Blogger Roundup: Photo Session Tips, Baseball Field Donation and Startups

Each week, Edina community members turn to Patch’s Local Voices section to share information, insight and opinions about what matters to them. Patch blogs give anyone from gardening enthusiasts to local business owners the power to easily connect with the whole neighborhood.

Here’s a look at what Edina Patch bloggers had to say over the last week.

What you should know before you schedule your photo session!

Tiny Acorn Portraits offers tips to keep in mind when planning for your next professional photo session.

dpHUE FREE 100 Giveaway!!

Local business and new blogger dpHUE shared details about an exciting event last week.

Mother's Day According to Kids

In a video created for Mother’s Day, Creative Kidstuff, which has a location in Edina, says “thanks” to moms through the eyes of children.

Local Company Hits Homerun with Donation of Scoreboard to Edina Baseball Program

New amenity at Courtney Field comes courtesy of the hard work and success of locally-based Concord, Inc.

Edina Education Fund: 2013 Golf and Tennis Classic

Register today for the 2013 Golf and Tennis Classic hosted by the Edina Education Fund.

The Future of Marriage

“Let's not sacrifice marriage and all it represents to the activists who want it ended,” writes blogger Donald Lee.

It's getting warm out! Protect your pet from the heat

Westgate Pet Clinic Doctors write about the many dangers of heat with dogs.

Spring Clean Your 401(k)

Blogger Ric Lager says that you should sell the worst mutual funds you own, preserve the gains, and wait for a time to buy better company retirement plan mutual funds “on sale.”

Getting Down to Business: Have You Got What It Takes?

In 2012, the Minnesota Dept. of Employment and Economic Development says that nearly 61,000 Minnesotans launched startups. Read this blog to find out if you’re ready to start your own business, and learn more about first steps.

Blogger Kris Anderson shares news about Homes Within Reach, a non-profit that helps lower to moderate income families become homeowners in the Hennepin County suburbs.

The MN Chapter for Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy 13th Annual Walk-n-Roll

Did you know that spinal muscular atrophy is the number one genetic killer of children under the age of two? Learn more about how you can help to raise money for Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy.

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