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During the waning days of the press tour for “The Odyssey,” Christopher Nolan gave a surprisingly in-depth and frank interview with Chinese podcast host Zhong Shu. As part of their discussion, Nolan expressed one of his annoyances with modern film criticism: the tendency to gamify the experience of watching a film. Many viewers have an...
Woodbury Days will return to Ojibway Park on Aug. 28-30 with new activities, food options and transportation plans designed for what organizers expected to be their most difficult year. Construction at Woodbury High School and along Woodlane Drive has affected parking, food service, parade access and other festival logistics. Organizers spent about 18 months developing...
Work has begun on an extension of the METRO Gold Line that will give Woodbury residents the opportunity to travel straight to downtown Minneapolis without changing buses in St. Paul. A station is being built near Interstate 94 and Snelling Avenue with heated and lighted shelters, real-time signs and ticket machines. Once the extension opens,...
Click the highlighted text for additional information on these events. To submit an event for inclusion on this calendar, send an email to news@woodburynewsnet.org. Please include a link where readers can go for further information. Registration Open for One Last Wild Day Shepherd Farm. Aug. 26-27. Daylong camps for students in grades 1-5. Registration Open...
Arthur Aardvark and friends sang it out, and Washington County made it happen. R.H. Stafford Library and the rest of the county library system began celebrating their 60th anniversary with a community contest to design new library cards. With over 200 entries, the first Community Library Card Design Contest was a best-seller. Nearly 1,550 votes...
If you’ve got an old mattress lying around, you’re not alone. Americans throw away over 50,000 old, lumpy mattresses every day, creating a major environmental problem. The old bedding takes up substantial landfill space, creates flammable air pockets, leaves behind non-biodegradable synthetic foams and petroleum-based plastics, and can release toxic flame retardants or greenhouse gases...
Over the last few weeks, the other two garden columnists have written about preserving some of summer’s gifts, including tips on preserving herbs. Generally, there are three ways to save your fruits and veggies for the winter months. The most common methods include freezing, dehydrating and canning with a water bath or pressure canner. If...
Construction will again affect residents north of Valley Creek Road. Closures and Detours Jewel Drive, Spinnaker Drive, Bridgewater Parkway, St. Johns Drive and Dancing Waters Parkway north of Valley Creek Road will experience intermittent closures from Tuesday, Aug. 18, through Saturday, Aug. 22. Crews will install concrete curbs, gutters and pedestrian ramps. Drivers using the...
Tuesday’s primary for Washington County Sheriff narrowed the field to two candidates for November’s election. Stillwater Police Chief Brian Mueller finished with more than two-thirds of the vote. With all 84 precincts reporting, results showed Mueller received 30,451 votes, or 68.38% of the total vote. Jeremy Bolen finished second with 7,894 votes (17.73%), while Henry...
The heat wave that gripped Woodbury through much of July has finally broken, and the garden is settling into its late-summer rhythm. With cooler nights and rain in the forecast, plants should get some welcome relief after weeks of hand-watering. Daylilies and bee balm have passed their peak, but coneflowers and black-eyed Susans are still...
