Angela Verrastro started her legacy right in her very own kitchen in 2005, making a variety of meals for friends and family from scratch. 18 years later, Verrastro is passing the torch down to her trusted friend and loyal customer, Kim Sayers.
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Create a Warm Neutral Color Palette for Your Fall Wardrobe
Personal stylist gives insight on how to spice up your neutral wardrobe. For Alexandra Eve, the art of style has always been a niche of hers. The...
Advocating for Accessibility
Linda J. Hood uses her platform to improve bathroom accessibility. When the M Health Fairview Achievement Center director Darcy Hager-Slavin first...
Local Ceramic Artist Plays with Color and Pattern
Ceramics artist turns her craft into full-time fun. An artist's passion for his or her work runs deep, and in Paula Clegg’s case, you can see her...
Woodbury Senior Spotlight 2022: Academic All-Stars
Give a nod to these stellar soon-to-be graduates. For students of the graduating class of 2023, it’s their ability to adapt that’s propelled them...
Four SoWashCo Teachers Nominated for the Minnesota Teacher of the Year Award
Celebrating excellence in education for 58 years, the Minnesota Teacher of the Year Award recognizes educators for their contributions to enriching...
How Severe Panic Disorder Changed the Life of Local Family
Kristin Rohman Rehkamp and her daughter are turning family emergencies into children’s mental health advocacy. Two years ago, Kristin Rohman Rehkamp...
Meet New Woodbury Days President Paul Huffman
Retired nuclear submarine officer becomes president of Woodbury Days. Paul Huffman, a retired nuclear submarine officer and Woodbury local, is...
Slow-Fashion Footwear Company Passeri Created by Former Woodbury Resident
Former Woodbury resident creates slow-fashion footwear company in Peru. While on a walk on day 26 of her monthlong trek in the Amazon jungle with no...
Juli Rojas Turns Her Newfound Passion Into a Lifestyle with Bake Me Love
Local baker turned her newfound passion into a lifestyle. Many people have hidden talents that just need to be found. A few go undiscovered, while...
Start Them Young
Cricket gains momentum in Woodbury. Spring sports are in full swing, as boys and girls head to the baseball and softball diamonds, lacrosse players...
Gardening Goats
Afton resident runs invasive plant removal company using goats. Goats. You’ve seen them at the zoo; you’ve seen them in the mountains out west; you...
A Picture Worth a Thousand Words
Kate Swenson is a voice for the secret world of autism. It was 2017. Woodbury’s Kate Swenson pulled into a parking spot at work, turned a camera on...
City Cartography
Aleisha Nelson of Art by Aleisha creates beautiful one-of-a-kind map illustrations. Trading in cold Minnesota winters for sunny California is many...
Scholar Success
Woodbury High School students participate in Youth in Government. For Wesley Ross and Anneteke Adoga, leadership comes naturally. The two Woodbury...
Let the Good Times Roll
Woodbury Native Serves Cajun-Inspired Fare at Mr. Paul’s Supper Club. Cajun inspired Mr. Paul’s Supper Club wants to show the Twin Cities a good...
Calculated Success
Lake Elmo local Evan Erickson wins at International Physics Olympiad. Ask Evan Erickson what his chances were to win a gold medal at the 2021...
Star Studded
The Chamber of Commerce Award Gala highlights Woodbury’s greatest. “We recognize that Woodbury is one of the greatest places in the state to live,...
Setting the Foundation
Brian Muller’s Song “Ladder to the Sky” Provides Funding for the Amie Muller Foundation, BurnPits 360 and Growing Through Grief. “Daddy, what if I...
From Baking Flops to Failsafes
Founder of Haute Chocolate shares tips and tricks for baking and getting kids into the kitchen. Stress baking—for some, it results in dozens of...
