Cities South Magazines

06/04/2026

The wait is over! It's time to meet the winners of your Best of Cities South readers' choice poll. 🏆🎉 Discover it all, including your top picks for dining, leisure, shops, services, wellness and more, here.

Give flowers to our readers’ favorite places in Lakeville and Prior Lake. While we thank them regularly with our business, local restaurants,

06/02/2026

The time has come to reveal our readers’ choice poll winners! The Best of Cities South 2026 issue is now ready to be discovered at the link in our bio.

06/01/2026

Welcome to our Best if Cities South 2026 issue! Explore our much-anticipated readers' choice poll results, discover our editor's guide to third spaces and more. Follow the link to start reading the latest issue.

A few months ago, I got a little stuck in my phone. I did exactly what I worry my teens will do: I started doomscrolling, focusing on lots of

05/29/2026

Just minutes away from downtown Prior Lake sits Spring Lake Farm, which offers farm-to-table dinners throughout the summer. The events highlight the best of the produce grown on site, and owner Matt Arends says, “Some diners have said that it’s better than a Michelin-starred restaurant."

Farm-to-table dinners encourage diners to taste the difference. If you’ve ever wanted to sip spoonfuls of chilled cucumber soup alongside

05/27/2026

Reigning Miss Minnesota USA Megan Rivera uses her platform to highlight Days for Girls, a nonprofit that supports menstrual health for women and girls globally. Learn more about the Prior Lake native at .rivera3 or follow the link in our bio to read the full story.

05/25/2026

Today we honor and remember those who served and sacrificed. Annually, wear blue: run to remember in Lakeville gathers in an impactful act of remembrance. Learn more here—and we wish everyone a meaningful Memorial Day.

Local veterans and military families run together in honor of fallen heroes. On February 17, 2006, Marine Pilot Susan Craig was serving her country in Africa when the helicopter she […]

05/21/2026

May 22 marks the grand opening of Chula's Mexican-Latin Food & Spirits, a new restaurant in Prior Lake that seeks to be a community gathering space.

A new Prior Lake restaurant seeks to be a community gathering space. Longtime Prior Lake residents are bringing a new dining experience to downtown this spring with the grand opening […]

05/18/2026

Get ready to splash! Lakeville's first splashpad is set to open Memorial Day weekend as part of the grand opening of Grand Prairie Park, which also includes a challenge course, pickleball courts, playground, restrooms and shelters.

Lakeville’s much-anticipated first splashpad will open on Memorial Day weekend as a part of the new Grand Prairie Park (7700 185th St. W.), which is opening in phases throughout this […]

05/13/2026

A local family of five searching for a home that offers convenient day-to-day living as well as entertainment options found success within The Ranch of Credit River. The outdoor pool played a large role in creating the home, Matt Eastman, vice president of says. See more of this local home here: https://citiessouthmags.com/transitional-farmhouse-home-offers-flexibility-and-flow/

05/10/2026

Happy Mother's Day! 💝💐 Tell us: What are you doing to celebrate the moms in your life? Consider treating them to a Lillet Spritz or a Gin and Jam Cocktail.

There’s much to celebrate this season with bridal and baby showers in the offing, as well as Mother’s Day and the opening of the picnic