Celebrate the recipients of the Woodbury Chamber’s annual community awards. This month, the Woodbury Area Chamber of Commerce hosts its popular...
Giving Back
Two Woodbury Girl Scouts Earn Gold Awards
Keagan Eng and Kate Yapp are part of the six percent of Girl Scouts who achieve the Gold Award. Since 1916, the Girl Scout Gold Award has recognized...
Tamarack Nature Preserve Puts the Woods in Woodbury
Hidden gem Tamarack Nature Preserve helps connect locals to their environment. At close to 70,000 residents in 2019, Woodbury currently ranks as the...
Eat Local, Do Good at Woodbury Foundation’s Chef Fest
The Woodbury Community Foundation’s annual fundraiser returns for its fifth year Leave this year’s Chef Fest with a full tummy and a fuller...
How to Honor Veterans Day in Woodbury
Woodbury veterans are honored and remembered in various ways this month. Veterans Day Ceremony November 11, 11 a.m. Woodbury Lions Veterans Memorial...
Ashland Productions Opens 20th Season with ‘Beauty and the Beast’
Lights, curtain, action! This year marks the 20th season that Ashland Productions has brought high-quality, family-friendly theater to the east...
‘We Have a Heart for Service’: Family’s Art Show Benefits Muscular Dystrophy Association
Woodbury's Amble family has been making art in support of the Muscular Dystrophy Association for 10 years. More than a decade ago, Woodbury’s Amble...
Woodbury Lions Club Has Been Making the City Better for Half a Century
Woodbury Lions celebrate 50th anniversary. When a group has been around for a half-century, it might be easy to take it for granted. But the...
Nonprofit Hopes to Give Dozens of Woodbury Families the Best Christmas Ever
Nonprofit Best Christmas Ever is hoping to give more than 150 families this holiday season an unforgettable holiday. The holiday season is just...
Local Nonprofit Seeks to Inspire the Next Generation of Women Leaders
Woodbury nonprofit GirlOnward inspires young girls to be the leaders they were born to be. We all remember middle school and the difficulties that...
Le Dîner en Blanc: An Elegant French Dinner to Save the Miller Barn
Wodbury Heritage Society hosts its second annual fancy fundraiser. As part of its efforts to preserve the historic Miller Barn, one of the last...
Pet Evolution: More Than Just a Pet Store
Rian Thiele builds a business and gives back—all focused on pets. Rian Thiele, co-owner of Pet Evolution in Woodbury, had a previous career of eight...
How Local Nonprofit Milk and Honey is Helping a Small Honduran Village
Woodbury-based nonprofit is serving others miles away. Milk & Honey Missions, a Woodbury-based nonprofit organization, began with one church...
Minnesota’s Water Stewards Seek to Leave the State ‘Better Off for Future Generations’
Freshwater Society developed the Master Water Stewards program in 2013 to equip citizens with the knowledge and skills needed to help improve water...
Volunteer Music Ensemble Gives Every Cent Raised to Local Food Shelves
An all-volunteer chorus and orchestra gives back to those in need. Something special is happening in Woodbury that brings the arts into people's...
MOMs Club of Woodbury Supports Every Kind of Mother
MOMs Club of Woodbury provides a supportive community for local parents. We all struggle with finding a work-life balance that best suits our...
Talking Politics and Pageants with State Rep. Steve Sandell and Granddaughter Olivia
We sat down with State Rep. Stephen Sandell—and his granddaughter, Tiny Miss Princess of America Olivia Sandell—to talk about hard work, family...
Local Schools Partner with Food Shelves to Leave No Kid Hungry
Learn how you can help ensure all students have access to food year round. "Most people don’t understand that hunger is an issue here," says Bob...
Woodbury’s Royal Ladies Know How to Party
Resident Mary Hayes has become known in town for her parties to celebrate the British royal family. It’s usually quiet in Woodbury around 4 o’clock...
Sisters Turn Grieving into Giving with Bash for Brains
Woodbury Foundation supports Alzheimer’s respite care. Bash for Brains returned to Woodbury last fall for its sixth year, drawing over 300 guests...
