Diane’s Place Honored as Restaurant of the Year 2025
Food & Wine magazine singles out the Northeast Minneapolis eatery as this year’s best. When chef Diane Moua opened Diane’s Place in April 2024,...
Bring Fall Inside the Home
When it’s time to say goodbye to your outdoor garden for the year, it can be bittersweet. The good news is Ryan McEnaney of Bailey Nurseries has...
How Custom One Brings the Outdoors In
Whether it’s the outdoor water features, the more than 100 windows offering optimal natural light or a double island in the kitchen, an...
Readers’ Choice Voting for Focus on Woodbury 2025
From July1–August 31, we invited you to submit your photos of Woodbury. Now, it’s time to vote for the Readers’ Choice! Scroll through our image...
Shop Local
Rock U Music School
We are not your typical music school. Have FUN learning guitar, piano, drums, vocals, and so much more! Private lessons and group classes available. Rock U Music School 651.328.8300 Open Monday-Friday: 1 p.m. - 8 p.m. Saturday: Appointment only Sunday: Closed Facebook: Rock U Music School Instagram:...
Noteworthy
Designing for the Daily Hustle
As the school year kicks off, families everywhere are shifting gears—from lazy summer mornings to packed lunches, permission slips and evening...
Readers’ Choice Voting Opens September 8
We want to hear what you think, Readers! Make your voice heard by helping us choose the Readers’ Choice winning photograph in the 27th annual Focus...
Vintage Finds at the Heritage House
Does this vintage popcorn popper look familiar to anyone? I am old enough to remember my family using this to make popcorn at home before the...
“The Rose Code”
In 1940 England, three women find themselves at the center of Bletchley Park, where the best of the British work to decode German messages. Osla, a...
Events
Mixed Precipitation’s Pickup Truck Opera: “The Return of King Idomeneo”
It’s Mozart’s musical myth of humanity in peril. It’s 1950s doo-wop and an epic Greek adventure! It’s Mixed Precipitation's 17th annual summer opera...
Together It Gets Better
Help raise suicide awareness with the 14th annual Together it Gets Better 5K walk/run, hosted by the Suicide Prevention Collaborative. A free...
Free Family Morning at Casa de Corazón
Enjoy a free community event designed for families to celebrate, connect and explore together. What to expect: Engaging water play for children...
Fall Fishing
This returning program invites participants and families to come out and learn about local lakes and the many fish species living within....
Night for Nature
Step into the classroom without walls and discover the outdoors like never before. At Night for Nature, you won’t just be a guest—you’ll be an...
In This Issue
Readers’ Choice Voting for Focus on Woodbury 2025
From July1–August 31, we invited you to submit your photos of Woodbury. Now, it’s time to vote for the Readers’ Choice! Scroll through our image gallery below and vote for the images you like best...
Diane’s Place Honored as Restaurant of the Year 2025
Food & Wine magazine singles out the Northeast Minneapolis eatery as this year’s best. When chef Diane Moua opened Diane’s Place in April 2024, she says her inspiration stemmed from a desire to...
Welcome to the September 2025 Issue
By the time this issue is published, it will have been just about one month since my husband and I moved back home to the East Metro. However, as I sit at my desk writing this Editor’s Letter, I...
Connect With Nature at the Fall Equinox Walk
Recharge with a mindfulness walk in the woods. As the leaves begin to change colors and the nights stretch longer, Cottage Grove Ravine Regional Park’s Equinox Walk offers a peaceful chance to...
Olive Branch Oil & Spice Company Opens in Woodbury
Olive Branch Oil & Spice Company features the perfect touch for a tasty, healthy meal. Life is busy, and making meals with flavorful food can be a challenge. But with the help of olive oils and...
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