Candid Conversations with Rashell Sugiyama

Erica RossMay 7, 2022

by Erica RossMay 7, 2022

Candid Conversations gives us the opportunity to hear the stories, life, and work of BIPOC people living in Rochester MN. We invite you to read to learn, seek to understand,...

Welcome to SPARK City: New Exhibit Opening Up at SPARK!

Becky MontpetitMay 4, 2022May 31, 2022

by Becky MontpetitMay 4, 2022May 31, 2022

Like any working city, the Building a Smarter City exhibit will have all kinds of working parts. Through hands on play and navigating power plants, weather patterns, traffic jams, water...

Tiny Needles Gave Me Sanity

Kristina JosselynApril 27, 2022April 29, 2022

by Kristina JosselynApril 27, 2022April 29, 2022

While I will never truly know if it was the acupuncture or something else that brought an end to our road of infertility, I do know that discovering acupuncture was...

Sundara Inn & Spa: A Top Spa Destination + Giveaway!

Becky MontpetitApril 27, 2022

by Becky MontpetitApril 27, 2022

This giveaway is sponsored by Sundara Inn & Spa Let’s face it: you deserve it. Now more than ever, moms deserve some time away for themselves. Relaxing and rejuvenating their...

We’re Trying for Baby #2…and It’s Not Working

Blair SharpApril 24, 2022April 29, 2022

by Blair SharpApril 24, 2022April 29, 2022

Spoiler alert: one thing that you can’t control is getting pregnant. We realized this pretty quickly when it didn’t happen as easily as we thought it would. We’ve had no...

Infertility in the Med City

Elise PatzkeApril 22, 2022April 29, 2022

by Elise PatzkeApril 22, 2022April 29, 2022

For over 5 years, all I dreamed about was the announcement we could make to friends and family that we’d be expecting. I wanted, more than anything, to have a...

Candid Conversations with Monica Taylor-Desir, MD, MPH

Blair SharpApril 17, 2022April 17, 2022

by Blair SharpApril 17, 2022April 17, 2022

Through this series, we will get to know a little bit about someone you may have not met yet. With these conversations, we hope strengthen our community, one connection at...

15 Last Minute Easter Basket Finds from #RochMN Shops

Becky MontpetitApril 13, 2022April 13, 2022

by Becky MontpetitApril 13, 2022April 13, 2022

Need some last-minute inspiration and ideas for filling the Easter baskets this weekend? We rounded up 15 different items and products from 6 local Rochester MN businesses....