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Roundabout: Out & About
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Good morning!
In this week’s Out & About, Feast Buffet & Banquet finally opened its doors in Woodbury with a soft launch after months of anticipation and last-minute city approvals. We’re also covering Green Goods, one of the first dispensaries in Minnesota to add recreational sales, and a look at what it takes to watch nearly 40 films in 10 days at the Toronto International Film Festival.
And with fall officially knocking, the calendar is packed, from corn mazes and art festivals to a Julia Child exhibit opening in St. Paul. However you spend it, there’s plenty happening close to home.
Editor: Chuck Nowlen
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Feast Buffet & Banquet has since passed its required inspections and is now operating under a “soft open”. Photo by Theo Franz
Feast Buffet & Banquet makes Woodbury debut Sept. 23 with soft opening
By: Theo Franz
Feast Buffet & Banquet will open its doors to the public Tuesday, Sept. 23, beginning with a soft opening designed to ease the restaurant into full service.
The 14,000-square-foot restaurant has been in the works for the past eight months. Ni said delays stemmed from final steps required by the city, including a scheduled inspection and landscaping enhancements, as well as arranging access for the fire department.
Business
 | Woodbury Dispensary Among State’s First Recreational Weed LicenseesBy: Chuck Nowlen | Woodbury’s Green Goods dispensary joined 12 other non-tribal Minnesota outlets last week as the first-ever licensed to add adult-use recreational marijuana to their medical inventories. |
Movie Review
 | Toronto, 2025: How I Watched 38 Films In 10 DaysBy: Hunter Friesen | For 10 days at the beginning of September, the laws of time and space cease to exist. Days turn to night in an instant; getting three hours of sleep per night becomes a normal practice; and diets consist of Tim Horton’s donuts, movie theater popcorn, and hot dogs from that heavenly cart located at the corner of King Street West and John Street. |
Events Calendar
Extreme Weather, Property Insurance and Community Response: An East Metro Listening Session
Sept. 25 – 5 to 7 p.m. | The Grove United Methodist Church, 7465 Steepleview Rd., Woodbury
A listening session on the impacts of extreme weather and property insurance changes on East Metro communities with Peter Brickwedde, senior director for insurance sustainability and climate at the Minnesota Department of Commerce. Free, includes a light meal. Sponsored by the East Metro EcoFaith Collaborative, Woodbury Community Foundation, Minnesota Interfaith Power & Light, and the Grove UMC. RSVP requested.
Washington County Historical Society Fall Membership Dinner
Sept. 25 – 5:30 p.m. | Stillwater Event Center, 1910 S. Greeley St.
Dinner and a presentation on Walt Disney’s life and impact. $30 for non-members.
Managing Your Online Finances in 2025
Sept. 26 – 1 to 2:30 p.m. | R.H. Stafford Library
Learn best practices for securing online accounts, safe browsing, VPN use, protecting finances, handling harassing calls and texts, and avoiding scams. Registration required.
Mapping Prejudice Project: A Tea Talk
Sept. 26 – 5 to 6 p.m. | Historic Washington County Courthouse, 101 W. Pine St., Stillwater
Dave Brandt reviews the project uncovering racial covenants that restricted home ownership by racial minorities in Minnesota. $15.
Spirit of the St. Croix Art Festival
Sept. 27 – 10 a.m. to Sept. 28 – 4 p.m. | Lakefront Park, Hudson, Wis.
A juried art festival featuring more than 80 regional artists with fine art and traditional crafts for sale. Includes free hands-on art activities, art demonstrations, live music, food trucks, and a drink tent.
One Woodbury Event
Sept. 27 – 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Ojibway Park
A multicultural celebration hosted by the City of Woodbury with food trucks, performers, community resource booths and more.
Afton Art in the Park
Sept. 27 – 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sept. 28 – 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Town Square Park, Afton.
An outdoor fine-arts and makers market featuring more than 90 juried artists and makers with handmade goods including pottery, jewelry, photography, sculpture, fiber arts and more. Includes live music, local food, and a wine and beer garden.
Raptor Release
Sept. 27 – 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Carpenter Nature Center, 12805 St. Croix Trail S., Hastings
The Raptor Center of the University of Minnesota releases rehabilitated raptors. Includes hay wagon tours, kids activities, raptors on display, and booths from area environmental organizations. Free.
Lake Elmo Corn Maze
Sept. 27 – 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Rockpoint Church, 5825 Kelvin Ave. N.
Activities include a corn maze, pedal cars, corn cannon, barrel train rides, axe throwing (children only), and wagon rides. Free.
Julia Child: A Recipe for Life Exhibit
Opens Sept. 27 and runs through May | Minnesota History Center, 345 W. Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul
Step into the life of Julia Child — a culinary icon who transformed American food culture with passion, persistence and an irresistible love of learning, laughter and butter.
Fun & Games
Fun Fact
Woodbury has approximately 318 miles of water-main pipe in its water system. This figure does not include the 17 miles of new pipeline being installed as part of the water treatment plant project to connect the new facility to the city's well fields.
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