Enjoy an active morning prior to the big meal. The annual Woodbury Wobble 5K invites participants to indulge in physical activities before their...
Community
Fruit Pie: A Taste of Home
There are times when I try to imagine what life was like for my sweet, hardworking German grandmother, Laura Schilling Stutzman, in the early 1900s...
Lexi’s Strollathon Spreads the Word on Rett Syndrome
A local family shares their story to fundraise for a cure. When Lexi Dettling was 18 months old, her words started disappearing. “‘Happy’ was her...
East Metro Miracle League 2024
For the 12th year in a row, the East Metro Miracle League welcomed youth with cognitive and/or physical challenges to a safe and lively baseball...
Focus on Woodbury 2024 Winners
Explore the winning photos from our Focus on Woodbury photo contest. This summer, we asked local residents to scroll down their digital files or...
Snake Discovery Explores the Wonderous World of Reptiles
The perfect mix of knowledge and humor, Emily Roberts makes learning about exotic animals fun. Emily Roberts isn’t typically seen wearing fancy...
Frightfully Good Times Across the East Metro
Celebrate Halloween all month long by visiting one of the East Metro’s haunted attractions. (Visit each website for up-to-date information.) Inver...
Halloween
A local mom shows off her son’s love for trick-or-treating. “I was trying to get a photo of my son before we went trick-or-treating,” says hobby...
Readers’ Choice Voting for Focus on Woodbury 2024
In July and August, we invited you to submit your photos of the Woodbury community. And boy, you local shutterbugs did not disappoint! From...
Car Seat Safety
The third week of September marks Child Passenger Safety Week, and September 21 marks National Seat Check Saturday. The Woodbury Police Department...
Woodbury Native Ty Okada Talks About His Road to the NFL
Ty Okada credits family and a strong work ethic for leading the way to the NFL. Almost everyone is asked during some point in their childhood what...
Matt Johnson Leads by Example
Matt Johnson, recently retired president of the Woodbury Community Foundation (WCF), is well known in Woodbury. Friend-in-need, fun person to be...
How Your Family Can Preserve Woodbury History
Take care when cleaning out your loved ones home—some artifacts may be vital to your community’s heritage. Our lives are stories ever unfolding....
Woodbury Friends Fest
The Woodbury Community Foundation held its annual Friends Fest celebration on April 26, 2024. Dinner at the Derby included a sit-down dinner, silent...
Discover the Heritage House’s Heirloom Garden
A perfect complement to Woodbury’s Heritage House is the garden just outside the front door. This was part of the European tradition the settlers...
Elements of Nature
A winning image captures the hues and textures of a quintessential Minnesota autumn. “That was the scene when I looked down from my deck in the...
Cheryllyne Vaz Uses Her Clothing to Advocate for Change
Cheryllyne Vaz learned in late 2019 that she had a brain aneurysm. What started as slight swelling in her neck progressed further, and after an...
Math and Science Academy Celebrates 25 Years of Excellence
Striving for excellence: It’s something we all do in our own way, but rising to the top and becoming the best often takes a long time. Math and...
Meet Outstanding Students From the Class of 2025
Our 2024 Senior Spotlight students are passionate about leadership and inclusion. Readers, I welcome you to meet a few wonderful up-and-coming...
Woodbury Magazine Celebrates its 20th Anniversary
In 2004, Woodbury Magazine launched as a small community lifestyle magazine—two decades later, we are proud to be deeply rooted in this wonderful...
