“And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer.” —F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
Growing up, I was never particularly one for summers at the lake—though Minnesota offers thousands of them (literally, of course!), I preferred my time to be spent cozied up with a book on the patio or gathering with friends and family around the bonfire.
Woodbury local Nikki Osho captured her daughter’s gleaming smile on August 3, 2021, as she climbed into the driver’s seat of the Woodbury firetruck. “It was a neighborhood get-together, and all of a sudden, a firetruck just pulled up and my 5-year-old daughter hopped in!” Osho says.
Woodbury High School graduate (WHS) Madison Sosa says she first heard of Nautical Bowls two years ago—she and her sister made the trek to Minnetonka to try it, and immediately fell in love.
Kick off the month with summer fun as your kids make their way through approximately a 1-mile-long obstacle course in Oakwood Park. Woodbury Parks and Recreation is partnering with the City of Cottage Grove to offer a course with an array of obstacles friendly for kids ages 6–12.
While on a walk on day 26 of her monthlong trek in the Amazon jungle with no running water, no electricity and bathing in the same swamp water as anacondas and crocodiles, Luciana (Anna) Verhoye Passeri, M.D., avoided a step that changed her life.
From the studios in Hollywood to the famed pages of Instagram, it seems as though IV therapy is an A-list celebrity move. But for those of us without VIP status, there’s Restore Hyper Wellness.
Many people have hidden talents that just need to be found. A few go undiscovered, while others are found and become a lifelong passion. Some are even able to turn their new skills into a job. Juli Rojas is one of those people to turn her hidden talent into more than just a hobby.
Woodbury residents Kristen Braun and Patty TenBroek happened to meet when their children, Parker and Ava, developed childhood crushes on one another in pre-K at Primrose Academy.
For elders, every day tasks, such as general house maintenance or getting to-and-from doctor’s appointments, can be daunting.
Blaise Pascal, a polymath of the 1600s, said even a genius needs beauty, noting, “In difficult times, carry something beautiful in your heart.”
It’s the weekend. You have friends coming over, and they are bringing their kids. You have food and cocktails planned, but what are you giving the kids? How about something other than pop?
Jen and Riley have been best friends since kindergarten. They consider each other family even though their lives have gone in different directions.
I’ve written many recipes for loved ones over the years: sister, daughter, son, husband, mother-in-law, best friend and so on. However, there is one very special friend I’ve yet to write for, even cook for—until now.
Local resident Brian Murphy and president of Independent Pet Partners (IPP), owners of Chuck & Don’s, relocated its headquarters to Woodbury in August 2020.
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