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Saturday, May 11, 2013

Olivia, Sophia and Ethan Ranked 'Top Baby Names' at Fairview Ridges

In anticipation of Mother's Day, Fairview Ridges recently released the top baby names for 2012.

Oh, baby. The biggest names at Burnsville's Fairview Ridges Hospital are also the hottest monikers in the country. Among the 2,636 babies delivered there in 2012 there were a bevy of babies named Sophia (the number one most popular name for girls in the nation for 2012), Olivia (fourth), and more than a score of Ethans (third most popular for boys).  Since 1997, the Social Security Administration has released a national list of the most popular baby names. This year, Fairview followed suit and assembled a local list, just in time for Mother's Day. The following is data culled from Fairview's maternity wing, known as the Birthplace, augmented by a little light etymology from Parenting Magazine. The top names for girls were: Emily, Aubrey …

Monday, September 10, 2012

'Mom!' the Musical Takes Best of the Fest

Audience members at Chameleon Theatre Circle's annual New Play Festival chose 'Mom!'— an irreverent, touching tribute to the trials and joys of parenthood—as the best new play in 2012.

Follow us on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter| Blog for us "Hot Mama Blues" got a warm reception in Burnsville this weekend. The song is just a small sampling from "Mom!"— a musical written by a trio of Illinois women that was voted "best" of this weekend's New Play Festival. By sheer coincidence, the play is successor to another comedy that centers on family relationships one rung further up the matrilineal ladder: “Grandma’s Little Helper” was named "Best of the Fest" in 2011.  "Mom!" was one of just 11 plays that made the final cut at the fest in 2012, the 13th annual competition sponsored by Chameleon Theatre Circle. The Star Tribune's Liz Rolfsmeier called the play a "fun, heartfelt, raunchy, …

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