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
Dodge Nature Center
Come nourish your need for nature! Enjoy the beauty and restorative power of the big woods, farm fields, and prairie grasses at Shepard Farm, Dodge Nature Center’s property nearby in Cottage Grove. Only 11 miles from the heart of Woodbury, Shepard Farm offers 140 acres of greenspace for people of all ages to experience the outdoors and learn something new in nature. There’s lots for you to do: Hike the trail through the 100-year-old woods. You’re welcome every day from sunrise to sunset—and it’s always free! See farm animals like cows, goats, and sheep in the wide pastures Garden and grow...
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
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...
Fallfest
Enjoy a weekend of food, games, live music, raffles and a silent auction in this seventh annual celebration of Woodbury, hosted by Saint Ambrose...
Fallfest
Enjoy a weekend of food, games, live music, raffles and a silent auction in this seventh annual celebration of Woodbury, hosted by Saint Ambrose...
One Woodbury
One Woodbury is a vibrant event with a goal of creating a community where everyone feels connected, celebrated and belongs. The concept of One...
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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