Health & Wellness

It was a veritable doggy-palooza at the first annual Dog Days Downtown event, where pups and their owners strolled the downtown streets, learned doggy manners and took in other pet-friendly activities.

Rick Dott has a passion for his main hobby—photography—and it translates to his photos, including “Dedicated Bookworms,” which won second place in the City Landmarks category. Every winter, locals dress up the “children” in the statue located a few steps outside the White Bear Lake library.

You’ve heard of Santa on his sleigh, but what about Santa on skates?

Golfers took to Oak Glen for the first annual Big Woods Golf Tournament which raised money for Merrick Inc., and included golf, prizes, appetizers and, of course, Big Wood beer.

Between the sunburns of summer and wind chill of winter, our Minnesota skin takes a beating. White Bear Lake-based Brevena hopes to put your skin at ease with its product line, released in February.

Tracey Gobran Lund founded Summit Pilates after many years of instructing Pilates and barre in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area; she started practicing Pilates herself about 15 years ago.

The White Bear Center for the Arts sponsored an exhibition of Edna Imm’s artwork, which Imm created over an illustrious 80-year career.

White Bear Lake’s Gary LaRue seems to be able to do it all. After switching careers and finding his niche as an entertainer and disc jockey, LaRue has had more success than ever.

Scott Sims, once a pre-architecture major at the University of Minnesota, has always had an interest in the aesthetics and functionality of buildings, and is now putting those skills to the test by creating construction plans for tiny spaces.

Folks took in the grand opening event at the Boatworks Commons, which included tours of the luxury residences, live music, refreshments and prizes.

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