by Madeline Kopiecki | Sep 5, 2025 | Featured, Local Makers, Restaurants
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 honor her Hmong heritage and share the culmination of her career in...
by Hailey Almsted | Sep 1, 2025 | Featured
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 have a stack of moving boxes to my left and supplies to my right. (One...
by Emma Souza | Sep 1, 2025 | Outdoors, Wellness
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 reconnect with nature through mindfulness. Equinoxes, when day and night...
by Emily Gedde | Sep 1, 2025 | Ingredients, Local Makers, Shops
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 vinegars, good food becomes tastier. Located in Woodbury and White...
by Emily Gedde | Sep 1, 2025 | Garden, Landscape, Outdoors
Embrace the vibrance of fall with plant suggestions. The green thumbs of Woodbury can explore new opportunities in the garden with a zone shift that allows for trying some hardier plants. Spurred by warmer temperatures over the last 30 years, the 2023 U.S. Department...
by Emily Gedde | Sep 1, 2025 | Arts, Featured
Woodbury alumnus makes a name for himself in the world of collage art. Art always had a way of pulling Connor Dainty in. Even while attending college to study economics and minoring in music business, it was art that had a way of calling him. Now, the 2012 Woodbury...
by Hailey Almsted | Sep 1, 2025 | Photo Contest
“When I first saw the trees, I was absolutely stunned at how beautiful and still nature can be,” Baylie DeLong says. “As a stay-at-home mom to four children, sometimes these little moments of calm help remind me to just take a deep breath and appreciate the moment.”...
by Emily Gedde | Sep 1, 2025 | Garden, Interior Design
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 ideas for bringing the outdoors in and adding vibrant colors to your home this fall. What are tips for creating beautiful...
by Amy Leferink | Sep 1, 2025 | Education, Interior Design, Noteworthy
As the school year kicks off, families everywhere are shifting gears—from lazy summer mornings to packed lunches, permission slips and evening homework sessions. A thoughtfully designed home can make that transition smoother (and a lot less chaotic!). One of our...
by Editorial Staff | Sep 1, 2025 | Giving Back
The Woodbury Community Foundation (WCF) held its annual Friends Fest at The Confluence Hotel. The event serves as the WCF’s signature fundraiser, and its theme this year was A Supper Club Soiree. Mike Olsen, longtime WCF supporter, and Dan Stoltz, CEO of Blaze Credit...
by Hailey Almsted | Sep 1, 2025 | Featured, Interior Design, Renovate
Discover the countertops that are making a statement. Similar to a beautiful work of art, luxe countertops serve as an investment. They’re an integral piece to curating a beautiful kitchen. However, there’s no need to swap aesthetics for functionality. Tanya Otten of...
by Hailey Almsted | Sep 1, 2025 | Noteworthy, Photo Contest
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 on Woodbury photo contest by voting at woodburymag.com from September 8 through 22. View the winners and runners-up on...
by Emily Gedde | Sep 1, 2025 | Build, Entertain, Featured, Interior Design, Landscape
Whether it’s the outdoor water features, the more than 100 windows offering optimal natural light or a double island in the kitchen, an award-winning Woodbury home is truly a sight to behold. Dubbed Modern Elegance on Woodlane, the California-style-inspired home,...
by Patty (Stutzman) Paulus | Sep 1, 2025 | History, Noteworthy
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 invention of hot air popcorn poppers or convenient microwave packaging. This vintage corn popper was placed directly on a gas...
by Hailey Almsted | Sep 1, 2025 | Book Club, Noteworthy
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 woman who has it all, and self-made Mab see the potential in Beth, a local spinster; the cryptanalysts work together but...
