The following slide show includes five things you might not know about the Taste of Eden Prairie, set for 6-10 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27.

The fundraiser for the Foundation for Eden Prairie Schools offers tastes from the area’s best restaurants at the Minnesota Vikings Fieldhouse Practice Facility, 9520 Viking Drive in Eden Prairie.

By Leah Shaffer

Mark Jundt, a business lawyer, and wife Jennifer, who’s spent years as a Starbucks manager, combined their talents to open JJ’s Coffee Company and Wine Bar in Eden Prairie four months ago.

“It was kind of a blend of our experiences,” noted Mark.

JJ’s is a blend in more ways then one. The shop, located in a tucked away corner of Lone Oak Center aims to be both a comfortable coffee shop and intimate wine bar. Its menu includes breakfast sandwiches, custom coffee drinks, baked goods and, for the wine and beer end of the spectrum, an extensive list of wines, beers, comfort-food appetizers and flat-crust pizzas.

Eden Prairie is home to approximately 500 Somali families, based on estimates from the school district. Since first settling in Eden Prairie in the late 1990s, a substantial portion of the Twin Cities suburban Somali population have come to make a home in a bustling suburb. In this ongoing series, Eden Prairie News will share stories from that community, the offer insight into how the Somali people came to Eden Prairie and what their future may hold.

In the following slide show, Khadra Hirsi shares the story of how she came to find her home in Eden Prairie

Eden Prairie's Sunbonnet Day 2009 featured music, games, entertainment and more on Sunday, Sept. 13. In this video, Jack Pearson performs as he is accompanied by residents on the spoons. The event was sponsored by the city and the Historical Society.