by Taylor Hamilton | May 6, 2025 | Arts, Featured, History
Justin Atkinson’s documentary film Let’s All Go to the Lobby honors a piece of cinematic history. As a child, Justin Atkinson spent many cherished evenings at local theaters like Vali-Hi Drive-In, but his attention wasn’t solely on the featured presentation. “Vali-Hi...
by Hailey Almsted | May 1, 2025 | Featured
Welcome to our arts and outdoor living issue, dear Readers. As I put this issue together in the depths of winter, I found myself longing for greenery and the warmth of summer air. I hoped to transport myself to a warmer locale—dreaming of what Minnesota would look...
by Lisa Havelka | May 1, 2025 | Travel
Presented by: After a long winter, I buckled up my kids for a quick spring road trip to stretch our legs and see the landscape as it started to bloom along the Mississippi River. For impressive scenery within a few hours of our home in Southern Minnesota, we drove...
by Josie Smith | May 1, 2025 | Community
Presented by: A new marketing organization is embracing local adventures. Ready, set, explore! The month of May has finally arrived, so step outside, grab a friend and discover Woodbury’s hidden gems. Try lacing up your hiking boots and hitting the trails at Tamarack...
by Meredith Heneghan | May 1, 2025 | Giving Back, Sports
Pickleball tournaments raise money for USA 4 Veterans foundation. Dan Osterman and Barry Schalkle were on the pickleball court when they had the first conversation about starting a veteran support organization. Last July, they launched USA 4 Veterans Foundation “to...
by Hailey Almsted | May 1, 2025 | Giving Back, Shops, Style
More than 600 households register for the annual Woodbury Lions Garage Sale—and thousands of shoppers are perusing the sales! It’s that time of the year again—residents eagerly await the annual Woodbury Lions Garage Sale, which is celebrating its 48th event. “It...
by Katie Tomsche | May 1, 2025 | Drinks, Noteworthy, Recipes
Legend has it that the original Soixante-Quinze (French 75) was created during World War I by a Parisian bartender. It included gin, lemon, grenadine, applejack brandy and water. Since its inception, this fancy-looking, easy-to-make drink has gone through several...
by Editorial Staff | May 1, 2025 | Noteworthy, Weddings
Your wedding is one of the most important days of your life—filled with romance, the love of family and friends and, of course, all those wonderful, unforgettable details. At Woodbury Magazine, we embrace celebrating local love stories, and we want to feature yours!...
by Jennifer Pitterle | May 1, 2025 | Arts, Featured, Giving Back
Austin and Sara Atteberry bring the gift of songs-as-healing to kids who face serious illnesses. When Austin and Sara Atteberry first met, they connected over their passion for helping kids—especially those who were going through a hard time. Sara was working as a...
by Hailey Almsted | May 1, 2025 | Featured, Ingredients
Slather it, smoke it and savor every bite this National Barbecue Month. Say hello to the warmer months of summer with the savory aroma of barbecue sizzling on the grill. May marks National Barbecue Month—and May 16 even marks National Barbecue Day—which is the perfect...
by Emily Gedde | May 1, 2025 | Featured, Garden, Landscape, Outdoors
A couple share a sense of accomplishment with the garden and home they’ve owned for nearly six decades. There’s something about dirt under their fingernails that gives a longtime Woodbury couple a sense of pride. Rod and Eileen Lund may be in their 80s, but the pair...
by Hailey Almsted | May 1, 2025 | Book Club, Noteworthy
Best-selling author Mia Sheridan releases her next novel, Heart of the Sun, on May 20. Set in the orange groves of California, childhood friends Emily Swanson, a rising pop sensation, and Tuck Mattice, who is fresh out of prison, are brought together once again when...
by Hailey Almsted | May 1, 2025 | Featured, Ingredients, Recipes
Turn up the heat during National Barbecue Month this May with three delicious recipes from Lunds & Byerlys’ Katie Tomsche. Smoked Baby Back Ribs Here we use the 2:2:1 method: Basically, you smoke the ribs for 2 hours, wrap them in heavy aluminum foil and...
by Editorial Staff | May 1, 2025 | Arts
Woodbury-based band NUNNABOVE held its experience, Red Noise, at the Green Room in Minneapolis. The show is a nod to the therapeutic frequency of red noise, which helps with anxiety, masking or blocking out distracting sounds—and this show was all about that...
by Gretchen McNaughton | May 1, 2025 | Garden, Landscape, Noteworthy
Just like writers can suffer from writer’s block, gardeners can suffer from gardener’s block. Feelings of being unsure what to do with a space, what to tackle first or a lack of inspiration can hit. When that’s the case, I like to give a small piece of advice: How can...
