On July 22, I had the opportunity to step away from the usual workday and join several colleagues from the Referral Link Networking group for a meaningful day of volunteerism at the Loaves & Fishes warehouse in Minneapolis. From 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., our group worked alongside other volunteers to sort bulk inventory donated […]
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Celebrating Restaurant Owners: A Local’s Guide to the NW Metro Dining Scene
Food has always been more than just a meal to me. It is connection, creativity, hospitality, and community. I genuinely love making food at home with fresh ingredients and feeding the people I care about. There is something special about creating a meal from scratch, setting the table, and bringing people together. That love of […]
Minnesota’s Best 2023 Nominations are Now Open!
The Star Tribune sponsored Minnesota’s Best Award Nomination Season is Underway! You can help us celebrate and support some of the most amazing local businesses in the 2023 Minnesota’s Best Awards. Nominations are now open (February 12th through March 1st) for your favorite Minnesota-based businesses. You’ll find attorneys, real estate professionals, and home improvement professionals, […]
Seasonal Giving and Support Solutions
Back2Basics encourages its ‘family’ team members to give back whenever possible – whether that be monetarily or volunteering their time and talents – and the next example is no exception! Our support advocate, Pam (Mau) Kuchera, has been volunteering her time to an amazing program run by the Isanti County Lions Club for more almost […]
Back2Basics is Going Silent on Social Media on Tuesdays Throughout June #blackouttuesday
#blackouttuesday – Back2Basics will be going silent on Tuesdays in June! In coordination with our fellow industry colleagues, partners, and team members and in recognition for the more immediate need of change in the minority communities across this country – we’ll take a stand by staying off social media on Tuesdays through the month of […]
National Nurses Month – Thank You Giveaway
It’s National Nurses Month and we want to celebrate their courage, their talents, their humanity, and their tireless and selfless acts of helping others. Nurses, like so many on the front lines in our communities and throughout our country, put others needs and well-being above their own, but we can do more to help them […]







