1. Khtc–96.3 Fm
City: Edina, MN
Category: Media
Telephone: (952) 842-7200
Address: 5300 Edina Industrial Blvd.
Description: KHTC was “Jammin’ B96,” a hip-hop station, until all of a sudden in early 2010 Miley Cyrus’s “Party in the U.S.A.” announced that a change had come and that KDWB was no longer the only game in town for mainstream top-40 radio. What’s special about the station that’s become “96.3 NOW”? It plays “the most hit music.” Okay, then.
2. Allied Professionals
City: Edina, MN
Category: Relocation
Telephone: (952) 832-5101
Address: 3209 West 76th St.
Description: Allied focuses on medical and dental temporary positions, including jobs for nurses, X-ray technicians, dentists, medical secretaries, and home care assistance.
3. Career Professionals
City: Edina, MN
Category: Relocation
Telephone: (952) 835-9922
Address: 7301 Ohms Lane, Suite 200
Description: Career Professionals focuses on recent college graduates, finding entry-level positions in customer service, marketing, financial industries, sales, retail, and administrative settings.
4. Century 21–Luger Realty
City: Edina, MN
Category: Relocation
Telephone: (952) 925-3901
Address: 4536 France Ave. South
Description: Century 21 is one of the largest residential real estate franchisers in the world, with more than 100,000 independently owned and operated franchised broker offices. Its local, independently owned branch, Century 21–Luger Realty, has achieved the highest honor conferred by Century 21, the Centurion Award, ranking it among the top 3 percent of all Century 21 offices worldwide. Luger Century 21 represents the entire Twin Cities metro area, including the outlying suburbs.
5. Counselor Realty
City: Edina, MN
Category: Relocation
Telephone: (952) 921-0911
Address: 7250 France Ave. South, Suite 300
Description: Established in 1964, Counselor Realty is a local Minnesota company with strong ties to the community and nine branches throughout the metro area. Counselor Realty prides itself on providing superior service tailored to each client’s individual needs, as well as total integrity and honesty with clients. The agency has built its reputation through word-of-mouth referrals from satisfied customers and has firmly established itself with the local community by involvement in local charities and causes.
6. Alzheimer’S Association, Minnesota/North Dakota Chapter
City: Edina, MN
Category: Retirement
Telephone: (952) 830-0512
Address: 4550 West 77th St., Suite 200
Description: Formed by family caregivers who sought support and help, the nonprofit Alzheimer’s Association is available to answer questions about Alzheimer’s disease and to direct you to services, educational workshops, support groups, and information in the Twin Cities.
7. Gentle Transitions
City: Edina, MN
Category: Retirement
Telephone: (952) 944-1028
Address: 7346 Ohms Lane
Description: Gentle Transitions is a fully insured moving company that provides moving services for relocating senior citizens, offering premove planning, sorting, and packing, through to unpacking and settling into a new home.
8. Whymsy
City: Edina, MN
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (952) 924-4176
Address: 3360 Galleria
Description: Whymsy is a retailer of creative attire and accessories for women, including distinctive one-of-a-kind and limited-edition items. The store is full of brand-name lines of upscale, coordinated women’s clothing and accessories, with a focus on elegant casual and special occasion attire for the nontraditional woman.
9. Ampersand
City: Edina, MN
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (952) 920-2118
Address: 3445 Galleria
Description: Ampersand carries everything you might possibly need for a party, whether it be a very formal affair or a casual lawn party. Ampersand has boxed invitations for every event under the sun, including birthdays, weddings, showers, anniversaries, barbecues, and cocktail parties, as well as silver olive forks, Italian pottery, designer cork tops, hand-painted dishware, flatware, elegant crystal punchbowls, and a huge selection of candles.
10. Gabberts Furniture & Design Studio
City: Edina, MN
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (952) 927-1500
Address: 3501 Galleria
Description: Gabberts has earned acclaim for its fine home furnishings that suit every lifestyle and span the spectrum of design from traditional to casual to contemporary. Tell a Twin Citian (especially one over the age of 50) that your leather chair came from Gabberts, and watch their eyes grow wide with admiration. The stock changes with the seasons and times and is always amazing—hand-painted desks, tables, and chairs with farm motifs or ocean scenes, or primary-color furniture that looks like adult versions of a kid’s playset. Gabberts also carries lush, soft leather couches, beautiful lamps, chandeliers, and pretty much anything else you need to make your home glow with luxury.
11. Que Sera
City: Edina, MN
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (952) 924-6390
Address: 3580 Galleria
Description: This eclectic store, identified in front by a detailed chipped-tile mosaic, carries vintage-inspired home furnishings, lighting, beautiful costume jewelry, and knickknacks of all sorts. Que Sera offers custom upholstery and slipcovered sofas and chairs incorporating vintage fabrics, hand-painted furniture, custom iron and wood beds, custom bedding, hand-blown glass chandeliers, table lamps, candles, mirrors, frames, and more.
12. Colonial Church Of Edina
City: Edina, MN
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (952) 925-2711
Address: 6200 Colonial Way
Description: The Colonial Church of Edina is a curiosity that stands in stark contrast to the first-tier suburban architecture in the neighborhoods just north of MN 62. The church was modeled on a New England colonial village. Architect Richard Hammel visited a church in Barnstable, Massachusetts, that was built by the Pilgrims in the 17th century. The Edina design, in keeping with the source architecture, is simple and subdued. The church is gray with white trim and features a bell tower at the center. The colonial village design includes space for a sanctuary, lounges, and additional rooms for church activities.
13. Centennial Lakes Park
City: Edina, MN
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (952) 832-6790
Address: 7499 France Ave. South
Description: Centennial Lakes is really more like an amusement park than a conventional city park—the precisely landscaped 10-acre park has a pond stocked with sunfish (yes, you can catch them), paddleboats, and model boats from the Edina Model Yacht Club; a miniature golf course that actually looks like a tiny little golf course (complete with course-side condos); croquet; a maze; and more. In winter there’s skating and other snowy fun. If you’re in the mood for a little commercial entertainment, there’s also an adjacent Chuck E. Cheese.
14. Convention Grill & Fountain
City: Edina, MN
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (952) 920-6881
Address: 3912 Sunnyside Rd.
Description: The Convention Grill & Fountain is an authentic diner that’s thankfully light on kitsch as well as on the pocketbook. Choose a booth seat or one at the stainless-steel counter overlooking the double-wide grill. The jukebox plays as servers zip around with vanilla Cokes, hamburgers, skin-on fries, and malts served as they should be—with a long spoon and the overflow in the metal cup each malt was made in.