 952-491-0859 Joe Mueller RE/MAX Results 612-276-2336 Mark Nelson Nelson Family Realty 612-483-4663 Shannon Nielsen eXp Realty 651-324-0545 Scott Rifenberick Edina Realty 612-280-6682 Sarah Ruhland eXp Realty 952-232-8165 Lorraine Running Edina Realty 952-210-0013 Cindi Segna Segna Ryan Group Brokered by eXp Realty 612-802-7775 Jim Snaza R18 Snaza Group of Homes Plus Realty 612-961-0100 Deb Stevens Coldwell Banker Realty 612-210-0119 Demyan Trofimovich eXp Realty 651-767-2462

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Tom Wright Keller Williams Preferred Realty 952-356-9622 Jason Zoellner Edina Realty 612-900-6626 Jason Zweber Edina Realty 612-709-3064 LINO LAKES Shannon McDonough Keller Williams Premier Realty 651-398-4334 Todd Stenvig RE/MAX Results 651-415-3253 MAPLE GROVE Jill Bailey RE/MAX Results 952-270-0225 Scott Baumgartner eXp Realty 763-226-0192 Cathy Berzins Edina Realty 612-720-6615 Michael Billiet Edina Realty 763-402-3635 Sherry Castellanos Necklen & Oakland 612-387-7440 Lynn Chheang Edina Realty 507-213-1569 Michael Doyle RE/MAX Results 612-743-8921 Jami Fritz Compass 763-219-3664 Jennifer Jacobson Edina Realty 952-476-5348 Erin King RE/MAX Results 612-229-5175 Joseph Koltes RE/MAX Results 612-308-4708 Jason Kraemer Keller Williams Classic Realty NW 612-308-8574

Scott Lindquist R12 Imagine Realty & Construction Inc. 763-550-0051 Jennifer Lundquist Edina Realty 612-483-0350 Steven Mickovich Real Broker LLC 218-349-7375 Rob Monson RE/MAX Results 612-770-8593 Mark Mooney Edina Realty 612-309-2123 Aimee Morice Edina Realty 763-742-8509 Glenn Necklen Necklen & Oakland 612-978-1108

Mary Beth Perkins RE/MAX Results 763-218-2112 Jarrod Peterson Edina Realty 763-258-4400 Mary Quinn Edina Realty 763-494-8150 Vivian Ringold Edina Realty 763-494-8136 Deb Runge RE/MAX Results 952-843-8664 Abby Schannauer Keller Williams Classic Realty Northwest 320-290-3354 Bryan Sletten RE/MAX Results 612-325-2489 Jeff Steeves Edina Realty 763-286-3550 Richard Theisen Counselor Realty 612-554-1862 Kathleen Troye RE/MAX Results 763-443-7823 Brian Wiczek eXp Realty 612-203-5082 Rosie Wilkie RE/MAX Results 612-275-2330 Heather Winsand Edina Realty 612-281-6557 MAPLEWOOD Mathias Baden Edina Realty - Baden Real Estate Group 612-327-1748 Chris Johnson Carriage Realty Inc. 651-206-2911 Christopher Johnson Carriage Realty Inc. 651-206-2911 Hannah Johnson Carriage Realty Inc. 651-500-0747 Dustin Speed Realty One Group 612-220-0156 MCGREGOR Cindy Thrun Necklen & Oakland 763-657-0198 MENDOTA HEIGHTS Christopher Ames RE/MAX Results 651-552-2301

Jeanine Christensen R15 Edina Realty 651-373-3000 Adam Dorn R9 RE/MAX Results 651-452-3047 Lisa Dorn R9 RE/MAX Results 651-338-3047 Paul Dorn R9 RE/MAX Results 651-334-8222

Julie Gould RE/MAX Advantage Plus 612-719-6833 Ryan Haagenson RE/MAX Results 612-720-1382 Tim Sheetz R7 RE/MAX Results 651-398-6486 Tracy Stute R14 Edina Realty 651-331-6439 MILACA Marty Ringham Countryside Realty 320-980-4029 MINNEAPOLIS Charlie Adair Compass 612-986-2480 Deantrie Adams Keller Williams Integrity Lakes 763-218-9738 Laurie Allen Coldwell Banker Realty 612-928-8662 Benjamin Amundson Dwell Realty Partners 218-838-4288 Cody Anderson RE/MAX Results 612-242-5752 Jay Anderson Coldwell Banker Realty 612-819-7555 Nicholas Archer Coldwell Banker Realty 612-554-4046 Andrew Asbury eXp Realty 612-616-3058 Sarah Balestri Coldwell Banker Realty 612-590-7703 Andy Barnes eXp Realty 612-386-7249 Katey Bean Katey Bean & Company/Keller Williams Realty Integrity Lakes 612-237-9224

Dan Belfry R15 Compass 612-703-1031 Carol Bennett Lakes Area Realty 612-327-9693 Barry Berg Coldwell Banker Realty 612-670-3600 Gretchen Berg R2 RE/MAX Advantage Plus 612-483-8655 Mark Berthelsen RE/MAX Results 651-735-8246 Karla Blomberg Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Sundial Realty Inc. 763-571-9200 Kathy Borys Coldwell Banker Realty 651-341-8840

Alex Boylan Alexander Group eXp Realty 612-242-9318 John Brekken Compass 612-501-7391 Jessica Brunsell BRIX Real Estate 612-998-9821 Amanda Buhman Lakes Sotheby’s International Realty 952-239-5756 Chad Bulloch Keller Williams Realty Integrity Lakes 612-460-0655 Kevin Bumgardner Counselor Realty 612-386-8773 Lynn Burn Lynn Burn Real Estate at Compass 612-803-0912 Christopher Busby Keller Williams Integrity Lakes 612-203-9469 Travis Callstrom RE/MAX Advantage Plus 763-360-3367 Matthew Charlsen R3 Keller Williams Realty Integrity Lakes 907-947-9399 Carol Clark Lakes Sotheby’s International Realty 763-300-6373 Betty Cole R15 Edina Realty 612-790-3015 Tom Crouch R15 RE/MAX Results 612-386-7203 Barb Davis R15 Coldwell Banker Realty 612-554-0994 Chris Deming R9 RE/MAX Results 651-698-8006 Danny Dietl BRIX Real Estate 612-306-6676 Tyler Dill The Murray Dill Group at Fox Homes 612-718-1724 Sue Durfee Lakes Area Realty 952-484-7851 Jessica EdwardsSmith Coldwell Banker Realty 612-799-4695 Aaron Eisenberg Keller Williams Integrity Realty 612-568-5828 Travis Erickson RE/MAX Results 612-729-7130 Peter Evans R10 Coldwell Banker Realty 612-384-0728 Petra Fager RE/MAX Results 612-799-7534

Betsy Ferguson R16 Edina Realty 952-947-0311 Holly Firehammer R16 Coldwell Banker Realty 612-388-7579 Jona Flores Homes With Collective 612-532-1899 Katie Forschler Keller Williams 612-227-2165 Lisa Fratzke Coldwell Banker Realty 612-987-1179 Jacob Froelich EXIT Realty Metro 218-251-6672 Cynthia Froid Cynthia Froid Group 612-279-8215 Martha Gaarder Coldwell Banker Realty 612-481-2103 Michael Gacek Edina Realty 612-347-8000 Chris Gemlo Counselor Realty 651-419-8100 Julie Glass-Yares Edina Realty 612-790-8166 Natalie Glozman Coldwell Banker Realty 612-236-6041 Kristina Gottlieb RE/MAX Results 651-492-9627 Scott Graham Uptown Realty 612-597-7778 Jim Grandbois Lakes Area Realty 612-229-5415 Deb Greene R16 Coldwell Banker Realty 612-247-0777 Carolyn Gronfield RE/MAX Results 763-591-6046 Nicholas Hall Coldwell Banker Realty 612-275-3474 Shae Hanson ReRoot Group - Keller Williams Integrity 612-730-7013 Dan Hegstrand RE/MAX Advantage Plus 763-755-1000 Rod Helm Coldwell Banker Realty 952-924-6246 Leah Hetzel Realty Group 651-335-5324 Jose Hilario Keller Williams Integrity Realty 952-465-2275 William Hirsch Lakes Sothebys International Realty 612-743-7929 Nicoli Holm The HŌM Group 320-267-2313

Steven Hong RE/MAX Results 952-915-2252 Pam Howard Keller Williams Integrity 612-532-4273 William Huffman RE/MAX Results 952-848-2452 Spencer Hutton R16 Engel & Völkers 612-868-4738 Daren Jensen R16 Edina Realty 612-720-6284 Tony Johannes R16 RE/MAX Results 612-386-7349 Eli Johnson Engel & Völkers 651-357-2536 Joshua Johnson Stellar Realty 612-638-8037 Jeanie Kang RE/MAX Results 612-322-2255 Michael Kaslow R5 The Michael Kaslow Team 612-619-6855 Ben Keefe R17 Edina Realty 612-708-2272 Patricia Kellum Coldwell Banker Realty 612-481-6144 Bob Kessler Coldwell Banker Realty 612-386-6148 Claire Killen Emerald Real Estate 612-226-9603 Tim Kindem Keller Williams Integrity Lakes 612-293-9385 Christian Klempp R5 Engel & Völkers 612-669-1358 Tammy Klockziem Keller Williams Classic Realty Northwest 612-702-9674 Marta Knutson Knutson Realty Inc. 612-729-8600 Constance Koopman Desrochers Realty Group/eXp Realty 612-490-3861 Jonna Kosalko R17 Coldwell Banker Realty 612-695-3136 Brady Kroll R11 Edina Realty 612-347-8000 Fritz Kroll R11 Edina Realty 612-347-8088 Bobby Kroog BRIX Real Estate 612-799-7902 Jennifer Kyllonen Edina Realty 612-839-1871 Nick Leavy EXIT Realty Metro 612-236-5331

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Christopher Long RE/MAX Results 612-636-9700 Brie Lynch BRIX Real Estate 952-220-6386 Jeff Machacek R17 Coldwell Banker Realty 612-414-4336 Bella Maisel R17 Coldwell Banker Realty 612-386-4057 Sarah Marcum Engel & Völkers 612-559-8102 Francesco Marraffa R6 KILT Real Estate 612-807-9876 Joseph Maselter R17 eXp Realty 612-867-0001 Nene Matey-Keke R12 RNR International Real Estate Group 612-314-6550 Cameron Monson RE/MAX Results 612-750-5599 Aleksa Montpetit DRG 612-206-3945 Melissa Mound R13 Edina Realty 952-927-1100 Greg Murray Sotheby’s International Realty 952-334-2333 Jo Nelson Coldwell Banker Realty 952-451-1544 Tab Nesser RE/MAX Results 651-415-3220 Richard Newman DRG 612-749-6503 Annalie Nienow Keller Williams Realty Integrity Lakes 612-978-9600 Lauren Novak RE/MAX Results 612-805-5718 Jill Numrich Lakes Sotheby’s International Realty 612-987-7515 Paula O’Brien RE/MAX Results 651-253-4921 Tracy O’Kane Keller Williams Realty Integrity Lakes 952-956-2420 Anthony Oliveri Coldwell Banker Realty 612-920-5605 Maria Palmer Edina Realty 612-618-1449 Scott Parkin Verve Realty 612-310-8247 Leandra Peak Keller Williams Integrity Lakes 612-875-1614

Ryan Pertile Keller Williams Realty Integrity Lakes 612-805-0059 Jennifer Plourde Keller Williams Realty Integrity Lakes 612-242-5729 Shannon Plourde Keller Williams Integrity Realty 612-298-4623 Christopher Powell Keller Williams Integrity Realty 612-298-1252 Rebecca Powell Keller Williams Integrity Realty 612-703-8975 Andrew Price Edina Realty 612-554-1001 Tanner Quammen Premier Living by Keller Williams 651-353-8147 Lasha Raddatz R17 Keller Willams Integrity Lakes 651-955-8161 Mitra Rahimi Verve Realty 612-718-1239 Katie Reilly Lakes Sotheby’s International Realty 612-423-2721 Beth Richardson RE/MAX Results 651-646-2100 Layla Rismoen Coldwell Banker Realty 612-743-9364 Theresa Roerish Keller Williams Realty 612-210-2877 Jane Roosa Edina Realty 612-269-0809 Aaron Rosell Keller Williams Realty Integrity Lakes 651-705-6312 Mike Rupnow Coldwell Banker Realty 612-822-4296 Amy Ruzick RE/MAX Results 651-492-1044 Travis Sagedahl Sagedahl Realty 612-325-5360 Becky Scadden Edina Realty 612-298-9450 Ted Schatz Schatz Real Estate Group 612-702-8577 Mary Schumann Keller Williams Realty Integrity Lakes 773-791-2015 Devonda Scott Keller Williams Integrity Lakes 612-964-2386 Shari Seifert RE/MAX Results 612-558-1134

Brian Severts Edina Realty 952-915-6860 Judy Shields Coldwell Banker Realty 952-221-1723 Kerby Skurat RE/MAX Results 651-261-7456 Linda Smaby Edina Realty 612-325-7972 Graham Smith R14 Keller Williams Integrity Lakes 612-414-5614 Paul St. Andrew RE/MAX Results 612-251-9343 Susan Stevens RE/MAX Results 612-386-6096 Vicki Strahan Keller Williams Integrity Lakes 952-994-3302 Michael Sullivan RE/MAX Results 612-246-9172 Kevinn Tam RE/MAX Results 612-987-1400 Al Theisen Coldwell Banker Realty 612-827-9435 Sandra Thometz Coldwell Banker Realty 612-701-6534 Margaret Thorpe Richards Coldwell Banker Realty 612-770-6402 Michael Tierney R18 Edina Realty 612-385-4359 Ben Trudeau Edina Realty 651-698-2434 Dessi Urban R18 Coldwell Banker Realty 612-499-3462 Malee Vang Engel & Völkers 651-332-4569 Cheryllyne Vaz Vaz+Harwood Team Keller Williams Premier 612-564-5605 Robin Voreis R18 The Voreis Team 612-759-1878 Constance Vork Keller Williams Integrity Realty 612-396-4046 Kate Wall Coldwell Banker Realty 612-925-8476 Allie Walsh eXp Realty 952-457-4085 Lance Watkins RE/MAX Results 952-848-2422 Martha Webb Edina Realty 952-920-1960 Nora Webb Verve Realty 612-245-9205

Holly Weinstine RE/MAX Results 612-990-5989 Morgan Whitman R18 BRIX Real Estate 612-747-4079 Jodi Williams Keller Williams Realty 612-232-1188 Jenny Wilson Wits Realty 612-770-4572 Renee Wilson Edina Realty 612-282-3335 Taylyr Winestorfer Engel & Völkers 507-254-1033 MINNEOTA Blair Berg eXp Realty 651-366-1524 Evelyn Naugle Edina Realty 651-730-2305 Michael Sward Edina Realty 612-889-7210 Ana-Maria Vogler Coldwell Banker Realty 651-235-4230 MINNETONKA

Joe Allen R8 RE/MAX Results 952-884-8404 Beth Andrews R2 Coldwell Banker Realty 612-801-2041 Kimberly Black RE/MAX Results 763-639-9639 Emily Bradley R8 Keller Williams Realty Integrity Lakes 651-793-5340 Stacy Cranbrook Edina Realty 612-710-1975 Jessica Davis R15 Keller Williams 651-592-2401 Taylor Doolittle RE/MAX Results 952-567-9939 Ryan Fischer RE/MAX Results 612-888-6127 Thomas Fleetham R3 Compass 952-292-4542 Adam Fonda R16 Lakes Sotheby’s International Realty 612-308-5008 Cassie Frick Edina Realty 612-237-4460 Mary Hanson Keller Williams Integrity Edina 952-938-6100 Brette Hermann R10 Edina Realty 612-221-7561 Beth Hughes Hunt R4 RE/MAX Results 763-482-9241

Nicole Johnsrud RE/MAX Advantage Plus 612-799-5099 Taryn Kelzer Coldwell Banker Realty 612-819-0794 Larry Kriedberg R17 Coldwell Banker Realty 612-925-8265 Christine Lips Coldwell Banker Burnet 952-250-9148 Deborah Marty Edina Realty 612-387-7217 Mary McMahon Coldwell Banker Realty 952-457-3913 Jennifer McPherson McPherson Sisters Homes 763-202-6420 Brian Monette RE/MAX Results 612-964-3433 Tom Nicklow R6 Minnetonka Realty 612-590-7167 Carolyn Olson R13 Coldwell Banker Realty 952-270-5784 Laura Randall Fazendin Realtors 952-473-7000 Tammy Shade Engel & Völkers 612-386-6775 Paul Skillman Keller Williams Premier Realty Lake Minnetonka 612-401-9122 Lindsay Strand Edina Realty 612-961-7511 Michael Strand Edina Realty 952-945-3151 Eric Utoft Engel & Völkers 952-300-0593 Steve Westmark RE/MAX Results 612-978-7777 Desi Zimmerman RE/MAX Results 612-616-6186 MONTICELLO Tracy Braun Edina Realty 763-242-0756 Carley Hoff Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices North Properties 320-267-0414 MOUND Tricia Jo Leanger Compass 612-220-4256 NEW BRIGHTON Alex Hartman RE/MAX Results 651-334-5000

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John Beise R15 RE/MAX Advantage Plus 612-889-0340 PLYMOUTH Stephanie Adams Edina Realty 651-398-7215 Ann Anderson Necklen & Oakland 763-464-0019 Jan Anderson Fazendin Realtors 952-473-7000 Herman Antonov eXp Realty 612-840-6507 Michael Bartus Lakes Sotheby’s International Realty 952-400-7000 Bonnie Branton Edina Realty 612-590-7358 Kelly Brown Kelly Brown Homes 763-416-1279 Jim Davich Vibrant Realty 612-750-8292 Jenny Dewall Coldwell Banker Realty 763-528-3488 Gina Dumas RE/MAX Results 952-475-8000 Cristina EdelsteinSkurat RE/MAX Results 612-812-9262 Timothy Ferrara Edina Realty 612-327-7949 Brian Helms Edina Realty 612-913-6400 Marla Jean Fazendin Realtors 952-473-7000 Suhail Khatri Bridge Realty 952-201-6953

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Maria McDonaldZang R17 Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices North Properties 612-810-5771 Amanda Miskowic RE/MAX Advantage Plus 952-239-2282 Jason Miskowic RE/MAX Advantage Plus 612-532-5311 Mallorie Rife Edina Realty 952-334-7973 Chris Rooney RE/MAX Preferred 952-234-1232 Shannon Russo Russo Realty LLC 612-281-6663 Scott Seeley Coldwell Banker Realty/ Team Solutions 612-386-7067 RAMSEY Nicole DeBrobander Keller Williams Classic Realty 612-272-7649

Wendy Hanson R4 Realty One Group Choice 612-840-1531 RICHFIELD Cole Hooey Anderson Realty 952-999-3519 Marzena MierzwaMelby Coldwell Banker Realty 612-267-6798 ROBBINSDALE Danielle Kraska Core Properties 612-802-9805 Elizabeth Sibet Keller Williams Classic Realty 763-221-9397 ROCHESTER Kristina Wheeler KW Premier - Athena Real Estate Group 612-505-2860 ROCKFORD

Jessica Freeland R4 Avenue Realty 612-251-5884 ROGERS Heidi Haaland RE/MAX Results 612-325-5594 Gary Luke Luke Team Real Estate 763-242-5410 Meghan Olsen Buckley Real Estate Group 763-245-0243 Peggy Warfield Edina Realty 612-644-8852 ROSEMOUNT Jennifer Edminson eXp Realty 630-251-4349

Robert Hawkins Team Hawkins/Keller Williams Select 651-717-8808 Michelle Hoagland R16 Keller Williams Preferred Realty Michelle Hoagland Group 651-253-1985 Darin Nelson Keller Williams Select 612-749-4246 ROSEVILLE Emily Benz Edina Realty 612-991-1933 Mary Ann Betts Coldwell Banker 651-336-7019 Shawn Hartmann RE/MAX Results 651-468-9099 Marcia Hernick Edina Realty 651-483-8500 Marsha Linden Edina Realty 612-859-1455 Wendy Noble Piché & Associates Real Estate LLC 612-508-2541

Kim Wetteland R14 Edina Realty 651-269-7055 SAVAGE Jon Hoffmeister Keller Williams Preferred Realty 952-292-5556 Amy Jurek RE/MAX Advantage Plus 612-382-7042 Allan Tachovsky eXp Realty 952-454-3354 Sandra Warfield RE/MAX Advantage Plus 612-845-4833 SCANDIA Sarah Larkin Keller Williams Premier Realty 651-269-8334 SHAKOPEE Kim Anderson Edina Realty 952-215-7486 John Canny The Canny Group 952-221-2818

Marcus Johannes R11 eXp Realty 612-600-9201 Kristine Jones Edina Realty 612-747-6161 Sam Leverson Edina Realty 612-877-1395 Karen Sandstrom RE/MAX Results 612-269-1062

Tom Scott RE/MAX Advantage Plus 612-384-2178 Dean Trongard Options Real Estate Inc. 612-812-1616 Kathryn Zebrev Real Broker LLC 763-670-9953 SHOREVIEW Stephen Francis Edina Realty 651-276-9392 Kale Hassan RE/MAX Results 651-260-2655 Marta Jackson RE/MAX Results 612-770-7899 Lisa Kelly LaBelle Real Estate Group 651-338-7210 Robert Lentsch RE/MAX Results 651-407-7810 Jonas Stomberg Success Home Team Keller Williams Select Realty 651-428-1998 SOUTH ST. PAUL Travis Metzen Metzen Realty and Associates Co. 651-455-2214 Amy Piggee RE/MAX Results 651-336-2184 Sarah Rosen Realty Group 651-276-7244 ST. CLOUD Christina Clifton Central MN Realty 320-333-6462 ST. FRANCIS Michelle Anderson RE/MAX Results 763-568-0038 ST. LOUIS PARK

Amy Cohen R15 Coldwell Banker Realty 952-484-7577 Penelope Frohardt Coldwell Banker Realty 612-237-5611 Brian Houts R16 JPW Realty 612-227-0863 Teri Lewis Coldwell Banker Realty 612-702-9971 Susan Melbye Edina Realty 952-239-0379 Bethany Nelson Bethany Nelson Real Estate Group 763-257-9770 Kim Pease Coldwell Banker Realty 612-386-3046 Judy Ritchie Avenue Realty 952-797-2879

Aaron Spiteri Lakes Sotheby’s International Realty 651-410-4080 ST. MICHAEL Jeremy Hager Keller Williams Classic Realty Northwest 612-702-3222 Brian Leonard RE/MAX Results 612-388-7653 Heather Spencer Realty Group 763-228-2278 ST. PAUL Jamie Abraham Brick & Banister 651-925-7631 Linda Alter Realty Group 651-248-6060 Lars Anderson RE/MAX Results 651-497-1666 David Aronow Edina Realty 651-983-6169 Reed Aronow Edina Realty 651-497-5958 Kyle Babcock RE/MAX Results 651-578-2200 Alexis Biondich Biondich Real Estate 612-501-5701 Claire Bisanz Distad Coldwell Banker Realty 651-307-7260 Artemisa Boston Realty Group 651-503-2625 Maura Brickles Brickles Group 651-285-6304 Aaron Brown Coldwell Banker Realty 612-616-0733 Towanda Brunson RE/MAX Results 651-247-0178 Sapa Carlson Counselor Realty 612-306-1050 Amy Caron Edina Realty 651-214-3422

Steve Casalenda R2 RE/MAX Results 612-716-4497 Natasha Cejudo R3 Lakes Sotheby’s International Realty 612-414-0980 Julie Christensen R9 Edina Realty 651-343-0466 Michael Distad Coldwell Banker Realty 612-275-1343 Adam Duckwall BRIX Real Estate 651-353-4650 Lara Duddingston Keller Williams Integrity Realty 612-221-9775

Thomas Edelstein Coldwell Banker Realty 651-695-4300 Lindsey Esnaola Edina Realty 763-227-5187 Marti Estey RE/MAX Results 651-251-4841 Sue Evens Keller Williams Select Realty 651-338-7753 Heather Foss RE/MAX Results 651-270-6989 Brian Frey Coldwell Banker Realty 651-698-2481 Joe Garofalo Keller Williams Integrity Realty 651-775-8761 Colleen Gonzalez Keller Williams Integrity Lakes 612-821-7400 Doni Hamann Edina Realty 651-253-7016 Mariah Hamm Quinby Partners 715-781-0469 Angie Hammond R16 RE/MAX Results 651-270-1718 Andy Harwood Vaz+Harwood Team Keller Williams Premier 612-564-5605 Debbra Howlett Edina Realty 651-263-2257 Meg Hyland Keller Williams Integrity Realty 651-226-4487 Sam Isaacson The Isaacson Brothers 612-598-6834 Jane Kahnke Keller Williams Integrity Realty 651-500-3128 Barb Kampf Edina Realty 651-334-9660 Karen Keljik R17 Coldwell Banker Realty 612-414-3245 Rich Kelley eXp Realty 612-867-7540 Kathryn Kennedy Coldwell Banker Realty 612-558-6488 Denise Kimbler Olson R17 Coldwell Banker Realty 612-803-1425 Mari Koplin Verve Realty 612-702-4858 Shawn Korby Keller Williams Integrity Realty 651-442-0829 Greg Kuntz RE/MAX Results 651-455-1256

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Colleen Langford RE/MAX Results 651-271-7873 Nicole Lettner Edina Realty 651-331-1735 Kane Loukas Wellspring Real Estate 651-440-0165 Jessica Lowe Coldwell Banker Realty 612-296-4576 Michael Lynch R17 Lakes Sotheby’s International Realty 612-619-8227 John Lynden Lynden Realty Ltd. 651-228-0404 Lisa Lyons Lang RE/MAX Results 612-298-3375 Danielle Maas Kris Lindahl Real Estate 612-712-6702 Nancy Maas Coldwell Banker Realty 651-235-8581 Kathleen Madore Edina Realty 651-592-4444 Nick Mansur Keller Williams Integrity Realty 651-587-5632 Garrett Matheson IQ Realty 218-428-8362 Queschen Moet Coldwell Banker Realty 651-222-1007 Betsy Morse Coldwell Banker Realty 651-210-4444 Ginger Overbye Edina Realty North Suburban 612-720-2096 Devon Palmer RE/MAX Results 651-707-4494 Andrew Paulsen Merck Real Estate Co. LLC 651-243-0243 Bradley Pihlstrom R17 Edina Realty 612-747-5071 Ryan Radtke Keller Williams Integrity Realty 651-402-5215 Dan Schneider VIBE Realty 651-271-3905 Julian Scott Coldwell Banker Realty 651-500-4038 Jim Seabold Coldwell Banker Realty 651-276-8555 Paige Severson Keller Williams Integrity Lakes 651-504-2327 Steve Shea R18 Sunset Realty 651-415-1111

Margaret Solberg R18 Keller Williams Integrity Lakes 651-955-8440 Amy Sperling Verve Realty 651-253-2525 Lisa Stevens Vibrant Realty 952-808-1208 Heidi Swanson Lynden Realty Ltd. 651-503-1540 Adam Tafel Keller Williams Integrity Realty 715-456-7205 Michaela Toohey Coldwell Banker Realty 651-253-6830 Joe Uebel Coldwell Banker Realty 651-341-3599 Amber Urlacher eXp Realty 612-859-9082 Philip Wahlberg Coldwell Banker Realty 651-336-2410 Linda Warner R7 Norton Realty Inc. 651-983-4863 Dan Weber Evolution Realty 612-250-8562 David Wickiser Wickiser Real Estate Group Inc. 651-224-8900 Krista Wolter Coldwell Banker Realty 612-247-5106 Tom Yang R18 Realty Executives Associates 651-208-3580 Karna Young Ferguson Edina Realty 651-205-6291 STILLWATER Carl Baglio Keller Williams Premier Realty 651-246-1060 Tracy Baglio Keller Williams Premier Realty 651-246-1039 Ryan Bretzel RE/MAX Results 612-750-4887

Sarah Deziel R15 BRIX Real Estate 612-840-0414 Thomas Drompp Coldwell Banker Realty 651-336-5518 Wendy Gimpel Wendy Gimpel Real Estate 651-214-7796 Ken Hatfield RE/MAX Professionals 612-387-4284 Taylor Housley Housley Homes Realty Group 651-260-0326

Don Hoye eXp Realty 612-414-8750 Jonathan Lindstrom RE/MAX Professionals 651-428-7080 David Meyer Meyer Property Group 612-849-0687 Deb Orff Edina Realty 651-283-5215 Christopher Swanson Carriage Realty Inc. 651-748-0730 VICTORIA Christina Hytjan Peterson Compass 952-210-8045 Geralyn Mornson Coldwell Banker Realty 952-221-6715 WACONIA Laura Falk RE/MAX Advantage Plus 651-380-4755 Jay Hancock RE/MAX Advantage Plus 612-916-0245 Judith Hennen Coldwell Banker Realty 952-237-8566

Ann Smothers R18 RE/MAX Advantage Plus 952-442-9955 WAYZATA

Virginia Antony R2 Compass 763-258-9999 Dan Basil Coldwell Banker Realty 763-550-3888 Lezlie Bork R8 Edina Realty 612-396-3887 Janet Boschwitz Edina Realty 612-804-8720 Molly Cardinal Engel & Völkers 952-239-5232 Erin Cook Compass 612-240-3441 Tom Dunn eXp Realty 952-649-7174 Mark Grieger Coldwell Banker Realty 612-382-4952 Dan Hollerman Compass 952-292-1200 Pete Ice Edina Realty Lake Minnetonka Office 612-865-8533 Mark LaQua Weichert Realtors Advantage 612-669-6526 Patty Morris Coldwell Banker Realty 952-292-7125

Jacqueline NguyenShulstad Coldwell Banker Realty 612-418-0395 Kathryn Peters Edina Realty 952-393-2236 Mark Schill Coldwell Banker Realty 612-859-4507 Candi Stabeck Edina Realty 952-475-4904 Nicole Stone RE/MAX Results 952-475-8090 Thomas Turner RE/MAX Results 612-868-3301 Beth Ulrich R7 Compass 612-964-7184 Rhonda Wilson Coldwell Banker Realty 612-860-0189 WHITE BEAR LAKE Vonna David eXp Realty 651-336-8715

Joy Erickson R10 Edina Realty 612-802-7150 Sandy Espe Sorenson Coldwell Banker Realty 612-812-9793 Jennifer Forliti RE/MAX Results 612-701-6233 Kim Gillespie Edina Realty 651-402-0514 Matthew Harmer Coldwell Banker Realty 651-269-2002 Mark Hronski Realty Group, Hronski Real Estate 651-245-8014 Lauren Janoski Lauren Janoski Group with Coldwell Banker Realty 651-675-9900 Pat Kinney Keller Williams Premier Realty 651-426-7653 Kim Koniar Coldwell Banker Realty 651-895-5857 Michelle Larson Hoppe eXp Realty 612-751-9303 Tim Lundgren LaBelle Real Estate Group 651-398-3801 Carina McCall R12 RE/MAX Results 651-308-6898 Pat McGrath Coldwell Banker Realty 651-485-4850 Timothy Ornell Engel & Völkers 651-263-9480 Ben Stewart Edina Realty 651-271-0877

Catherine Storey Coldwell Banker Realty 612-270-3427 Jennifer Tillges Crush Real Estate Group - Brokered by LaBelle Real Estate 651-442-5662 Nancy Uppgren Keller Williams 651-247-1718 Paige Vadnais RE/MAX Results 651-403-2293 Shawn Wilson POP Realty 651-283-0446 Renee Zugschwert eXp Realty 612-799-5401 WINSTED Jeff Campbell Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate All Seasons 612-554-7439

Brad Peterson Edina Realty 612-220-4061 Wendy Peterson Edina Realty 651-246-5752 Angela Sadat Keller Williams Premier Realty 651-246-3739 David Saint Germain R6 Metro Homes Market 952-210-6962 Darryn Sanders RE/MAX Results 651-428-4346 Cheryl Schopf RE/MAX Results 651-324-8910 Devin Thorson JPW Realty 612-290-4930 Deanna Wiener Cardinal Realty Co. 651-739-8033

WOODBURY Lynn Ault eXp Realty 651-470-0190 Matthew Barker RE/MAX Results 612-730-2829

June Wiener R18 Cardinal Realty Co. 651-379-1141

Brian Beaubien R8 Jay Fletch Real Estate Edina Realty 651-503-7730 Tina Bednar RE/MAX Results 612-812-8462

WOODSTOCK Karen Baden Edina Realty 651-483-8500

Pahola Clysdale R3 RE/MAX Advantage Plus 651-398-6250

Kim Ziton R18 Keller Williams Premier Realty 612-987-6835

ZIMMERMAN Ryan Korfiatis eHouse Realty Inc. 763-286-6760

Chuck Eckberg R9 RE/MAX Results 651-246-6639 Jay Fletch Edina Realty 651-502-2972 Casey Gores R16 Casey Gores Realty 612-597-6162 Damien Grimberg RE/MAX Results 651-735-1350 Wade Hanson RE/MAX Results 651-274-8584 Justyna Johnson eXp Realty 651-501-2345 Christine Kawohl RE/MAX Results 651-343-8445 Todd Kruse eXp Realty 651-485-4825 Hyounsoo Lathrop Coldwell Banker Realty 651-233-8527 Tina Lockner R12 RE/MAX Results 651-735-1350 Millisa Pedersen eXp Realty 651-728-2680 Danielle Pelton Cardinal Realty Co. 651-270-7773

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Leo Merman

Thea Velic

No Broken Promises.

Above & beyond the typical real estate experience.

Leo takes great pride in being a Realtor who is available around the clock. His ultimate goal is to ensure his clients’ happiness as their satisfaction is his top priority. He is committed to making the buying or selling process an enjoyable, fun, and stress-free experience. Simple as that.

“I have high expectations for professionals I work with. I seek 100% reliable people with answers to ALL of my questions or the willingness to figure it out in a timely manner. And did I mention great communication skills, too? Leo met all of my expectations, made us feel at ease, and successfully completed a very challenging transaction. Huge thanks to Leo and his team!” Anna P.

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Working with me one can expect a dedicated and knowledgeable professional who will go above and beyond to help them find their dream home while providing exceptional service and support along the way. It is not lost on me that I am helping my clients through one of the biggest moments of their lives, and their trust in me during that process means the world. My biggest focus is and always will be creating the best home buying and selling experience through honesty, integrity, attention to detail, hard work, and overall care. Real estate is my absolute dream job, and I couldn’t do it without my amazing clients.

theavelic.com / thea@theavelic.com C: (763) 276-3973

Virginia Antony Real Estate with Integrity Providing top-notch customer service, expertise and professionalism to make your buying or selling process as efficient and seamless as possible. With over 20 years experience in the real estate industry, and relocating 8 times myself, I understand the challenges that can arise. I’m excited to earn your trust.

Beth Andrews Over 30 years of Experience Continuously staying updated on the latest industry developments and adapting to changing market conditions for over 30 years will benefit my clients greatly from my seasoned perspective and comprehensive understanding of the real estate landscape. New construction, lakeshore, townhomes, single family, I have done it all.

VirginiaAntonyRealEstate.com O: (763) 258-9999 C: (763) 258-9999 virginia.antony@compass.com

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Gretchen Berg

Steve Casalenda

Over 20 years of experience

Annual Super Agent Since 2012

Since 2001, Gretchen Berg has been helping people buy and sell homes all over the Twin Cities. Gretchen will provide you with excellent service, and is committed to work hard for you to represent your best interests throughout the entire process.. Call Gretchen today to get the process started. You’ll be glad you did!

For 19 years Steve has consistently provided his clients with a personalized real estate experience that is second to none. As a lifelong resident of the Twin cities he has parlayed his honesty, integrity, attention to detail, strong work ethic, & success into being named Super Real Estate Agent consecutively since 2012.

gretchenberghomes.com C: 612-483-8655 gretchen@gretchenberghomes.com

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Matthew Charlsen

Experienced professional.

Excellent knowledge.

Exceptional skill.

Exceptional service since 2014

“So much has changed - in the business of real estate and in our expectations of ‘home’ -and the best agents are those that understand the dynamics at play in both.

Natasha has been a trusted agent and advisor to Twin Cities real estate buyers and sellers for eighteen years. She is patient, insightful, attentive, and responsive; her professionalism, humor, and candid approach make her a joy to work with.

natashacejudo.com O: 612-361-6000 C: 612-414-0980 natasha.cejudo@lakesmn.com

One-on-one relationships.

Conscientious.

Knowledgeable. Dedication to these qualities makes Matt stand out. His clients will say that he is genuine, has an expansive knowledge of the market, and a nopressure demeanor. If you are considering buying or selling it’s nice to have confidence in your agent, and feel no pressure!

bemovedgroup.com/ about-matt-charlsen O: (612) 821-7400 C: (907) 947-9399 mjcharlsen@kw.com

Thomas E Fleetham Passionate With Perseverance

Pahola Clysdale Elevating TC Realty with Community & Heart

After 22 years of Helping clients/friends purchase, sell and invest in real estate the best part is the relationships that develop and last year after year. My experience and knowledge will give you confidence. My negotiating skills will optimize your investment.

Please contact me for your next purchase. Thank you.

I take great pride in representing home buyers and sellers in the Twin Cities Metro area. Holding a Realtor® license, my dedication is unwavering as I guide my clients through every facet of the real estate journey. with over 18 years of invaluable experience, I’ve earned deep respect from both clients and fellow real estate experts. paholahomes.com O: (651) 398-6250 / C: (651) 398-6250 paholaclysdale@msn.com SUPER REAL ESTATE AGENTS

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Jessica Freeland

Wendy Hanson

Houses into Homes Since 2001

Hans-On Your Real Estate Needs

Watch me on HGTV ‘My Lottery Dream Home’ season 4, episode 3 to catch a glimpse of me as the featured local Twin Cities real estate expert!

The Parade of Homes tour led me to the love of home shopping while my lawyer father taught me the art of negotiations. Let me help sell or show you your next Minnesota home.

Wendy Hanson has been selling Real Estate since 2004. She helps clients when they are experiencing life events, such as buying their first home, getting married, growing households, moving into senior living or buying investment properties.

Wendy will assist and exceed your expectations with the quality service and friendship she provides.

AvenueRealtyMN.com C: (612) 251-5884 jessica@avenuerealtymn.com

SoldByWendyHanson.com C: (612) 840-1531 wendy@wendyhansonhomes.com

Scott Haubrich Dedicated to Clients’ Sucess!

Scott has more than 20 years of experience in real estate. He prides himself on using his in-depth community and market knowledge, and effective negotiation skills to put clients’ goals first. Scott and his team of agents are here to help guide you home! Give him a call today and check out his website at BuyRentSell.com!

Beth Hughes Hunt Home Dreams Delivered!

Beth shines with an unwavering work ethic, surpassing expectations.

Her passion for going above and beyond crafts unique, personalized home experiences. Committed to clients, their families, and even pets, Beth ensures support every step of the journey. Elevate your real estate venture with Beth’s exceptional dedication.

BuyRentSell.com C: (612) 298-5400 scott@buyrentsell.com

bethhugheshunt.com C: (763) 482-9241 beth@bethhugheshunt.com SUPER REAL ESTATE AGENTS ADVERTISING SECTION

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Lisa Janisch Waterfront Market Leader Lisa has led the Northeast MN waterfront market for 11 years. She is known as a trusted advisor operating at the highest level of service with exposure around the globe & would be honored to have the opportunity to work with you in MN & WI. Local Professional Expertise Global Network Unrivaled Personal Service Ethics Committee Member

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Rochelle Johnson Brown Over 33+ years of experience I pride myself on my dedication and work ethic with my clients. I will bring my energy day in and day out while making the experience on finding or selling your home memorable. I am known for my intense commitment and hard work. I pride myself on being accessible to my clients 24/7, which keeps me in the top of my company.

JanischRealty.com O: (218) 780-6644 Lisa@JanischRealty.com

rochellejohnsonbrown.edinarealty.com O: (612) 845-8858 C: (612) 845-8858 rochellejohnson@edinarealty.com

Michael Kaslow

Christian Klempp

Residential, Luxury, Local

Trusted experience & results.

When you partner with Michael and MKT, you get a team focused on SERVICE, not sales. What makes us different? A combination of local market knowledge, a concierge-like approach during the sale, cutting edge technology, and years of experience… keeping us as a leader in the Twin Cities real estate marketplace.

I view my primary role as a realtor as a trusted advisor to my clients and not merely a salesperson.

I have the experience, market knowledge, marketing and negotiation skills to deliver the highest level of service and results to my clients. I would be honored to partner with you to achieve your needs.

themichaelkaslowteam.com O: (612) 444-8049 C: (612) 619-6855 michael@mkt-msp.com

christianklempp.evrealestate.com O: (612) 338-3836 C: (612) 669-1358 christian.klempp@evrealestate.com

Francesco Marraffa

Tom Nicklow

Keep moving with KILT

Client Focused, Results Driven.

It’s great to be nominated again, but this is for the team! My success is not a solo ride on a vintage Vespa! Our staff, agents, and supporting companies truly make KILT exceptional.

Homeowners and realtors - join us on this exciting journey and experience the results! Keep Moving.

kiltgroup.com O: 612-807-9876 team@kiltgroup.com

Tom is the Broker/Owner of Minnetonka Realty and has been helping his clients Buy/Sell Twin Cities real estate for over 35 years.

He has a solid reputation in the industry with a commitment to his clients success. As your trusted Broker, Tom will listen to your needs and work with you every step of the way to accomplish your goals.

minnetonkarealty.com/ O: (952) 938-9290 C: (612) 590-7167 tom@minnetonkarealty.com

Tricia Ryan Making all clients a priority Tricia’s combination of experience and willingness to look out for her client’s best interests has made her a market leader in the Twin Cities.

Tricia is licensed in both MN and WI allowing her clients a full service experience. Her clients rave about her attention to detail, responsiveness and local market knowledge.

David Saint Germain Right Deal. Right Time. Right Price.

Whether it’s buying or selling real estate, David has a keen understanding of the real estate marketplace, state of the art search technology, astute negotiations skills, knowledge of consumer behavior and ability to execute innovative marketing.

More importantly, David has an unyielding commitment to put his client’s needs first; to accomplish his client’s goals.

edinarealty.com/tricia-ryan-realtor C: (651) 336-1902 triciaryan@edinarealty.com

davidsaintgermain.com O: (651) 770-5000 / C: C: (952) 210-6962 david@davidsaintgermain.com SUPER REAL ESTATE AGENTS ADVERTISING SECTION

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Brian Schulenburg

Tim Sheetz

A Positive Experienced Agent

Professional Home Seller

A third-generation Realtor, Brian also serves as a Pastor. He consistently delivers results with attention to detail, clientfocused care, and skilled negotiation. His clients often say that they feel heard and understood and that they have fun along the way. Let Brian help you buy with confidence and sell with success.

Tim’s passion for perfection shows in his attention to detail in every listing. From staging to marketing, Tim’s trusted process enables sellers to maximize value while minimizing market time. His honest, straightforward approach, paired with his around-theclock availability are why Tim is a 9-time recipient of this award!

brianschulenburgrealestate.com O: (952) 240-7975 brians@tc-pf.com

SheetzSells.com O: (651) 578-2277 C: (651) 398-6486 tim.sheetz@results.net

Beth Ulrich

Linda Warner

#8 by Sales Volume in Minnesota

MAKE IT HAPPEN!

Beth is a hardworking individual who always puts others needs first. Her dedication to her clients is evident throughout every transaction. She is passionate about real estate mostly because she loves to see people “happy dance” when they find the next place they are going to call home. She continues to be named a top agent in the State of Minnesota and Nationwide

UlrichRealEstateGroup.com C: 612-964-7184 beth.ulrich@compass.com SUPER REAL ESTATE AGENTS

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Part of a rare Sister/ Brother Team of Realtors, Warner is a MN & WI Broker with 45yrs experience, plus 10yrs to Girl Scout cookie sales.

UW-Madison, grad. A Million $$ GUILD Member & Leader In Luxury through Institute of Luxury Home Marketing. Whether you are buying or selling, no matter the price, let us make it happen!

warnergroup.realestate O: (651) 983-4863 linda@warnergroup.realestate

JOE ALLEN

SHAWN BASSETT

Office: (952) 884-8404 joe@elevateteam.com ElevateTeam.com

Office: (952) 884-8975 Mobile: (952) 239-9081 shawn@genebassettrealty.com shawnbassett.com

• New Construction, Land and Development.

• Investment Properties.

• Residential purchases and sales.

MULTI-YEAR WINNER

• Independence-flexibility in contracts & pricing.

• Over 15 years providing real estate solutions.

• Marketing Savvy- the best staging & photography

MULTI-YEAR WINNER

I’m a high-touch broker with 18 years of experience known for my extensive market knowledge and unmatched devotion to clients with the largest transactions of their lives based almost exclusively on utilizing proven analytical skills and trained negotiation techniques. I am passionate about all facets of real estate and would love an opportunity to work with you!

Shawn’s success is rooted from his hard work & passion for serving his clients. What separates him from the rest is his execution, independence, & experience- traits that stem from a combination of industry seasoning, excellent negotiation skills and a learned but innate feel for the psychology of buyers and sellers.

FOCUS CITIES: MINNETONKA | MINNEAPOLIS | ST. PAUL

FOCUS CITIES: BLOOMINGTON | MINNEAPOLIS | SW METRO

LEZLIE BORK

BRIAN BEAUBIEN

Office: (651) 503-7730 brianbeaubien@edinarealty.com edinarealty.com/brian-beaubien-realtor

Mobile: (612) 396-3887 lezliedekkobork@edinarealty.com edinarealty.com/lezlie-bork-realtor

• New Home Construction Expert.

• Very Successful with over 10 years experience.

• Customer focused, Results oriented.

• First time buyer.

• Move-up home buyer.

• Luxury buyer.

MULTI-YEAR WINNER Buying and selling real estate isn’t a do-it-yourself endeavor. You need a skilled negotiator and a networking powerhouse on your side. That’s where I come in as your REALTOR. When you work with me, you will be backed by my expertise and insights, as well as the support, visibility and networking capabilities of my team. Whether you’re buying your first home or you’re ready to move up or downsizing, please reach out.

Buying and selling real estate isn’t a do-it-yourself endeavor. You need a home pricing expert, a skilled negotiator and a networking powerhouse on your side. That’s where I come in. As a longtime Minnesotan, I have full knowledge of the MN housing landscape. If you’re looking to sell, a first time or a move-up home buyer, I’m here to guide you every step of the way. I’ve built my business on referrals! I will deliver!

FOCUS CITIES: WESTERN TWIN CITIES | EASTERN WISCONSIN

FOCUS CITIES: WESTERN SUBURBS

EMILY BRADLEY

CARI ANN CARTER

Office: (612) 821-7400 Mobile: (651) 792-5340 emily.bradley@kw.com evergreenrealtygroup.com

Office: (612) 926-9999 carianncarter@edinarealty.com carianncartergroup.com

• Lifestyle Moves at all Stages of life • Relocation to or from Minnesota • Full-service concierge-level real estate experts

• Move-up and downsizing home buyers and sellers.

• Diamond-in-the-rough properties needing renovation.

• Listing preparation and pricing for highest seller profit.

MULTI-YEAR WINNER

MULTI-YEAR WINNER

Honesty, integrity, compassion, and fun define my approach to real estate. I don’t wish to simply meet my client’s needs, but exceed their expectations. Over 95% of my business is comprised of repeat and referral clients, by continually applying expert knowledge, attention to detail, superior negotiation skills, and respect for my peers to every transaction.

The Cari Ann Carter Group is Minnesota’s top 1% producing full-service, concierge real estate team and we excel at helping our clients find the perfect place to call home in the Twin Cities, Minnesota, Florida, and Arizona. This team is known for its knowledgeable and professional experience, passion for real estate and commitment to our clients at every stage of life. Gain Clarity. Make A Plan. Live your Dream.

FOCUS CITIES: DEEPHAVEN | MINNETONKA | ST. LOUIS PARK

FOCUS CITIES: TWIN CITIES AREA SUBURBS | MINNEAPOLIS | ST PAUL SUPER REAL ESTATE AGENTS ADVERTISING SECTION

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STEPHANE CATTELIN

JULIE CHRISTENSEN

Mobile: (612) 703-8229 stephane@cbrealty.com StephaneCattelin.com

Mobile: (651) 343-0466 Juliechristensen@edinarealty.com edinarealty.com/julie-christensen-realtor

• International relocation.

• Real estate advising & consulting.

• Transaction negotiation.

• Complex transactions involving divorce or estates.

• Listing preparation and marketing.

• Buyer consultation and strategy.

MULTI-YEAR WINNER

MULTI-YEAR WINNER

A real estate professional, Stephane Cattelin provides exceptional service to home buyers in the Twin Cities area. He specializes in residential properties for international transferees and relocation clients. He is empathetic to the stress families encounter during a transition to a new home and has been using his award-winning customer service skills to help his clients achieve a smooth transaction from contract to close.

Julie Christensen brings years of experience representing buyers and sellers throughout the Twin Cities and across all market segments. Her extensive network and knowledge benefit all her clients, from first-time homebuyers to downsizing sellers. Julie’s clients appreciate her communication, organization, commitment to excellence, and genuine passion for helping people realize their real estate goals.

FOCUS CITIES: EDINA | MINNEAPOLIS | WOODBURY

FOCUS CITIES: ST. PAUL | MINNEAPOLIS | EAST METRO SUBURBS

CHRIS DEMING

JEFFREY DEWING

Office: (651) 698-8006 demingrealestate@gmail.com christopherdeming.com

Mobile: (612) 597-0424 JDewing@CBRealty.com JeffreyDewing.com

• First Time Homebuyers.

• Residential Buyers and Sellers.

• Helping Relocate To or From the Twin Cities.

• Buyers and Sellers • Luxury Properties • Relocation

MULTI-YEAR WINNER

MULTI-YEAR WINNER

I’ve been a Realtor for 15+ years & have lived in the Twin Cities all my life. I love it here & am a reflection of the hard work ethic that runs deep in MN. I can happily advise on the ins & outs of the buying & selling process. I’m diligent, honest, candid, & ready to negotiate the best result on your behalf. Whether you’re a first-time buyer, multi-property owner, or seasoned seller, I’m your experienced resource.

As a Realtor with Coldwell Banker Realty for 26+ years, I pride myself on finding properties that will be great investments for my clients. I have extensive experience working with Fortune 500 companies as well as Minnesota professional sports organizations. Additional areas of focus: Minnetonka Beach, Excelsior, Minnetonka, Wayzata, Eden Prairie, Minneapolis, Eagan, Mendota Heights and Sunfish Lake.

FOCUS CITIES: ST. PAUL AREA | MINNEAPOLIS AREA | ST. ANTHONY PARK

FOCUS CITIES: LAKE MINNETONKA | EDINA | ORONO

PAUL, LISA AND ADAM DORN

CHUCK ECKBERG

Office: (651) 452-3047 Mobile: (651) 338-9060 teamdorn@pldorngroup.com pldorngroup.com

Office: (651) 246-6639 Mobile: (651) 246-6639 chuck@chuckeckberg.com chuckeckberg.com

• Highly focused on client experience.

• Ranked in top five of 1,200+ RE/MAX Results agents.

• Expertise in luxury homes and new construction.

• Superior assistance in home sale preparation.

• Client-centric service to maximize your results.

• No-pressure, consultative approach as your advisor.

MULTI-YEAR WINNER

MULTI-YEAR WINNER

We are honored to be selected again as Super Real Estate Agents. At The Dorn Group, we bring a strong team of specialists to advise and manage the transaction while personalizing the process. As top producers at RE/MAX Results and a family run business, we believe our vast knowledge, responsiveness and attention to detail allow us to exceed expectations. We are dedicated to our clients and want to earn your loyalty!

As an eighteen-time recipient of the “Super Real Estate Agent” award, as well as the 2023 recipient of the Better Business Bureau Torch Award for Ethics, Chuck has proven that his unwavering commitment to put the client at the center of everything he does clearly leads to the highest level of customer satisfaction. Chuck is an engaged, thoughtful and honest communicator who takes a long-term view for his clients.

FOCUS CITIES: MENDOTA HEIGHTS | ST. PAUL | METRO WIDE

FOCUS CITIES: WOODBURY | COTTAGE GROVE | LAKE ELMO

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JOY ERICKSON

PETER EVANS

Mobile: (612) 802-7150 joyerickson@edinarealty.com joyerickson.com

Office: (612) 384-0728 peter@cbrealty.com theevansedge.com/

• Residential Buyers and Sellers.

• Senior Downsizing and Home Sales.

• Commercial Buyers and Sellers.

• Residential Sales.

• Multi-family / Investment.

• Commercial Sales / Leasing.

MULTI-YEAR WINNER

MULTI-YEAR WINNER

We are excited to help you with your next move. Our Team has over 40 years of experience to guide you through the real estate process of selling and buying. We provide complimentary in-home consultations, financial analysis, and recommendations on the best way to promote your home to yield the best return on your investment. Licensed in Minnesota, Wisconsin . . . and soon Florida!

Choose Peter for an unmatched homebuying experience! With a proven track record of success, personalized service, and an extensive inventory of homes in the Twin Cities, we ensure you find the perfect match. Growing up in the business and working with Coldwell Banker since 1998, gives Peter a great perspective and market knowledge. Let his 20+ Years of industry expertise seal the deal for your new home sweet home!

FOCUS CITIES: WHITE BEAR LAKE | VADNAIS HEIGHTS | ST. PAUL

FOCUS CITIES: TWIN CITIES | WESTERN SUBURBS | SAINT PAUL

JEFF FELDMAN

SHARLENE HENSRUD

Office: (952) 887-1234 Mobile: (612) 558-5333 Jeff@JeffFeldman.com JeffFeldman.com

Office: (763) 694-1073 Mobile: (612) 419-0560 shensrud@homesmsp.com homesmsp.com/blog

• The Single Client-The Happy Couple.

• The Empty Nester.

• Townhome-Condo Association Homes.

• Relocation.

• Downsizing.

• Mid-Century Modern.

MULTI-YEAR WINNER

MULTI-YEAR WINNER

As a former Membership Director of a singles company, Jeff understands life transitions, whether it’s helping people find love and companionship or helping them buy or sell a home.

After 20 years as a Realtor, his clients appreciate his knowledge and humor. He jokes, “I’ll treat you like family...only better.” Jeff is a sponsor of Children’s Miracle Network-Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare.

I love what I do and it shows! Whether buying your first home or selling your last home, relocating or searching for a mid-century modern my approach is personal, straight-forward and honest. My clients have used these words to describe working with me: experienced, patient, listener, dependable, trustworthy, thoughtful, professional, hard-working, friendly, good communication, genuine, resourceful, kind, a Godsend.

FOCUS CITIES: TWIN CITIES & SURROUNDING SUBURBS

FOCUS CITIES: MINNEAPOLIS | FIRST-RING SUBURBS | ST. PAUL

BRETTE HERMANN

LISA HOKKANEN

Office: (612) 221-7561 brettehermann@edinarealty.com TheHermannGroup.com

Office: (952) 373-0485 Mobile: (612) 816-2435 lisa.hokkanen@lennar.com bit.ly/3R33y5D

• Honest, Trustworthy & Knowledgable.

• Representing both Sellers & Buyers.

• Enjoy working all Price Points.

MULTI-YEAR WINNER

• New Home Consultant.

• New Home Construction Expert.

• Award Winning - Lennar’s President Circle.

MULTI-YEAR WINNER

When you choose The Hermann Group you’re engaging not just a team of skilled agents, you’re hiring caring people who want you to have a positive experience from first contact to closing & beyond. Our team will take the time to get to know you, your goals & your priorities. We listen.

We ask questions. We then tailor our services to meet your needs. All of which translates to a seamless, stress-free experience for you.

Lisa has over 20+ years of real estate experience & specializes in new home construction at Lennar at Reserve at Autumn Woods in Chaska. She has helped many families build their dream homes in the SW Metro area! Her positive attitude & relationship building skills help buyers navigate the new construction process with confidence & ease. Let Lisa help you build your dream home at Lennar at Reserve at Autumn Woods!

FOCUS CITIES: LAKE MINNETONKA AREA | WEST & SW SUBURBS

FOCUS CITIES: CHASKA | CHANHASSEN | SW METRO SUPER REAL ESTATE AGENTS ADVERTISING SECTION

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MARCUS JOHANNES

PRISCILLA JOHNSON

Office: (612) 600-9201 Mobile: (612) 600-9201 marcus@iconrealestatemn.com IconRealEstateMN.com

Office: (952) 356-4295 Mobile: (952) 356-4295 Priscilla@elevateteam.com Elevateteam.com

• Accountable • Accessible • Transparent.

• Residential • Investment • Commercial • Land • Farm.

• South Metro Expert.

• First Time Buyer Education • New Construction Advocacy • How to Sell and Buy a New Home in this Market

MULTI-YEAR WINNER

MULTI-YEAR WINNER

Why use me or my team? We exceed your expectations for full service, we are consistent industry top producers, we don’t stray from best practices and are always accountable, accessible and transparent! Thank you to all of my past clients for your support, I appreciate your friendships, your trust, your reviews and your referrals. Those friendships are what makes my job so enjoyable and rewarding for so many years!

Real estate doesn’t just affect you financially. Where you choose to live will become the center of your life and the memories you will create. Whether you’re buying or selling, a strategic plan needs to be put in place so that your goals remain front and center throughout the entire transaction. Reach out to me to set up your own personalized, real estate planning session!

FOCUS CITIES: SHAKOPEE | PRIOR LAKE | TWIN CITIES METRO

FOCUS CITIES: 11 COUNTIES WITHIN THE TWIN CITIES AREA

SUSAN JUNEAU

STACY KELLY

Office: (763) 746-4900 Mobile: (763) 242-5082 sue.juneau@gmail.com kw.com

Office: (763) 227-9816 Mobile: (763) 227-9816 stacy@stacykellyteam.com stacykellyteam.com

• First Time Buyers to “Right Sizing” Empty Nesters.

• 20+ Years New Construction & Renovation Design.

• Top Notch Industry Relationships Protect You.

• Superior Service.

• Exceptional Results.

• Free Staging Always Included.

MULTI-YEAR WINNER

MULTI-YEAR WINNER

First Time Home Buyers & Sellers-Move Up Buyers & Sellers-New Construction Buyers-Right Sizing Empty Nesters-I enjoy all areas of Real Estate! Working on Buyers and Sellers behalf is My Mission and my joy. I continue to grow and learn through education and experience to provide the Fiduciary Duties owed each client at the highest level. From urban high density to rural acreage, at your service in the Twin Cities metro!

I’m deeply honored to have been selected as a Super Real Estate Agent again this year. My “job” is also my favorite thing to do, and that others believe I have done it well means the world to me.

Every dream I help make come true for a client is as precious as the first one I was fortunate to be part of, and I cherish both those memories and the wonderful people I’ve had the privilege to represent.

FOCUS CITIES: ANDOVER | BLAINE | NORTHERN SUBURBS

FOCUS CITIES: ANDOVER | BLAINE | TWIN CITIES

BRADY KROLL

FRITZ KROLL

Office: (612) 347-8000 bradykroll@edinarealty.com edinarealty.com/brady-kroll-realtor

Office: (612) 347-8088 fritzkroll@edinarealty.com fritzkroll.com

• Seller and Buyer Representation.

• Luxury Properties.

• Downtown Lofts and Condos.

• Condominiums/Townhomes.

• Downtown Minneapolis.

• Exceptional Properties.

MULTI-YEAR WINNER

MULTI-YEAR WINNER

I have been a Minneapolis resident and an award-winning Minneapolis area Realtor since 2004.

I’ve consistently delivered market-beating results for clients by utilizing my strong negotiation skills, expert market knowledge, and multi-faceted marketing tactics. I am supported by a small, top-notch team to ensure that all of my clients get the attention they deserve at each step of the buying or selling process.

My education, business background and sales & marketing experience ensure that my clients successfully complete their real estate transactions. I listen, keep clients informed, have great attention to detail and interact successfully with a wide variety of people. I am dedicated to customer service and work to make each transaction rewarding. I office and live in downtown Minneapolis, and am a leader in this market.

FOCUS CITIES: MINNEAPOLIS AND SURROUNDING SOUTHWEST SUBURBS

FOCUS CITIES: MINNEAPOLIS | NORTH LOOP | WESTERN SUBURBS

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BRAD LACHER

SCOTT LINDQUIST

Office: (952) 200-1994 Mobile: (952) 200-1994 brad@enclaveteam.com greatmnhomes.com/

Office: (763) 550-0051 Mobile: (612) 940-6886 ScottL@imaginerealty.net Imaginerealty.net

• Listing Specialist.

• Relocation & Out of State Moves.

• Move Up Buyers.

• New Construction Expert.

• #1 Seller for Pulte Homes.

• No Bull - Just Straight Talk.

MULTI-YEAR WINNER With more than 20 years of experience, there are few situations I haven’t seen. I believe that all clients are best served when they work with someone that cares about them and has the experience to confidently guide them through the real estate process. I still love real estate after all of these years because it is both exiting and personally rewarding to help clients achieve their real estate goals.

Scott and his business partners have helped hundreds of clients build their dream homes with various Twin Cities builders. He takes the headache out of building with his expertise in design, negotiation, and structuring your finances to avoid moving twice. He’s developed a proprietary web application to match buyers with their perfect new construction community. Licensed in both MN and WI.

FOCUS CITIES: SCOTT COUNTY

FOCUS CITIES: NW TWIN CITIES | SE TWIN CITIES | ST. PAUL

JON LIU

TINA LOCKNER

Office: (952) 368-0021 Mobile: (952) 239-9999 jonliu@thebridgerealty.com thebridgerealty.com/agents/1027021/jonathan+liu

Office: (651) 735-1350 Mobile: (651) 398-6904 tina.lockner@results.net TinaLockner.com

• First Time Home Buyers, Move up Buyers.

• Investment Properties, New Construction.

• Bilingual - English & Chinese.

• Buyers and Sellers in Residential Transactions.

• Investors.

• Relocation.

MULTI-YEAR WINNER

MULTI-YEAR WINNER

As a multi-year recipient of the “Super Real Estate Agent” award, Jon has proven to be a valuable real estate advisor in the community. He has been serving clients at all price points throughout the metro for years. His honest & straightforward approach as well his availability for his clients are just a few reasons why clients continue to rely on him for their real estate needs. He truly loves his job and it shows.

My vast experience (20+ years) sets me apart while my earned designations show my commitment to continuing education and keeping up to date. Averaging over 110 transactions annually, with a 99% referral rate from past clients, I provide top-notch service in every facet of the business. By using the “Team” concept and strategies, I, (and The Home Team), offer both service and results that can’t be beat.

FOCUS CITIES: SOUTH METRO | LAKEVILLE | APPLE VALLEY

FOCUS CITIES: WOODBURY | COTTAGE GROVE | EAST METRO

NENE MATEY-KEKE

CARINA MCCALL

Office: (952) 283-0897 Mobile: (612) 314-6550 nene@nenesellsrealestate.com nenesellsrealestate.com

Mobile: (651) 308-6898 Carina@results.net Carinamccall.results.net

• 30 years Experience Lic. in MN, WI & FL. • Relocation Referral Service Entire United States.

• Extensive Professional & Personal Waterfront Experience.

• 23+ years of serving & advising satisfied clients.

• Relocation, Investors, 1st Time Buyers and Sellers.

• Member of Local, National & International Networks.

MULTI-YEAR WINNER

MULTI-YEAR WINNER

Nene’s educational and volunteer approach provides clients with the key resources to navigate the home buying, selling or investment process, keeping motivation high throughout the journey. His positive energy sets him apart, offering a calm in the home market storm.

His team, RNR International Real Estate Group, works with both clients here and abroad.

Relationships + Resources = Success.

Carina utilizes her Sales & Marketing Degree from the University of St.Thomas, Strong Negotiating Skills along with many advanced Real Estate Certifications to successfully attain her Clients Investment Dreams & Goals. Some of her unique Specialties include Waterfront Properties, New Construction, Luxury Homes, Vacation/ Second Home Investments, Senior Downsizing/Estates and Divorce Settlement and Home Staging.

FOCUS CITIES: HENNEPIN COUNTY| RAMSEY COUNTY| DAKOTA COUNTY

FOCUS CITIES: TWIN CITIES | WESTERN WISCONSIN | WHITE BEAR LAKE SUPER REAL ESTATE AGENTS ADVERTISING SECTION

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MELISSA MOUND

SUE NELSON

Office: (952) 927-1100 Mobile: (612) 462-9552 melissamound@edinarealty.com melissamound.com

Mobile: (612) 961-7344 suenelson@edinarealty.com edinarealty.com/sue-nelson-realtor

• Experienced in negotiating the absolute best deal for my clients.

• Personable, knowledgeable, creative, honest & direct.

• More than $85 million sold in residential real estate.

• Providing Individualized Client Services.

• Local Market Expert.

• Collaborative & Responsive Communication.

MULTI-YEAR WINNER

MULTI-YEAR WINNER

Working with me will feel like an individualized experience from beginning to end. Starting with understanding how to navigate the current market with a focus on educating you about the process each step of the way. Then we will work together to create a personalized strategic plan so you can move forward with confidence and achieve your goals. I love my job, but love helping my clients achieve their dreams even more!

My clients would tell you I care about them. They trust me to help them make one of the most important decisions of their lives. They would also tell you I work tirelessly to help them navigate the Buying and or Selling process. I bring more than 30 years of experience in marketing and negotiating to provide the greatest return for my clients. Licensed, full-time residential Realtor with Edina Realty.

FOCUS CITIES: MINNEAPOLIS | ST. PAUL | METRO AREA

FOCUS CITIES: EAGAN | SOUTH METRO

TOM NEVERS

CAROLYN OLSON

Office: (952) 283-0897 Mobile: (952) 210-2345 tom.nevers@compass.com theneversgroup.com

Office: (952) 270-5784 cholson@cbrealty.com carolynolsonhomes.com

• Urban and suburban expertise • SF homes, townhouses, condos, lake homes • Discerning eye for great interiors & architecture

• I work with clients in all different price ranges..

• Compass’ Sports and Entertainment Division.

• Founding member of Compass.

MULTI-YEAR WINNER I am a passionate, trustworthy, goal-driven and team-oriented professional. I try to make the entire process of buying or selling a smooth, enjoyable one, offering open communication, a thorough market education, and the highest level of personalized service from start to finish. I’m an excellent negotiator as well who strives to always protect my clients’ best interest and help them get the best deal possible.

Whether it’s finding a pristine turn-key property or a home with good bones in need of remodeling, Carolyn is known for superior service and not leaving a stone un-turned. Over 30 years as a top listing agent, buyer representative and effective marketer, Carolyn has earned numerous sales & client service awards and, most importantly, valued referrals and repeat customers.

FOCUS CITIES: EDINA | SOUTHWEST METRO | METRO AREA

FOCUS CITIES: MINNEAPOLIS AND WESTERN & SOUTHERN SUBURBS

ROBERT ALLAN PAUL

AMY PETERSON

Office: 952-848-2400 Mobile: (612) 636-4554 robert.paul@results.net robert.prohomesforsale.com

Mobile: (763) 242-6741 amy@realtoramy.com RealtorAmy.com

• ABR, AHWD, CRS, GRI, GRN, PSA, RELO, SFR, SRES • 2022 Minnesota Realtor of the Year • Your real estate resource since 2004

• 100% Five-Star Rating in Zillow Reviews • Nearly $30 Million in Real Estate Sales • You’re Going to Love the Way We Work Together

MULTI-YEAR WINNER

MULTI-YEAR WINNER

As a seasoned veteran of real estate advertising, Robert Allan Paul provides a unique perspective on the process of buying, staging and selling your home. From first-time buyers and first-time sellers to experienced empty-nesters and estates, he’s earned a reputation for helping families in transition move up to the next stage of their lives – and the Super Agent award five years in a row.

As a trusted real estate advisor and lifelong Twin Cities resident, Amy will guide you through every detail from current marketing strategies to locating area amenities in a comfortable, organized fashion. Her extenseive industry training, energetic networking and proactive problem solving will provide an unparalleled experience to make your real estate dreams a reality. Put her expertise to work for you today!

FOCUS CITIES: WOODBURY TO WACONIA, LAKEVILLE TO FOREST LAKE

FOCUS CITIES: TWIN CITIES AND SURROUNDING AREAS

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JUSTIN RHODES

GRAHAM SMITH

Office: (651) 227-9144 Mobile: (612) 296-7719 Justin.Rhodes@cbrealty.com

Office: (612) 414-5614 Mobile: (612) 414-5614 Grahamsmith@kw.com Thegrahamsmithteam.com

• Traditional Buyers & Sellers.

• First Time Homebuyers.

• Licensed in Minnesota & Wisconsin.

MULTI-YEAR WINNER

• Exceptional customer service paired with 20+ years of experience.

• A Team structure which offers specialized experts in each department.

• Strategic negotiation and marketing skills that are second to none.

MULTI-YEAR WINNER

Everyone has a different opinion of how a Real Estate Agent should represent their client, but honesty and integrity should go without saying. With 20+ years of experience, I firmly believe in exceeding my client’s expectations as they are my #1 priority. To me, being a REALTOR means more than selling homes. It’s about you, your hopes and your dreams. It’s about a relationship based on trust, knowledge and expertise.

As the owner/operator of The Graham Smith Team, Graham brings 20+ years of experience as a top producing agent in the Twin Cities. His team offers an exceptional customer service experience, and the best negotiation and strategic marketing plans available. Comprised of Listing Specialists, Buyer Specialists and a full time Operations Department, Graham and his team are a great choice for your residential real estate needs.

FOCUS CITIES: BLOOMINGTON | MINNEAPOLIS | ST. PAUL

FOCUS CITIES: SW MINNEAPOLIS | TWIN CITIES METRO | LAKEFRONT HOMES

TRACY STUTE

DAN TRUDEAU

Office: (651) 686-2023 Mobile: (651) 331-6439 tracystute@edinarealty.com edinarealty.com/tracy-stute-realtor

Office: (612) 250-4720 Mobile: (612) 250-4720 dantrudeau@edinarealty.com edinarealty.com/dan-trudeau-realtor

• Professional Experience & Client Education.

• Price Guidance, Current Market Knowledge.

• Confidentiality & Easy to work with.

• Representing Buyers • Representing Sellers • Representing Investors

MULTI-YEAR WINNER Your Dream...My Goal! Says it all. When you work with me, it’s all about you. Representing both buyers and sellers, I follow the ever changing market closely. Plan to be well market educated while making your next move. Whether it’s your first home purchase, looking for a new view or it’s time to downsize, I can help. Know that you, your family and friends will be taken care of with confidence and confidentiality.

With over a decade in residential real estate, Dan is ready to utilize his unique professional background and experience to help guide you through all aspects of your next transaction. Dan spent thirteen years practicing law before bringing his remarkable dedication, professionalism, and client-centered approach to all his real estate buyers, sellers, and investors throughout the Twin Cities Metropolitan area.

FOCUS CITIES: TWIN CITIES METRO | WESTERN WISCONSIN | NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA

FOCUS CITIES: EDEN PRAIRIE | EDINA | SOUTHWEST TWIN CITIES METRO

KRISTI WEINSTOCK

KIM WETTELAND

Office: (612) 309-8332 kdweinstock@cbrealty.com weinstockgroup.com

Mobile: (651) 269-7055 kimwetteland@edinarealty.com kimwetteland.edinarealty.com

• Top 1% Nationally within Coldwell Banker Realty.

• Serving Clients in all price points.

• Top performing Realtor in Minnetonka School Dist.

• Residential • Downsizing • Upsizing

MULTI-YEAR WINNER I believe in a hardworking, honest, and sincere approach to real estate. My desire is not just to meet my client’s needs but to exceed their expectations. From first time home buyers to seasoned buyers and sellers. you can count on me for expert knowledge, superior negotiating skills, attention to detail and follow through. Knowledge, Integrity, & Experience.

Where you live is your sanctuary, your solid ground, a place of comfort, your home. I care about what is most important to you. Using 16 years of experience, I guide and listen with empathy and patience. I provide information about specific market conditions using facts and statistics relevant to your sale or purchase. Where you end up and how you get there matters most. I love my job and want to work with you!

FOCUS CITIES: LAKE MINNETONKA AREA, WEST METRO, PLYMOUTH & MAPLE GROVE

FOCUS CITIES: ROSEVILLE-NE MPLS | MINNEAPOLIS | SAINT PAUL SUPER REAL ESTATE AGENTS ADVERTISING SECTION

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ERIN BAILEY-FALK

JOHN BEISE

DAN BELFRY

Wexford Realty

RE/MAX Advantage Plus

Compass

FOCUS CITY: EDINA

FOCUS CITY: ORONO

FOCUS CITY: MINNEAPOLIS

Mobile: (651) 398-4760 erin@wexfordrealty.com

Mobile: (612) 889-0340 John@BeiseRealEstate.com

SUE BROWN

MARK BURKE

WENDY CARSON

Coldwell Banker Realty

RE/MAX Results

RE/MAX Results

FOCUS CITY: TWIN CITIES AREA

FOCUS CITY: TWIN CITIES METRO

FOCUS CITY: TWIN CITIES METRO AREA

Mobile: (612) 804-4759 SueBrown@cbrealty.com

Mobile: (612) 750-7535 mark.burke@results.net

AMY COHEN

BETTY COLE

Edina Realty, Inc

Coldwell Banker

Edina Realty, Inc

FOCUS CITY: TWIN CITIES

FOCUS CITY: GREATER MINNEAPOLIS

FOCUS CITY: MINNEAPOLIS AND SURROUNDING SUBURBS

Mobile: (952) 484-7577 AmyBCohen.com

Mobile: (612) 790-3015 bettycole@edinarealty.com

STEVEN CONLIN

TOM CROUCH

GARY DAGNER

Edina Realty

RE/MAX Results

Oak Realty

FOCUS CITY: EAGAN

FOCUS CITY: SOUTHWEST SUBURBS

FOCUS CITY: CLEARWATER

Office: (651) 686-2033 steveconlin@edinarealty.com

Mobile: (612) 386-7203 tncrouch@aol.com

Mobile: (320) 309-1739 gary@oakrealtymn.com

BARB DAVIS

JESSICA DAVIS

SARAH DEZIEL

Coldwell Banker Realty

Keller Williams

BRIX Real Estate

FOCUS CITY: TWIN CITIES AREA

FOCUS CITY: WESTERN SUBURBS

FOCUS CITY: ST. CROIX VALLEY (MN & WI)

Mobile: (612) 554-0994 bjdavis@cbburnet.com

Mobile: (651) 592-2401 PolstonDavis.com

Mobile: (612) 840-0414 sarah@sarahdeziel.com

PAUL EKSTROM

JIM ENGEL

CHELSEA ERICKSON

Realty ONE Group Choice

RES Realty Group

LaBelle Real Estate Group

FOCUS CITY: NORTHERN TWIN CITIES MARKET

FOCUS CITY: DAKOTA COUNTY

FOCUS CITY: FOREST LAKE & SURROUNDING AREAS

Mobile: (612) 749-8404 paul.ekstrom@rogchoice.com SUPER REAL ESTATE AGENTS

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Mobile: (651) 341-6020 wendy@wendycarson.com

JEANINE CHRISTENSEN

Mobile: (651) 373-3000 www.SELLSMN.com

R15

Mobile: (612) 703-1031 dan.belfry@compass.com

ADVERTISING SECTION

Mobile: (715) 495-7226 jengel@resrealtygroup.com

Mobile: (763) 221-2524 ForestLakeHomesForSale.com

BETSY FERGUSON

HOLLY FIREHAMMER

REBECCA FISCHER

Edina Realty

Coldwell Banker Realty

eXp Realty

FOCUS CITY: TWIN CITIES METRO & BEYOND

FOCUS CITY: MINNEAPOLIS

FOCUS CITY: TWIN CITIES

Office: (612) 947-0311 betsyferguson@edinarealty.com

Mobile: (651) 402-8946 rebecca@rebeccahomefinder.com

ADAM FONDA

CASEY GORES

DEB GREENE

Lakes Sotheby’s International Realty

Casey Gores Realty

Coldwell Banker Realty

FOCUS CITY: LAKE MINNETONKA

FOCUS CITY: TWIN CITIES EASTERN SUBURBS

FOCUS CITY: MINNEAPOLIS/ST PAUL & SUBURBS

Mobile: (612) 308-5008 AdamFonda.com

Mobile: (612) 597-6162 caseygores-realty.com

Mobile: (612) 247-0777 Ms.Wonderful.7@gmail.com

BRIAN HALLBLADE

ANGIE HAMMOND

JAY HANSEN

Hallblade Realty, Inc.

RE/MAX Results

Coldwell Banker Realty

FOCUS CITY: EXCELSIOR

FOCUS CITY: ST. PAUL

FOCUS CITY: TWIN CITIES METRO AREA

Mobile: (612) 619-2165 brian@hallbladerealty.com

Mobile: (651) 270-1718 www.angiehammond.com

Mobile: (612) 799-8412 jhansen@cbburnet.com

CHRISTA HARTIG

MICHELLE HOAGLAND

BRIAN D. HOUTS

Edina Realty

Keller Williams Preferred Realty Michelle Hoagland Group

JPW Realty

FOCUS CITY: APPLE VALLEY

FOCUS CITY: SOUTH METRO

FOCUS CITY: TWIN CITIES AREA

Mobile: (952) 393-4384 christahartig.com

Mobile: (651) 253-1985 mkhoagland@kw.com

Mobile: (612) 227-0863 brian@brianhouts.com

SPENCER HUTTON

JENNIFER IVERS

DAREN JENSEN

Engel & Völkers Minneapolis Downtown

Coldwell Banker Realty

Edina Realty

FOCUS CITY: TWIN CITIES

FOCUS CITY: CENTRAL TWIN CITIES

FOCUS CITY: MINNEAPOLIS

Mobile: (612) 868-4738 spencer.hutton@evrealestate.com

Mobile: (612) 386-7349 homes@tonyjohannes.com

Mobile: (612) 388-7579 hfirehammer@cbrealty.com

Mobile: (763) 232-0978 JenIvers.Realtor@gmail.com

Mobile: (612) 720-6284 darenjensen.com

TONY JOHANNES

BRENT JOHNSON

COLLEEN JOHNSON

Remax Results

Keller Williams Realty Edina

Remax Advantage Plus

FOCUS CITY: MINNEAPOLIS

FOCUS CITY: TWIN CITIES METRO

FOCUS CITY: WEST METRO

Office: (612) 298-5000 teamrealtyguy.com

Mobile: (612) 275-9734 cjsoldremax.com SUPER REAL ESTATE AGENTS ADVERTISING SECTION

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BEN KEEFE

KAREN KELJIK

DENISE KIMBLER OLSON

Edina Realty

Coldwell Banker Realty

Coldwell Banker Realty

FOCUS CITY: TWIN CITIES

FOCUS CITY: ST. PAUL

FOCUS CITY: TWIN CITIES METRO AREA

Mobile: (612) 708-2272 benandsarahkeefe.com

Mobile: (612) 414-3245 www.karenkeljik.com

JONNA KOSALKO

LARRY KRIEDBERG

MRIDULA (MARIE) LANGLIE

Coldwell Banker Realty

Coldwell Banker Realty

Coldwell Banker Realty

FOCUS CITY: MINNEAPOLIS METRO

FOCUS CITY: MINNETONKA

FOCUS CITY: TWIN CITIES AND SURROUNDING AREAS

Mobile: (612) 695-3136 franandbarbdavis.com

Mobile: (612) 925-8265 Larry@minneapolisrealtor.com

MICHAEL LYNCH

JEFF MACHACEK

RE/MAX Results

Lakes Sotheby’s International Realty

Coldwell Banker Realty

FOCUS CITY: GREATER MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN

FOCUS CITY: MINNEAPOLIS & SUBURBS

Mobile: (612) 518-2136 Erin@ErinsMyRealtor.com

Mobile: (612) 619-8227 LynchPropertyGroup.com

Mobile: (612) 414-4336 jmachacek@cbburnet.com

BELLA MAISEL

JOE MASELTER

ANNAMARIE MCDONALD

Coldwell Banker Realty

eXp Realty

Coldwell Banker Realty

FOCUS CITY: MINNEAPOLIS

FOCUS CITY: TWIN CITIES

FOCUS CITY: SOUTH METRO

Mobile: (612) 386-4057 BellaMaisel.com

Mobile: (612) 867-0001 themnexperts.com

Mobile: (651) 338-9468 annamarie.mcdonald@cbrealty.com

MARIA MCDONALD-ZANG

JOSEPH PERRIELLO

BRAD PIHLSTROM

BHHS North Properties

Compass

Edina Realty

FOCUS CITY: PRIOR LAKE

FOCUS CITY: EAGAN

FOCUS CITY: SAINT PAUL

Mobile: (612) 810-5771 mzang@bhhsnorthproperties.com

Mobile: (612) 281-6894 joe.perriello@compass.com

Mobile: (612) 747-5071 bradpihlstrom@edinarealty.com

JENNA POTTER

LASHA RADDATZ

BRIAN SCATES

Oak Realty

Keller Williams Integrity Lakes

Scates Real Estate

FOCUS CITY: BECKER

FOCUS CITY: TWIN CITIES

FOCUS CITY: PLYMOUTH

Mobile: (612) 801-4967 jenna@oakrealtymn.com SUPER REAL ESTATE AGENTS

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Mobile: (651) 303-0555 mlanglie888@gmail.com

ERIN LINDHOLM

FOCUS CITY: TWIN CITIES METRO

R17

Mobile: (612) 803-1425 Denise@cbrealty.com

ADVERTISING SECTION

Mobile: (651) 955-8161 lasharaddatz@kw.com

Mobile: (612) 877-2100 sold@scatesrealestate.com

KIMBERLY SHEA

STEVE SHEA

HANNAH SMITH

Sunset Realty

Sunset Realty

eXp Realty

FOCUS CITY: EAST METRO

FOCUS CITY: EAST METRO

FOCUS CITY: EDINA

Mobile: (651) 208-8663 kim@whatisyourstyle.com

Office: (651) 415-1111 steveshea1@msn.com

ANN SMOTHERS

JIM SNAZA

MARGARET SOLBERG

ReMax Advantage Plus

Snaza Group of Homes Plus Realty

Keller Williams Integrity Lakes

FOCUS CITY: TWIN CITIES AND WESTERN WISCONSIN

FOCUS CITY: TWIN CITIES METRO

FOCUS CITY: WEST METRO AREA Mobile: (612) 619-3460 carvercountyexperts.com

Mobile: (612) 961-0100 gosnaza.com

Mobile: (651) 955-8440 margaretsolberg@kw.com

KAREN STANG

MICHAEL TIERNEY

DESSI URBAN

Carriage Realty, Inc.

Edina Realty

Coldwell Banker Realty

FOCUS CITY: TWIN CITIES

FOCUS CITY: MINNEAPOLIS

FOCUS CITY: MINNEAPOLIS

Mobile: (651) 253-1689 Karen@CarriageRealty.com

Mobile: (612) 385-4359 http://www.michaelptierney.com

Mobile: (612) 499-3462 durban@cbburnet.com

ANDREA VORACHEK

ROBIN VOREIS

MORGAN WHITMAN

Neighborly Property Group

The Voreis Team

BRIX Real Estate

FOCUS CITY: EDINA

FOCUS CITY: TWIN CITIES

FOCUS CITY: MINNEAPOLIS

Mobile: (612) 716-7621 NeighborlyMN.com

Mobile: (612) 759-1878 thevoreisteam.com

Mobile: (612) 747-4079 morgan@brixtwincities.com

JUNE WIENER

JOSH WIGGINS

GINA WILLARD

Cardinal Realty Co

Lakes Sotheby’s International Realty

Coldwell Banker Realty

FOCUS CITY: EAST METRO

FOCUS CITY: TWIN CITIES

FOCUS CITY: EDINA AND SOUTH/WEST SUBURBS

Office: (651) 379-1141 june@cardinalrealtors.com

Mobile: (651) 208-3580 tomyangrealestate.com

Mobile: (651) 955-2346 hannah@thepropertygeeks.com

Mobile: (612) 723-9457 JoshuaWiggins.com

Mobile: (612) 991-1390 Gwillard@cbburnet.com

TOM YANG

SANDY YOUNGER

KIM ZITON

Realty Executives Associates

Edina Realty

Keller Williams Premier Realty

FOCUS CITY: TWIN CITIES METRO

FOCUS CITY: SOUTH/SOUTHEAST METRO

FOCUS CITY: EASTERN SUBURBS

Mobile: (651) 269-0874 edinarealty.com/sandy-younger-realtor

Mobile: (612) 987-6835 Kim@kimziton.com SUPER REAL ESTATE AGENTS ADVERTISING SECTION

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SUPER MORTGAGE PROFESSIONALS

A DV E RT I S I N G S E C T I O N

Kimberly Allen M3 Bell Bank Mortgage 651-600-5498 Shelby Allen Bell Bank Mortgage 651-783-5214 Bart Anderson Prosperity Home Mortgage LLC 952-945-3108 Jeff Anderson Supreme Lending 651-717-4040 Michael Arvold Refined Lending 763-639-9171 Wes Atkinson Bell Bank Mortgage 651-485-9648 Bob Austin M6 Alerus Mortgage 763-286-5801 Michele Baldwin Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation 612-269-9728

DONE DEALS These local mortgage experts are the stars of the Twin Cities lending show.

They rank highest for facilitating the loan process, based on client satisfaction.

In today’s seller’s market, it’s important to find someone who has the expertise to navigate the intricate process of home financing. Enter the Super Mortgage Professionals. Like the Super Real Estate Agents, everyone on this list has received top marks from the clients they serve. The criteria are streamlined: overall satisfaction and whether a client would recommend them to a friend.

They represent the top 5 percent of mortgage pros in the Twin Cities.

LEARN MORE ABOUT EACH HIGHLIGHTED SUPER MORTGAGE PROFESSIONAL ON THE PAGE NUMBER ASSOCIATED WITH THEIR NAME.

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Paul Basil M3 CrossCountry Mortgage 612-599-8334 Brenda Bednar CrossCountry Mortgage 507-455-1858 Tracy Belanger Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation 952-240-7044 Denny Bennett M3 Guaranteed Rate 612-804-0488 Joel Benson Cardinal Financial Company 612-327-9092 Mona Bischof M6 Old National Bank 612-486-0822 Connie Bloom M6 Bell Bank Mortgage 612-518-7027 Eric Bloomstrand M6 Bell Bank Mortgage 612-961-2600 Ted Bougie Best Advantage Mortgage 612-865-4742 Steven Brand Northpointe Bank 612-386-5306 Joe Bydzovsky M6 Lake Area Mortgage 651-303-8765 Luke Carrier MegaStar Financial 651-503-3746 Laura Carroll Bell Bank Mortgage 651-431-1637 Jason Chitwood Caliber Home Loans 612-814-9818 Jeffrey Chrast Bay Equity Home Loans 763-482-9369

Bradley Christensen Luminate Home Loans Inc. 612-240-9922 Ryan Colbert M6 Lake Area Mortgage 651-329-5835 Al Coleman Mortgages Unlimited 763-416-2649 Steve Conklin Satori Mortgage 952-544-1709 Pat Conroy Bell Bank Mortgage 651-783-5236 Mitch Cowger Tradition Mortgage 320-583-4617 Bryan Crepeau LoanDepot 612-308-6099 Nicholas Crichton Edina Realty Mortgage 651-270-4893 Kara Cuka New American Funding 612-670-9367 Jackson Cussons MegaStar Financial 612-619-0608 Jay Dacey Jay Dacey Mortgage Team Inc. 651-315-7681 Charles Dailey M6 iLoan Mortgage 651-428-6968 Brad Dale Better Built Mortgage Group 952-345-6405 Brady Day First Class Mortgage 763-416-6789 Steve Dickie Axia Home Loans 612-396-4743 Michael Dietrich iLoan Mortgage 651-206-3377 Chris Dueffert Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation 612-801-4033 Mona Edick Bay Equity Home Loans 763-614-8732 Jan Edin-Gaffney M6 CrossCountry Mortgage 612-803-1045 Olivia Eggen New American Funding 763-300-1714 Dawn Emerson CrossCountry Mortgage 952-956-2077 Randy Emerson CrossCountry Mortgage 612-801-1300 Steve Erb Bell Bank Mortgage 612-963-5602 Mark Erickson Royal Credit Union 952-465-0913 Atrion Faiola NorthPort Funding LLC 612-239-2389

IL LUS TRAT ION BY S HUT TE RSTOC K

Aaron Abed CrossCountry Mortgage 612-386-6575 Ashland Alitz Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation 612-505-7663

Nick Fairbanks Guaranteed Rate Affinity 651-486-5640

Ryan Honsey Granite Mortgage 651-503-0595

Adam Farrell M6 Alerus Mortgage 612-227-1485 Leslie Ferris Propel Home Loans LLC 612-529-1111 Ed Francis Wells Fargo 612-667-0158 Glen Frechette CMG Home Loans 612-213-8109 Vanessa Frisch Guaranteed Rate 612-423-9486 Amber Garofalo CrossCountry Mortgage 651-300-9411 Angie Gerhardson Luminate Home Loans Inc. 763-691-0202 Shawn Gerhardson Luminate Home Loans Inc. 763-691-0202

Nancy Hostetler M6 Bell Bank Mortgage 763-442-9886 Eric House MLS Mortgage 612-789-5626

Mark Gobran M6 Lake Area Mortgage 651-338-3900 Steven Goldman CMG Home Loans 763-458-9007 Ken Graczak LoanDepot 612-516-5626 Justin Green Tradition Mortgage 952-252-0232 Mark Gregg Old National Bank 763-204-7251 Jody Grieger Bell Bank Mortgage 612-251-5352 Twila Hanks Mortgages Unlimited 612-998-7747 Jenny Hanna Edina Realty Mortgage 651-343-3345 Nick Hanson Tradition Mortgage 952-393-6425 Kathy Harrison M1 Bell Bank Mortgage 612-386-8856 Mark Hesser CrossCountry Mortgage 763-443-9527 Dave Hill M6 Bell Bank Mortgage 651-485-6862 Mike Hill Bell Bank Mortgage 651-783-5244 David Hintermeister Luminate Home Loans Inc. 612-710-3130 Brad Hlavacek Armed Forces Bank 612-396-0501 Kim Hoeft Bell Bank Mortgage 651-308-8196 Randy Hoeschen M3 Associated Bank 612-202-3568

Jacob Hughes M3 TruStone Home Mortgage 763-512-6145 Mitch Irwin Bell Bank Mortgage 612-210-3640 Bridget Ische Bell Bank Mortgage 952-463-8285 Ramona Jenkins M6 Bell Bank Mortgage 612-226-8761 Chris Jensen Axia Home Loans 651-592-1584 Tyler Jensen M6 Cambria Mortgage 612-554-6384 Alec Johnson M6 CrossCountry Mortgage 952-200-0754 Clayton Johnson TopLine Federal Credit Union 763-391-0575 Sheryl Jondahl Bell Bank Mortgage 763-286-7578 Jenna Juetten Farmers & Merchants Savings Bank 763-957-5257 Jody Kern M1 Bell Bank Mortgage 612-961-5571 Bryan Kerswell Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation 651-230-5684 Kara King Edge Home Finance 612-999-3538 Michelle Kirchner Wells Fargo 763-360-0003 Erin Kline M6 Alerus Mortgage 952-417-8462 Liz Koehler M6 Bell Bank Mortgage 612-325-1764 Erik Kolz Guaranteed Rate Affinity 952-844-6557 Larry Kowalczyk Bell Bank Mortgage 952-905-5400 Jackie LaLonde LoanDepot 952-283-3220 Peter Larsen M6 First Equity Mortgage 651-341-9854 Marcus Laskowski Edge Home Finance 612-749-5097 Kathleen Lawler Axia Home Loans 651-276-9439

Brad Lidtke M7 Bell Bank Mortgage 612-840-5350 Peter Lindquist Guaranteed Rate 651-796-3575 Randi Livon M7 Alerus Mortgage 612-440-1430 Derek Lodermeier M7 Lake Area Mortgage 651-209-2907 Amy Loftus Edina Realty Mortgage 612-801-6925 David Lozinski M7 First Equity Mortgage 763-251-8000 Janet Lund Luminate Home Loans Inc. 612-220-5210 Josh Lund Gold Star Mortgage 612-802-3265 Ryan Lundeen First Bank & Trust 763-691-7119 Jason Marschall PrimeLending 952-400-2280 Nicholas Matko DHI Mortgage 952-985-7443 Tom Mattaini New American Funding 651-245-5855 Nick Mavetz M7 First Equity Mortgage 763-251-1979 Brad Mayo U.S. Bank 612-387-7061 Bryce Mead M7 Alerus Mortgage 612-916-5626 Ben Meador CrossCountry Mortgage 612-242-5773 Craig Meeker Mortgages Unlimited 612-382-3383 Nicole Meeker M2 CrossCountry Mortgage 612-723-2658 Jill Meents M7 Bell Bank Mortgage 612-867-1979 Bryan Meredith Envision Capital 612-839-1903 Brady Mergenthal M7 Caliber Home Loans 651-324-5431 Bob Merrill Bell Bank Mortgage 612-986-3887 Brent Merritt M7 Mortgage Capital of MN Inc. 612-812-0320 Joseph Metzler M7 Cambria Mortgage 651-552-3681 Troy Mlenar CrossCountry Mortgage 612-720-4391

Krysia Moe Old National Bank 612-656-3780 Enda Moore Edina Realty Mortgage 651-690-8428 Sandy Morgan M7 New American Funding 612-868-3516

Kim Pedersen M8 Alerus Mortgage 952-417-8466 Dan Peinovich Bell Bank Mortgage 952-292-2952 Scott Perron Cambria Mortgage 612-554-1932

Steve Morris M3 Guaranteed Rate 612-889-6726

Tyler Peters M8 Preferred Rate 507-837-9775

Heather Mulé M7 Alerus Mortgage 952-212-6280 Hudson Murphy Luminate Home Loans Inc. 651-276-2349

Brandon Peterson M4 Luminate Home Loans Inc. 612-964-1371 Kimberly Peterson KPT Mortgage Advisors LLC 773-895-7340 Shawn Poppler US Mortgage Investments 952-239-2162 Nate Raich Refined Lending 651-283-1305 Kris Rausch CrossCountry Mortgage 612-282-0080 Robin Ray New American Funding 612-804-2150 Stephen Rice New American Funding 612-710-9173 Benson Ringle Supreme Lending 218-507-0429 Forrest Roberts Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation 612-799-0968 Donnie Robin Supreme Lending 612-751-5653

Molly Nadeau M7 Treadstone Mortgage 612-567-1471 Bryan Nelson M7 Bell Bank Mortgage 651-783-5245 Kala Nelson Bell Bank Mortgage 952-905-5505 Stacy Newgaard M2 Bell Bank Mortgage 952-905-5512 Quynh Nguyen M7 Cambria Mortgage 612-990-9520 Dylan Niska Tradition Mortgage 612-396-7272 Brad Nolan M7 Bell Bank Mortgage 651-308-7115 Michael Noone Mortgages by Noone LLC 612-558-1522 Dan Nordquist Mortgages Unlimited 651-208-0208 Cory Nuest CorTrust Bank 763-271-7216 Kevin O’Brien M&M Mortgage LLC 651-558-9810 Matthew O’Brien Summit Mortgage Corporation 651-206-1779 Anthony Olson Guaranteed Rate Affinity 763-257-5421 Brandon Olson New American Funding 612-437-9567

Michelle Robinson M8 Lake Area Mortgage 651-209-2905 Mark Roe M8 Bell Bank Mortgage 612-701-7515 John Roehrich Homes Mortgage LLC 651-748-3706 Terri Ronneng Bell Bank Mortgage 612-670-7798 Brett Rousseau M8 Cambria Mortgage 612-432-8559 Reyna Rousseau CrossCountry Mortgage 763-496-1638

Tim Oster M7 Bell Bank Mortgage 612-849-4009 Mike Ouverson Luminate Home Loans Inc. 612-202-8321 Kelly Overgard Kevnik Mortgage 952-913-7797

Matt Royer M4 Homes Mortgage LLC 651-770-0637

Joe Pannkuk M7 LoanDepot 612-429-9000

Corey Samora M8 Cambria Mortgage 507-363-1307 Tonya Sample New American Funding 763-213-2195

Brian Parkinson M8 Alerus Mortgage 612-282-5863

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Peggy Ryan M2 Bell Bank Mortgage 651-900-4891 Chris Safe Bell Bank Mortgage 952-905-5550

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Carla Scanlon M4 TruStone Financial 763-450-7701 Stephanie Scarrella M4 Drake Bank 612-801-8461 Derek Schansberg CrossCountry Mortgage 612-384-4300 Joseph Schlueter HomeTown Bank 320-221-4383 Marc Schubbe Results Home Mortgage 612-743-7918 Jenna Sears-Demery Cardinal Financial Company 612-237-9611 Aaron Severson Wings Financial Credit Union 952-997-8393 Thomas Shannon M8 Bell Bank Mortgage 612-290-5482 Chris Shedd Huntington Bank 952-484-5866 Angie Sherer Luminate Home Loans Inc. 612-644-9948 Michelle Shull Bell Bank Mortgage 952-905-5373

Thomas Smith M4 Coulee Bank 612-386-7672 Michael Spindler Edge Home Finance 612-590-8623 Cynthia Stewart Ideal Credit Union 651-773-2843

Mark Taylor M8 Alerus Mortgage 612-868-6948 Sharmain Tesmer CrossCountry Mortgage 763-443-1018 Cynthia Ann Theisen U.S. Bank 952-942-2847

Jason Stone M2 Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation 651-253-2144

Leslie Vanderwerf M8 CrossCountry Mortgage 612-910-8875 Aaron Vang Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation 612-702-5651 Taylor VanLokeren Refined Lending 612-804-1040 Jon Wagner Guaranteed Rate 612-201-3728 David Wahrenbrock Bay Equity Home Loans 612-221-1293 Karin Wald Bell Bank Mortgage 651-261-6111 Lisa Walker CrossCountry Mortgage 952-920-0322 Ryan Walton U.S. Bank 952-876-5488

Bob Strandell M8 Bell Bank Mortgage 612-210-2200 Mark Svihel Movement Mortgage LLC 612-209-7922 Darrin Swanson Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation 612-720-8360 Michael Swenson St. Croix Home Loans 651-330-5507 Timothy Swierczek Gold Star Mortgage 651-772-9000 Matt Swords M4 Bell Bank Mortgage 612-619-3001 Sandy Talberg M8 Bell Bank Mortgage 612-245-2134

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Bradley Weappa Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation 651-285-7967 Daniel Wessels M5 Luminate Home Loans Inc. 763-568-2904 Carrie White M5 Tradition Mortgage 612-306-9029 Robert Wilkerson Refined Lending 763-913-1760 Tyler Wiltse M8 Cambria Mortgage 952-994-1213 David Windschitl Bell Bank Mortgage 612-237-8314 Lori Wittmer M8 Lake Area Mortgage 651-247-7654 Adam Wojtowicz Security State Bank 651-257-4141 Chris Wright Edina Realty Mortgage 651-225-3965 Kevin Yamaya Bell Bank Mortgage 612-720-4146 Ryan Yardley LoanDepot 612-850-7500

David Youngs NEO Home Loans 651-364-7368 Jeff Zajac M5 TruStone Home Mortgage 763-270-4336 Cindy Zemien M8 Bell Bank Mortgage 612-867-9071 Joe Zemien M8 Bell Bank Mortgage 651-260-5766 Bill Zimbinski M8 Bell Bank Mortgage 952-270-5489 Molly Zimmerman M8 Bell Bank Mortgage 763-587-1466 Alexis Zukanoff Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation 952-240-6179

Kathy Harrison

Jody Kern

Excellence and Execution

A unique approach to home financing

With experience spanning 38 years, this premise has allowed Kathy Harrison to maintain her status as a top Twin Cities and National originator. Successful outcomes happen when clients are confident in the knowledge, expertise, and trust of their team. Put your trust in one of Minnesota’s leading mortgage professionals today.

Experience matters.

With 25+ years industry experience and $1B+ loaned, I’ve been there. I am your ally for seamless home financing. Specializing in new construction, renovation, diverse loans, and everything in between.

financinghelp.com O: (952) 905-5560 C: (612) 386-8856 kharrison@bell.bank NMLS # 334069

bell.bank/mortgage/loanofficer/jodykern C: (612) 961-5571 jkern@bell.bank NMLS # 401973

Your home financing needs are unique; let’s partner together to find your ideal mortgage.

Nicole Meeker Confidence through Planning By focusing on education and the details my clients know what to expect at every step.

We’ve discussed all the options so there are no surprises. Buying a home can be one of the largest investments one can make, and it isn’t one size fits all, but rather personalized advice and planning.

Stacy Newgaard Stacy Newgaard Team Work with a team that believes in the power of homeownership and is passionate about making it accessible and beneficial for you. With us, you’re not just a client - you’re a valued member of our extended family. Your homeownership aspirations deserve nothing less than extraordinary and that’s exactly what we provide.

nicolemeeker.com O: (612) 723-2658 nicolem@ccm.com NMLS # 657392

stacynewgaard.com O: (952) 905-5512 snewgaard@bell.bank NMLS # 332492

Peggy Ryan

Jason Stone

Committed to Excellence

Licensed in MN, WI, FL, & AZ

After more than twenty years of working in the mortgage industry, I still love the work I do. Each day, I am committed to delivering results that exceed your expectations. I work to simplify the process for you while using up to date technology. Clear communication is the key to maintaining your trust and your loyalty.

Jason with the Stone Mortgage Team is an experienced mortgage professional who enjoys assisting clients by simplifying their home buying process. As a retired firefighter & Homes for Heroes affiliate, he is committed to his customers, team, and community.

His goal is helping you make your dream home a reality.

Peggyryanhomeloans.com C: (651) 900-4891 pryan@bell.bank NMLS # 460431

jasonstone-loans.com C: (651) 253-2144 jason.stone@fairwaymc.com NMLS # 1018649 SUPER MORTGAGE PROFESSIONALS ADVERTISING SECTION

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KIMBERLY ALLEN

PAUL BASIL

Bell Bank Mortgage Office: (651) 600-5498 kallen@bell.bank https://bell.bank/mortgage/loan-officer/kimberlyallen

CrossCountry Mortgage Office: (612) 599-8334 Mobile: (612) 599-8334 paul.basil@ccm.com PaulBasil.com

• Brings 34 years of industry experience to clients.

• Delivers an exceptional customer experience.

• Offers a vast book of loan options to clients.

MULTI-YEAR WINNER

• Using cutting-edge tech to bring you efficiency.

• Adding value beyond lending as a strategic advisor.

• All-encompassing residential lending expertise.

MULTI-YEAR WINNER

Passion for helping others and for the real estate business drove Kimberly to enter the mortgage field immediately after graduating from Iowa State in 1988. Those years of career experience help Kimberly consistently offer her customers a smooth buying process.

Described as a “teacher at heart,” Kimberly is as protective of her borrowers as a mother would be! She’s dedicated to providing the best customer experience, with quick response times to questions and no surprises at the end.

NMLS# 839961

What is your why?

Your circumstances are unique, even if they seem optimal. One of my greatest joys is helping you make a plan that takes into account every nuance of your situation. My team has an unmatched reputation in the real estate community: we can be counted on to get it done, correctly, efficiently and on-time.

Relax, we’ve got this!

NMLS# 452480

DENNY BENNETT

RANDY HOESCHEN

Guaranteed Rate Affinity Office: (612) 804-0488 denny.bennett@grarate.com https://people.grarate.com/denny-bennett-543275

Associated Bank Office: (952) 591-2897 Mobile: (612) 202-3568 randy.hoeschen@associatedbank.com AssociatedBank.com/RHoeschen

• Business Owners-Self-Employed • First-Time Homebuyers • Reverse Mortgages

MULTI-YEAR WINNER

• One-Time New Construction, Rehab, Renovation Loans.

• 1st Time Buyer Programs w/Down Payment Assistance.

• Physician Loan $0 Down, No PMI, Asset-Based Income.

MULTI-YEAR WINNER

As a longtime annual SMP winner, I am grateful for the many positive recommendations and clients. My focus in on identifying solutions and products that work in concert with my clients financial goals and plans. In today’s market, only an in-depth consultation will ensure the best fit and lowest rates and costs.

Top-notch service and a hands-on approach are principles for how I conduct my business. From application to closing, and beyond, I always advocate for my clients’ needs. Many years in the mortgage industry afford me the knowledge and expertise to meet those needs. A wide array of products/programs provide solutions for securing the most beneficial outcomes for my clients.

My approach is different than many in our industry, but I know you will appreciate that. I look forward to working with you.

NMLS# 543275

NMLS# 524058

JACOB HUGHES

STEVE MORRIS

TruStone Home Mortgage Office: (763) 512-6145 jacob.hughes@trustone.org TruStone.org/Jacob-Hughes

Guaranteed Rate Office: (612) 889-6726 Mobile: (612) 889-6726 SMorris@Rate.com Rate.com/SteveMorris

• New Purchase.

• Refinance.

• First Time Homebuyer Program.

• New Construction Custom Homes • Working with business owners with complex tax situations • Extremely competitive rates for jumbo and super jumbo buyers

MULTI-YEAR WINNER Jacob Hughes joined the TruStone Home Mortgage team in 2015. As a Mortgage Consultant, Jacob takes pride in consulting with members to find the right home loan option for them. He’s there at every turn of the journey to assist with financing their very own version of the American Dream. TruStone Home Mortgage is a division of TruStone Financial and an Equal Housing Opportunity lender.

7582 Currell Boulevard Suite 212, Woodbury, MN 55125 NMLS ID: 275563; MN - MN- MLO-275563 - MN-MO-20526478 | NMLS ID #2611 (Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System www.nmlscon. sumeraccess.org) MN - Lic #MN-MO-20526478

NMLS# 1188317

NMLS# 275563

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BRANDON PETERSON

MATT ROYER

Luminate Home Loans Office: (763) 200-8400 Mobile: (612) 964-1371 brandon@mortgagesbybrandon.com mortgagesbybrandon.com

HOMES MORTGAGE, LLC Office: (651) 770-0637 mroyer@homesmortgage.net MattRoyer.com • Vets, First time, upgrading and refinancing.

We’re better.

• Making dreams come true for 23 years.

• Google me! This can be your experience too!

• First-Time Homebuyers.

• Move-Up Buyers.

• Construction Loans.

MULTI-YEAR WINNER

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Brandon’s not just a seasoned mortgage professional - he’s also dedicated to supporting diverse markets and underserved communities. He understands that equity and access to homeownership are critical to building wealth and stability, and he works tirelessly to provide financing options to individuals and families from all walks of life. Through education, resources, and personalized financing options, Brandon empowers his clients to achieve their homeownership goals.

Inhale, take a deep breath and relax. I have you covered! Educating and walking with you step by step. Since 2000, I’ve helped First Time Home Buyers understand their choices, move up buyers achieve their dream home, Military Veterans get the perfect VA loan and current home owners decide when and where a refinance would be best for them. I will never leave a doubt or worry in your mind!

NMLS# 302002

NMLS# 366970

CARLA SCANLON

STEPHANIE SCARRELLA

TruStone Financial Mobile: (763) 450-7701 carla.scanlon@trustone.org TruStone.org/MapleGrove

Drake Bank Office: (651) 702-1200 Mobile: (651) 801-8461 sscarrella@drake-bank.com drake-bank.com

• Home Equity Loans.

• Home Equity Lines of Credit.

• Full-Service Banking.

• Private Portfolio Loans with Flexible Financing.

• New and Single-Close Construction.

• Conventional, Jumbo, FHA & VA Products.

MULTI-YEAR WINNER Utilizing your home equity in a loan or line of credit can be the perfect way to borrow the money you need at attractive rates and with flexible terms. With over a decade of experience, Carla specializes in Home Equity Loans, turning dreams into reality. TruStone Financial is Federally insured by the NCUA and an Equal Housing Opportunity lender.

We work with you from start to finish. With 25+ years of experience, we understand your mortgage is just as unique as you. We’ve worked with complex self-employment and retirement income structures. No matter how simple or complex, we’ll guide you through the process, recommending and tailoring loan options to meet your objectives. Whether you’re looking for a first home, upgrading, downsizing, building, or refinancing – you’ll get our full attention in making your homeownership dreams possible.

NMLS# 781622

NMLS# 638147

THOMAS SMITH

MATT SWORDS

Coulee Bank Office: (612) 386-7672 tsmith@couleebank.net couleebank.net/tsmith

Bell Bank Mortgage Mobile: (612) 619-3001 Office: (952) 905-5777 mswords@bell.bank mattswords.com

• Product Knowledge.

• First Time Buyers.

• New Construction.

MULTI-YEAR WINNER

• Purchase, Refinance and Portfolio loans.

• Second homes, rental and investment properties.

• New Construction.

MULTI-YEAR WINNER

Tom has helped thousands of homeowners finance their homes. He knows that getting a mortgage is one of the most emotional experiences you will likely go through in your lifetime. As a result, making sure it is simple, fast, and hassle free for you is important, along with building relationships and helping you finance your home with the loan that best suits your needs.

Client satisfaction is my #1 priority. In a sea of lenders I’m an island of availability, knowledge, and kindness. I ensure a smooth process from start to finish, and look to develop lifelong relationships with my clients.

NMLS# 251122

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DAN WESSELS

Luminate Home Loans Office: (763) 568-2904 dan.wessels@goluminate.com WesselsMortgages.com • First Time Buyer / Down Payment Assistance Options.

• VA / USDA / FHA / Conventional.

• Refinancing / Step Up Buyers.

MULTI-YEAR WINNER Dan Wessels is a mortgage lending expert with over 18 years of experience! Whether you’re a first-time homebuyer, a seasoned homeowner looking to upgrade, or just exploring your options he has you covered. As a Branch Manager at Luminate Home Loans, Dan is passionate about providing his clients with the best possible customer service experience. He understands that buying a home can be a rollercoaster ride of emotions, and he’s always there to offer support and guidance throughout the process.

NMLS# 277715

CARRIE WHITE

Tradition Mortgage Office: (651) 604-8237 Mobile: (612) 306-9029 carrie.white@traditionllc.com carriewhiteloans.com • Clear Communication.

• Caring.

• Advice you can count on.

MULTI-YEAR WINNER I have been in the mortgage business for over 25 years. Integrity and professionalism are hallmarks of my business, and I am dedicated to providing excellent customer service. As a career mortgage consultant, I am a constant student of the industry; always seeking greater knowledge. I pride myself on a “client for life” philosophy, providing a thorough review and sound advice on your financing options.

NMLS# 397493

JEFF ZAJAC

TruStone Home Mortgage Office: (763) 270-4336 jeff.zajac@trustone.org TruStone.org/Jeff-Zajac • New Purchase.

• Refinance.

• First Time Homebuyer Program.

MULTI-YEAR WINNER When you choose TruStone Home Mortgage and Jeff Zajac as your lender and partner, you’ll benefit from many years of professional experience in the mortgage industry. Jeff is here to offer mortgage solutions to meet your needs and guide you every step of the way. TruStone Home Mortgage is a division of TruStone Financial and an Equal Housing Opportunity lender.

NMLS# 373627 SUPER MORTGAGE PROFESSIONALS

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Congratulations to the 2023 Super Mortgage Professionals!

The Twin Cities’ best for originating and financing a real estate loan or facilitating the loan process, based on client satisfaction.

You can search the entire list at supermortgageprofessionals.com

BOB AUSTIN

RAMONA BISCHOF

CONNIE BLOOM

NMLS 400546

NMLS 649541

NMLS 351899

Alerus Mortgage

Office: (763) 286-5801 bob.austin@alerus.com

Old National Bank

Office: (612) 486-0822 oldnational.com/bischof

Mobile: (612) 518-7027 conniebloom.biz

ERIC BLOOMSTRAND

JOE BYDZOVSKY

RYAN COLBERT

NMLS 274211

NMLS 270628

NMLS 284290

Bell Bank Mortgage

Mobile: (612) 961-2600 ericbloomstrand.com

Lake Area Mortgage

Mobile: (651) 303-8765 MyMortgageGuyJoe.com

Lake Area Mortgage

Mobile: (651) 329-5835 colbertmortgageteam.com

CHARLES DAILEY

JAN EDIN-GAFFNEY

ADAM FARRELL

NMLS 79048

NMLS 457957

NMLS 460382

iLoan LLC

Mobile: (651) 428-6968 charles@charlesdailey.com

CrossCountry Mortgage

Mobile: (612) 803-1045 jane@ccmortgage.com

Alerus Mortgage

Mobile: (612) 227-1485 alerus.com/broker/adam-farrell/

MARK GOBRAN

DAVE HILL

NANCY HOSTETLER

NMLS 695799

NMLS 452465

NMLS 342188

Lake Area Mortgage

Mobile: (651) 338-3900 markgobran.com

Bell Bank Mortgage

Mobile: (651) 485-6862 hillnelsonteam.com

Bell Bank Mortgage

Mobile: (763) 442-9886 nhostetler@bell.bank

RAMONA JENKINS

TYLER JENSEN

ALEC JOHNSON

NMLS 264221

NMLS 225046

NMLS 273107

Bell Bank Mortgage

Mobile: (612) 226-8761 ramonajenkins.com

Cambria Mortgage

Mobile: (612) 554-6384 CambriaMortgage.com/TylerJensen

CrossCountry Mortgage

Mobile: (952) 200-0754 alec.johnson@ccm.com

ERIN KLINE

LIZ KOEHLER

PETER LARSEN

NMLS 460409

NMLS 461777

NMLS 362965

Alerus

Mobile: (952) 417-8462 erinklinemortgage.com

Bell Bank

Bell Bank Mortgage

Mobile: (612) 325-1764 lizkoehler.com

First Equity Mortgage

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BRAD LIDTKE

RANDI LIVON

DEREK LODERMEIER

NMLS 452488

NMLS 460415

NMLS 1616397

Bell Bank Mortgage

Mobile: (612) 840-5350 brad@bradlidtke.com

Alerus Mortgage

Mobile: (612) 440-1430 randi@randilivon.com

DAVID LOZINSKI NMLS 300103

FIRST EQUITY MORTGAGE

Office: (763) 251-8000 David@Femort.com

NICK MAVETZ

BRYCE MEAD

NMLS 321694

NMLS 460421

Office: (763) 251-1979 Nick@Femort.com

Alerus Mortgage

Mobile: (612) 916-5626 bryce.mead@alerus.com

JILL MEENTS

BRADY MERGENTHAL

BRENT MERRITT

NMLS 283676

NMLS 400235

NMLS 340490

Mobile: (612) 867-1979 jmeents@bell.bank

Caliber Home Loans

Mobile: (651) 324-5431 bradymergenthal.com

Mortgage Capital of MN, Inc.

Mobile: (612) 812-0320 mortgagecapitalmn.com

JOE METZLER

SANDY MORGAN

HEATHER MULÉ

NMLS 274132

NMLS 371803

NMLS 400616

Cambria Mortgage

Office: (651) 552-3681 JoeMetzler.com

New American Funding

Mobile: (612) 868-3516 naf.com/SandyMorgan

Alerus

Mobile: (952) 212-6280 alerus.com/broker/heather-mule/

MOLLY NADEAU

BRYAN NELSON

QUYNH NGUYEN

NMLS 308436

NMLS 452467

NMLS 897731

Treadstone Mortgage

Office: (612) 567-1471 MollyNadeau.com

Bell Bank Mortgage

Office: (651) 783-5245 hillnelsonteam.com

Cambria Mortgage

Mobile: (612) 990-9520 CambriaMortgage.com/QuynhNguyen

BRAD NOLAN

TIM OSTER

JOE PANNKUK

NMLS 698470

NMLS 452508

NMLS 248279

Bell Bank

Mobile: (651) 308-7115 twincitiesmortgages.com SUPER MORTGAGE PROFESSIONALS

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First Equity Mortgage

Bell Bank Mortgage

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Alerus Mortgage

Mobile: (612) 849-1009 timoster.com

Loan Depot

Mobile: (612) 429-9000 loanDepot.com/jpannkuk

BRIAN PARKINSON

KIM PEDERSEN

TYLER PETERS

NMLS 460425

NMLS 460426

NMLS 1243885

Alerus Mortgage

Mobile: (612) 282-5863 brian@brianparkinson.com

Alerus Mortgage

Office: (952) 417-8466 kim.pedersen@alerus.com

Mobile: (507) 837-9775 TylerPetersLoans.com

MICHELLE ROBINSON

MARK ROE

BRETT ROUSSEAU

NMLS 695815

NMLS 452524

NMLS 288820

Lake Area Mortgage

Office: (651) 209-2905 mrobinson@lakeareamortgage.com

Bell Bank Mortgage

Mobile: (612) 701-7515 markroe.com

Cambria Mortgage

Mobile: (612) 432-8559 CambriaMortgage.com/BrettRousseau

COREY SAMORA

TOM SHANNON

BOB STRANDELL

NMLS 781651

NMLS 452444

NMLS 274802

Cambria Mortgage

Mobile: (507) 363-1307 CambriaMortgage.com/CoreySamora

Bell Bank Mortgage

Mobile: (612) 290-5482 tpshannon@bell.bank

Bell Bank Mortgage

Mobile: (612) 210-2200 bobstrandell.com

SANDY TALBERG

MARK TAYLOR

LESLIE VANDERWERF

NMLS 404559

NMLS 401968

NMLS 335509

Bell Bank Mortgage

Mobile: (612) 245-2134 STalberg@bell.bank

Alerus Mortgage

Mobile: (612) 868-6948 mark.taylor@alerus.com

CrossCountry Mortgage LLC

Mobile: (612) 910-8875 leslie@leslievanderwerf.com

TYLER WILTSE

LORI WITTMER

CINDY ZEMIEN

NMLS 333200

NMLS 869636

NMLS 287760

Cambria Mortgage

Mobile: (952) 994-1213 CambriaMortgage.com/TylerWiltse

Lake Area Mortgage

Mobile: (651) 247-7654 lwittmer@lakeareamortgage.com

Bell Bank Mortgage

Mobile: (612) 867-9071 cindyz.com

JOE ZEMIEN

BILL ZIMBINSKI

MOLLY ZIMMERMAN

NMLS 337592

NMLS 506708

NMLS 369525

Bell Bank Mortgage

Mobile: (651) 260-5766 joezemien.com

Preferred Rate

Bell Bank Mortgage

Mobile: (952) 270-5489 bzimbinski@bell.bank

Bell Bank Mortgage

Mobile: (763) 587-1466 mollyzimmerman.com SUPER MORTGAGE PROFESSIONALS ADVERTISING SECTION

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make a living. My dad had to be the man of the family as a little kid after my grandfather’s accident, driving hay to St. Paul overnight at 13.

My mom was a city girl, but she would go pheasant hunting. She was on the board of Camp du Nord outside Ely—we have done family camp my whole life.”

Chan Poling, of The Suburbs and one of the three members of Munson’s jazz trio, The New Standards, typically watches Munson disappear into his happy place, the northern Minnesota woods, with some misgivings.

“It’s a huge part of who he is,” Poling says. “He’s a bass player, rooted to the earth. Bass players love that bottom line, and that’s John: kids, dogs, connection to the earth. Though sometimes I worry about him. ‘We’re partners in business, we’ve got a gig next week, and you’re heading outside the realm of civilization? I hope you make it back.’”

In adulthood, Munson would take his own family—wife Penny Larsen Munson, a jewelry designer, and their two daughters, Gigi and Jing Jing—to Camp du Nord. For the last 12 years, Munson has coordinated Fest du Nord, a family music festival over Labor Day weekend, to support the camp.

Lucy Michelle, of Lucy Michelle and the Velvet Lapelles, has known Munson for at least a dozen years. He has produced music of hers, and she has played Fest du Nord every year. “John is like a curator of people and musicians and experiences, and he couldn’t be more passionate about the outdoors,” she says. “Jing Jing is a YMCA counselor, and Gigi does those crazy-long Widjiwagan canoe trips, and you’ll never see John happier than when he’s driving his kid into the woods because she’s passionate about the woods.”

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LOCAL RECORDING STUDIOS Munson guesstimates he’s recorded two dozen records, most of them at the most storied recording studios in the Twin Cities. The first record he ever made, with E Brown, was recorded at Blackberry Way, the revered Dinkytown studio and creative home of The Replacements. When Trip Shakespeare came into being, the group recorded their first two albums at Minneapolis’s Gark Studios.

When major record labels came calling, Trip Shakespeare got real funding and headed to record in Studio A at Paisley Park. “Prince had it during the night; we had it during the day,” Munson says. “You’d show up and there would literally be people packing up scarves or whatever, purple decorations, the things he needed to make it feel like his. He was dating Kim Basinger at the time, recording Batman. It was like, Paul Westerberg is recording Soul Asylum in Studio B, and Prince’s engineers are showing up. Crazy days.”

For their second album, Trip Shakespeare and Walt Mink were the first bands invited to record at Cannon

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By the time he was a senior at Minnehaha Academy, Munson, who had already taken years of piano lessons, started in the choir. “Classic story: There was a girl I liked, she was in the choir, the choir was going on a choir tour—I’m in,” Munson says. “The choir director was someone I had studied music theory with. He was like, ‘You’ve got quite an instrument there; you should figure out how to use it.’ But I didn’t really start singing till Trip Shakespeare, when this manager was like, ‘Matt [Wilson], your voice is really fragile; if you sing like this every night on the road, bad things will happen.’ And then Matt started to write songs for me and Dan to sing.”

Munson learned to play his brother’s bass guitar and soon found himself in a high school band with Tim Rowe called The Fix. Rowe didn’t like the band’s direction and placed an ad in City Pages: “Drummer and bass player seek band. No gargoyles.” That’s how Munson ended up in a new group called The Particles and met brothers Matt and Dan Wilson. “The whole rest of my life came out of that City Pages ad,” marvels Munson.

He was swept into a high school rock and roll scene where his band might be the opener, then The Replacements would go on, and the headliner would be now-legends The Suburbs.

“It was like mid-1982; I’ve seen The Replacements six times in cafeterias, bars, and gyms,” he says. “It was so great. It was insane.”

He had his grandpa Glen’s 1966 metallic-flake Sedan DeVille farm Cadillac. In it, he could fit all his bandmates and their girlfriends, as well as stuff all their gear in the trunk.

“Back in the 1980s, we played everywhere,” recalls Chan Poling of The Suburbs. “High school proms, fields, anything we could do. They were heady times. Someone sent me The Suburbs’ schedule—it made me tired just to read it. ‘Oh, you have a field? Well, why didn’t you say so? I’ll be in it.’”

Falls’ legendary Pachyderm Studios. “We made Lulu out there—they built it with these big granite stone walls to get these big, slamming drum sounds,” he says. “You hear a lot about how [Nirvana’s] In Utero was recorded live there over many weeks, but the genius was in how the place was built to do that. A lot of us benefited.”

While Semisonic’s first record was made in Los Angeles, Feeling Strangely Fine was recorded on Washington Avenue in downtown Minneapolis at a studio called Seedy Underbelly. “It was a time of dramatic contrasts,” Munson says. “On the one hand, I was really happy, energetically out on the scene, very busy partying and having fun. Living in Uptown, I could go to Lucia’s Wine Bar and get a bowl of soup and a beer for $10, and this bartender I knew would give me as much bread as I could eat. Or I was at Eli’s, the 400 Bar, the Loring—I was out six or seven nights a week.

Meanwhile, Dan [Wilson]—his daughter Coco was born super premature; he’d go from the studio to Children’s Hospital and back. Intense.”

The most recent Semisonic album, Little Bit of Sun, was recorded at Creation Audio, the home of Hüsker Dü, near the corner of 26th and Nicollet. Glimpses of the studio can be seen in the video for “The Rope”—along with Munson’s daughter Gigi and Poe, acclaimed video director Phil Harder’s dog. “Creation is right by Black Forest, and is that not the best place to have a beer and noodles?”

Munson asks. “That garden is so special. I feel like it’s a forgotten but wonderful spot in the Twin Cities.”

Munson keeps a private recording studio and practice space in Northeast Minneapolis, with a view of the Mississippi River and a variety of keyboards, a vibraphone and guitars, and other goodies. It’s a place where he mainly works out bits of music privately and sends and receives musical messages—emails and texts containing music files—as he collaborates with musicians near and far.

ON THE GOLF COURSE On any given week in decent weather, you will find Munson on one local golf course or another.

“Maybe what bonded us was that we both like to play golf,” muses Poling. “Golf and rock music is a very funny side universe. Because you work at night, you can go out during the day. John and I bonded over our love of the game.

That’s who John is, basically. The one rock star you want to have a beer with, and golf. He’s a wholesome fellow.”

When asked about the work he and Munson are doing with The New Standards, Poling says, “It’s been super fruitful because we’re celebrating other people’s music; we’re sharing enthusiasm. And then at the holidays, we’re calling up 25 musicians and employing them; we’re writing a pile of checks. We have a brotherly relationship: I’d just as

Top to bottom: Munson performing at The New Standards’ first holiday show, in 2007 • Munson with (left to right) Gigi, his youngest; his wife, Penny; and Jing Jing after ice fishing a couple years ago.

soon not practice anymore—‘Don’t we know these songs already?’—but John’s a bit of a taskmaster. I remember the first time I played with him, it was like my left hand, my bass hand, it just rhythmically locked with his hand without thinking. We’re simpatico. He’s one of my best pals, and we make good stuff together. But don’t tell him. I don’t want golf to get weird.”

IN CIRCLE PINES After decades of living in little houses near Lake Nokomis and in Northeast Minneapolis, Munson; his wife, Penny; and the kids and dogs decamped for a house on five acres with a creek and lots of woods and bird feeders. Munson drives a gray minivan with wildlife conservation license plates—the sure sign of a Minnesotan who is putting dogs and kids and the hauling of music gear first. He often drives it to deliver loaves of his own sourdough to friends. He even entered his bread in the Minnesota State Fair this year, but it didn’t win a ribbon.

“The judge said it was beautiful but lacking in flavor,” he explains.

“Now I am on a quest.” A quest of continuous iterations of improvement, with the same gentle pressure he applies to himself and others in music.

“I’ll get a text: ‘I dropped off a loaf of sourdough,’” explains Lucy Michelle. “He produced both of my solo albums, and I couldn’t have done it without him, because I can take his criticism better than anyone else’s. You just know it’s coming from a good place, from understanding and knowledge. I’ll send him a crappy cell phone recording, and he’ll say, ‘I like what you said here; this should change; here’s an overdub of a bass line; what does this sound like to you?’”

“He has a musical taste I just vibe with,” she adds. “I think a lot of people feel that way about him, and he has such a good idea of how to craft a sound on so many levels: lyrically, sonically, as an audiophile, but mostly as a listener, a listener not just to music but to me as a person. That’s a rare quality. All that, and I get really good bread, too.”

ONSTAGE Since the 1980s, John Munson has been on a stage, national or local, the whole time. Conan, The Tonight Show, David Letterman. Heck, The Office even used “Closing Time” in the final scene of the series.

He’s played the Troubadour in Los Angeles, the Metro in Chicago, the Glastonbury Festival, and RFK Stadium, where fans sang “Closing Time” along with the band.

“You could feel the breath, honest to God—you could feel the hot breath of tens of thousands of people roll over the stage,” he recalls.

“It was like—the universe is breathing; you’re in it—the breath of humanity. I had friends with us onstage, and they’re like, ‘Oh yes, that did happen. It was wild.’”

But Munson’s favorite place to play remains where he has two stars on the outside of the building: First Avenue. “It’s very different playing a place I’ve played since I was a teenager, the place I met my wife at a Jayhawks show, the place that’s part of my community in such a big way,” he says.

“It kind of takes your ego away, because your best effort at First Avenue, on the one hand, has to be amazing and worthy of the stage but also can’t ever be more than a bead in the necklace of beautiful things that have happened here,” he says. “It’s like, you’re at First Avenue: You’re calling upon the elders, then stepping back into the stream. It’s beautiful; it’s terrifying. You want to do it right, to make a thrilling experience for the people who are there and whatever that means to you in that moment of your artistic trajectory. That probably sounds crazy, but it’s a special place, and it’s about community, rock scene as community, and it’s really close to my heart.”

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with fresh watermelon, is equally memorable: the fish berry-bright, the watermelon unexpected, while bottom notes of sesame oil and chili work to ground the flavors—it’s an intuitive and sparkling dish.

I also loved the Caesar salad, made new with handfuls of fresh dill and—here’s a swerve—perfectly fresh breaded, deepfried oysters in place of croutons. The pastas are what fans of Colita and Martina have come to expect, expertly made and robustly seasoned. They remind the longtime del Prado superfan that he once cooked for Isaac Becker at pasta king Bar La Grassa.

What about the cocktail scene, you ask?

At the risk of sounding one blaring note of acclaim again and again, I have to say the cocktails at Porzana are staggeringly delicious and innovative. They’re the work of Megan Luedtke (who made her name at Martina), Adam Luesse (Martina), and Keith Mrotek (formerly of Marvel Bar, Norseman Distillery, and P.S. Steak). The three are presenting new-to-this-market flavors like the Gigi, a beet-red combination of maqui berries, camu camu fruits, lime, herbs like boldo leaf, the orange aperitif Hesperidina, and the South American grape spirit pisco. The combination tastes like something you get from a fresh-juice counter, all intense berries and bright citrus and interesting woody notes, yet it’s also so very pretty, a little crimson pool trembling in a coupe glass. This is why we leave the house!

The wines are also perfectly chosen, thanks to Bill Summerville, who lives in my mind as Minneapolis’s first sommelier of the contemporary era due to his work at dear departed La Belle Vie and Solera.

He has put together a wine list that does three necessary things well. First, the list presents diverting and affordable by-theglass options for steaks and scallops and all the things you’re likely to eat—try the Chilean Maule Valley blend from Laberinto Cinezas with any meat. Second, the list also

The Alsace, an ivory-bright tribute to Alsatian flavors seen through an Argentinian lens, is made with egg white, Peruvian agave, GewÜrtztraminer wine, lemon, lychee, grape-seed oil, orange and rose blossom.

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gives old-school steak lovers the French Champagnes and Napa Valley cabernets they expect. And last, it does something we’ve been needing in the Twin Cities for a while: It takes a stab at curating an adventurous but solid South American bottle wine list. For everyone who’s been drinking Argentinian malbecs at home for a decade while wondering what the next level up is, Porzana has the answers.

Finally, as a critic, one begins to feel rather useless and unhelpful just noting one perfected object or moment after another.

If I were to note a shortcoming among all the flourish of perfection, it would be the desserts. The chocotorta is nothing better than a good chocolate pudding, and its flaw is its failure of imagination. The other two desserts, a sort of pineapple upside-down cake and a flanstuffed crepe, are both better, though dull.

I’ll admit, I was searching and searching for a flaw, because that’s the role coaches or critics play. They’re the part of the hunt that weighs in from the sidelines, suggesting improvements—and maybe getting stabbed now and then, or maybe helping craft a better spear? Of course, it’s a trivial flaw in an exceptional achievement of a

restaurant, a restaurant that, mere weeks from opening, is already in competition to be one of the best in the Twin Cities. Plus, Porzana serves till midnight, so if you don’t leave the State Theatre or First Avenue or Target Center or wherever at 9 o’clock and go straight to Porzana for potatoes and something wet, I don’t want to hear a complaint about the lack of late-night eats in the city ever again.

How will Porzana fare long-term in competition with legendary Minnesota steakhouses? I imagine the next thing that happens is that every steak eater in Minnesota visits Porzana, eviscerates a steak, and reports back to their clan as to whether the hunt was happy—or the happiest. 200 N. 1st St., Mpls., 612-489-6174 ■

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State of…Football?

All right, fine, Minnesota may be the State of Hockey, but there’s no question which sport rules our hearts. Here’s a look at our vast history on the gridiron. by steve marsh

1961

Rookie quarterback Fran Tarkenton throws four TDs as the expansion Minnesota Vikings upset the Chicago Bears 37–13 at Bloomington’s Metropolitan Stadium in their first regularseason game.

The University of Minnesota fields its first varsity football team. The team plays its first game sans head coach and beats Hamline 4–0 at the King’s Fair grounds.

Hamline beats the Gophers in a rematch two weeks later.

USA Today names CretinDerham Hall QB Joe Mauer the best high school football player in the country.

He commits to Florida State, but in the spring, he’s named best baseball player.

The Twins pick him No. 1 in the draft, and he decides to play baseball instead.

For the first time, just as Charlie Brown is about to kick the football, Lucy pulls it away.

The sadistic Charles Schulz repeats the gag nearly every autumn until Schulz dies in February of 2000.

Quarterback Sandy Stephens, the first Black All-American QB, leads the Gophers to their only Rose Bowl win, scoring two touchdowns in a 21–3 game over UCLA. Stephens is the first African American to be named the Rose Bowl MVP.

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The Minneapolis Marines become the first Minnesota NFL team. A couple years later, Minny’s second NFL team, the Duluth Eskimos, signs star fullback Ernie Nevers and barnstorms the U.S. as the “Ernie Nevers’ Eskimos,” but they only play one game at home.

After pacing the U to their second straight national championship, halfback Bruce “Boo” Smith becomes the only Gopher to win the Heisman Trophy. Two days later, the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor, and Smith later enlists as a fighter pilot.

1972

The Minnesota State High School League implements a football playoff. First state champs: Mpls. Washburn in AA, Burnsville in A, Mountain Iron in B, Gaylord in C, and Rothsay in Nine-Man.

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The Gophers are declared the AP’s national champion—their third straight national championship. Head coach Bernie Bierman will finish his career with five national championships.

1977

Bud Grant’s Purple People Eaters lose their fourth Super Bowl in seven years, going down 32–14 in Super Bowl XI to the AFC’s Oakland Raiders.

1998

The Minnesota Vixen join the Led by electrifying rookie Women’s Football Alliance Randy Moss, the Vikings (60 teams across the country), set a record for most points playing full-contact tackle scored in an NFL season. They finish football. Today, the Vixen 15–1, but Gary Anderson misses his are the longest continuously first kick of the season in the NFC operating women’s tackle Championship Game, and the Vikes football team in the nation. lose to Atlanta’s Dirty Birds.

Cornerback Fred Smoot rents two houseboats on Lake Minnetonka to throw Vikings rookies a bye-week party. Smoot spends $80K flying in sex workers from across the country—the ensuing “Love Boat Scandal” disgraces ownership, and they fire head coach Mike Tice after the season.

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The Gophers showcase one of the most dominant offenses in history (they beat Grinnell 146–0, when touchdowns were still only worth 5 points). The Billingsley Report will go on to retroactively name Minnesota national champions.

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2009

After torturing purple faithful for 16 seasons in Green Bay, Brett Favre joins Adrian Peterson, and the Vikings go on a tear. It feels like we’re going to the Super Bowl before Favre throws an awful pick in the NFC Championship Game.

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Former Vikings linebacker Fred McNeill, now a lawyer, suffers from cognitive issues.

While McNeill is still alive, Dr. Bennet Omalu diagnoses him with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) but can’t confirm it until McNeill’s autopsy in 2015.

2018

Renowned sportswriter Grantland Rice selects living mythological figure Bronislau “Bronko” Nagurski, the scary-strong Gophers tackle and fullback from Rainy River, Ontario, on both offense and defense for his team of “AllAmericans.”

1982

The Gophers leave Memorial Stadium and the Vikings leave Met Stadium to play under Teflon skies in the Metrodome. The first all-day Prep Bowl is played in the dome, too, with Stillwater capping the day with a victory over Owatonna.

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1996

Bud Grant’s son Mike Grant coaches the Eden Prairie Eagles to their first of a record 11 Prep Bowl championships.

With seconds left, the Vikings look ready to blow their chance to become the first team to play a home Super Bowl. But Stefon Diggs catches a 61-yard TD pass, and announcer Paul Allen calls it “The Minneapolis Miracle!” (The Vikings blow their chance a week later.)

Former Marine Les Steckel takes over for Bud Grant.

After losing to the Packers 38–14 to finish 3–13, Steckel is fired.

Grant comes out of retirement to coach one more season in ’85 before turning it over to longtime assistant Jerry Burns.

2023

On Nov. 25, the Gophers play the Wisconsin Badgers for the 133rd time— the most-played rivalry in DI football.

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