“Decide what is yours to hold, and let the rest go. Oftentimes, the good things in your life are lighter anyway—so there’s more room for them … You...
August 2023
Firework Fun at Woodbury Days
Friendly neighbors enjoy Woodbury Days spectacular. “We were with neighbors at Woodbury Days for the evening firework show this last summer, and the...
Food Blog 2hungrydaughters Shares Recipe for Success
Food blogger reinvents the classic brown paper bag lunch. For school-age children, opening their lunch box to see the day’s goodies inside can be a...
Prepare for the Zombie Apocalypse Chase
End the summer with an experience like no other. The City of Woodbury and City of Cottage Grove parks and recreation departments are teaming up to...
The Tumbling Club Tumbles Into the Twin Cities
Woodbury has a new club worth cheering about. Javis Borgh has helped the East Ridge High School (ERHS) cheer team for over three years. The team...
Art on a Grand Scale at East Ridge High School
East Ridge High School students create a new mural representing the spirit of their community. When students, staff and visitors walk into the East...
Meet the Next Generation of Leaders
A large part of what makes Woodbury so special is the students in our community: They are our next thinkers and leaders, inventors and workers....
Watermelon and Warm Summer Days
One of my best memories of growing up in the 1950s were the two weeks my sister and I spent in the summer visiting our grandparent’s farm in...
Motherhood Ministry Delivering Hope Does Just That
When Anne Keene first bought her home in Woodbury 15 years ago, she never imagined it would one day become a marketplace for mothers in her...
Getting to School Safely
Starting school is an exciting time for both parents/guardians and their children, and one of the most thrilling parts can be riding the school bus....
Christie Denson Shares Passion for Community
Citizen of Woodbury For Christie Denson, Woodbury is the place to build a cause. An entrepreneur, writer and vice chair of the Woodbury Community...
Hot Wheels Collector Hits the Gas on His Passion
Steven Virkus parks more than 50,000 toy cars. Woodbury’s Steven Virkus didn’t tap the brakes when his Hot Wheels collection sped past the 100 mark;...
Celebrate Prime Hot Dog Season This Summer
Hot dogs might not require much in the way of my culinary expertise, but they’re fun; and sometimes, I’m all about food just for the fun of it....
