Grace Brandt

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is the managing editor of MankatoLife. Throughout her 13-year career, she has written for more than two dozen publications. She lives in Mankato with her husband and two cats.
Dried Tea

Customer Service to a Tea – Karshe Tea

Sami Ismail has come a long way and invested a lot of himself with the help of his family to open Karshe Tea in Mankato
Photo by Grace Brandt - Birdie, the center of the mobile business, Blackbird LLC

Popping Up Everywhere – Blackbird LLC and the Birdie

Ali Woods had a unique vision for a mobile popup shop business, Blackbird LLC, anchored by her pink trailer, Birdie.
Submitted Photo - The cast members of Mankato Playhouse's rendition of Forever Plaid

Reviews – Plaid Tidings From the Mankato Playhouse

MankatoLIFE writer, Grace Brandt, offers a review of the Mankato Playhouse rendition of Forever Plaid
Submitted Photo - Sambusas from J's Sambusa in North Mankato

A Long Road to a Taste of Somalia – J’s Sambusa

Nasra “Jamila” Ibrahim has traveled a long way and overcome many obstacles to open her new restaurant, J's Sambusa in North Mankato
Photo by AJ Dahm - Wild Lupine Dream

Behind the Camera – A Snapshot of Photographer AJ Dahm

AJ Dahm is passionate about telling the stories of the Greater Mankato Area through his photography
Vegetable farmer market

What You See Is What You Get – Healthy Creations

Kristi Schuck and Marie Farley Christensen met under the worst of circumstances but out of extreme adversity, the two entrepreneurs created something beautiful and healthy
Submitted Photo - Scene from Music in the Park

North Mankato Library hosts Music in the Park

The North Mankato Taylor Library is hosting Music in the Park in Wheeler Park, North Mankato Thursdays through July
Submitted Photo - Burger flight at Nolabelle Kitchen + Bar in Mankato

Farm-to-Table Flair – Nolabelle Kitchen + Bar

Farm-to-Table Flair - Nolabelle Kitchen + Bar, a new restaurant in Mankato is work of Alexa Swindell Prosser and specializes in local farm-to-table fare
Photo from Wikimedia Commons - A view of most of North America taken from a low orbit of about 826 km altitude aboard NASA's Earth-observing research satellite, Suomi NPP

Eco-Retail Gallery-Music-Café – The Blue Boat

The Blue Boat owner Julie Johnson-Fahrforth describes the new shop in Civic Center Plaza Mankato as an eco-retail gallery-café-music-bar
Tree tops

Treading the Treetops – Kerfoot Canopy Tour

Kerfoot Canopy Tour near Henderson, MN offers an aerial tour over a mile in length and 14 zip lines.

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