December 2019/January 2020

We’re launching into December with a focus on giving back, health and wellness—what better ways to brighten the days of winter? 

The grand opening of Parks’ Place Memory Care was celebrated on October 13.

 
The skyline of Yokohama, Japan.

When it comes to family vacations, the paths not typically taken can lead to the most interesting and fulfilling excursions.

 
A girl looks out a plane window on a family vacation.

Traveling with kids doesn’t need to be a crying game.

 
Boy and girl statues in Plymouth's Millennium Garden covered in snow.

This photo by Ann Koktan took third place in the “City Landmarks” category of 2019’s Picture Plymouth photo contest.

 
The Winter Lights display at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum.

The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum and Tattersall Distilling offer holiday events worth leaving Plymouth for.

 
Jerry and Karen Parks, founders of Parks' Place: Memory Care Redefined

Parks' Place opened in October and was specifically designed with memory care in mind.

 
A variety of neckties from online tie store Geometry ties

A want of fresh, attractive, reasonably priced ties motivated designer Jim Jackson to start Geometry—his own line of ties.

 
The interior of AT&T tower, branded by Sussner Design Company

Sussner Design Company is celebrating 20 years of award-winning branding.

 
Local hospice volunteer Amy Noble

For Amy Noble, a registered nurse, being a hospice volunteer is a calling.

 
Plymouth police chief Michael Goldstein and  Cynthia Arkema-O'Harra of Criminal Justice Behavior Initiatives and Chemical Health for Hennepin County.

Since July, a social worker has been working on site with the Plymouth Police Department to help with behavioral health calls.

 
A copy of "All the Wild Hungers" by Karen Babine is surrounded by tea, pancakes and other fall foods.

Plymouth librarians offer up their must-reads to get you through the season.

 
Volunteers from Mount Olivet Lutheran Church of Plymouth and Habitat for Humanity build a home in South Minneapolis.

Mount Olivet Lutheran Church serves families one home at a time.