Sunday, May 19, 2013
Looking back at the news of the week in Woodbury.
Suspicious Superman, Kitchen Kicking, Gambling or Gunpoint?: Woodbury Police Blotter Selected calls to the Woodbury Public Safety Department from April 30 through May 6. 2013 Memorial Day Plans in Woodbury Memorial Day, celebrated during the last Monday of May, honors those who have died in service to the U.S. military. Another Asian Buffet Plans to Take Over Woodbury Space It would be the third Asian buffet to occupy the 8340 City Centre Drive location in about a year. Dead Animals Found Burned in Woodbury an Isolated Incident Police encourage people to call if they see anything suspicious. Helicopters in Woodbury Likely Related to Mosquitoes The Metropolitan Mosquito Control District’s choppers do not spray insecticide to control adult …
Thursday, May 16, 2013
The new pizza shop is going in at Woodbury’s City Centre.
Construction at the site of a new Punch Pizza in Woodbury is expected to begin in the next week or so. The original opening date was slated for late June or early July, but the company is now shooting for early September. The process “to get everything worked out with the site” took longer than anticipated, according to Jenny Nyquist, senior manager. “But we are excited to finally get construction started,” she told Patch. Punch Pizza also had to provide the city with additional information on how its wood-fire ovens work, she said. Punch’s Neapolitan pizzas cook in an 800-degree wood-fire oven and come out in 90 seconds. It will be located in the same building as FedEx/Kinkos at the northwest corner of Radio Drive and Valley Creek Road. …
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Councilwoman Amy Scoggins asked owners Wednesday night as the city approved liquor licenses for both establishments.
The Woodbury City Council on Wednesday swiftly approved liquor licenses for three establishments. And Councilwoman Amy Scoggins put owners of Punch Pizza and Cowboy Jack’s on the spot, asking when they plan to open the new restaurants in Woodbury. John Puckett, co-owner of Punch, told the council from the audience that he hopes to have the Woodbury location open by July. Punch Pizza plans to open in the same building as FedEx in Woodbury’s City Centre. Meanwhile, Cowboy Jack’s owners said they’re shooting for a late-April opening. It’s going in at the former Woody’s Roadhouse/Throwback’s space off Woodlane Drive. Councilman Paul Rebholz also thanked Cowboy Jack’s owners for their inclusion of lawful gambling to benefit the Woodbury …
Monday, March 11, 2013
The Woodbury City Council meets at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 13.
Punch Pizza is still shooting for a June opening, and work on its new Woodbury location will likely begin in about a month, a manager told Patch on Monday. Punch is one of three businesses that have liquor license applications coming before the Woodbury City Council on Wednesday. The others are the Tavern Grill and Cowboy Jack’s. Punch Pizza is planning to open in part of the FedEx building at 8310 City Centre Drive. The shipping company will downsize its Woodbury location to accommodate the new restaurant. The Tavern Grill opened in early June 2012 in the former Aperitif space off Tamarack Road and Bielenberg Drive. A change in operations/ownership is necessitating the new license. Cowboy Jack’s, meanwhile, is set to open in the former …
Saturday, February 23, 2013
Community Development Director Dwight Picha provided the Woodbury City Council with the latest news this week.
Community Development Director Dwight Picha on Wednesday ran down the latest development and business updates for the Woodbury City Council. Here are the updates from previous Patch posts and Picha, who is also the 2012 Woodbury Citizen of the Year. Eagle Brook Church has applied for a building permit for a new church near the intersection of Settlers Ridge Parkway and Brookview Road. The church hopes to start work this spring. The Woodbury location is the fifth Eagle Brook Church campus. It opened in September 2011, using space at East Ridge High School. “We did as much groundwork as we could do this fall,” Scott Anderson, executive pastor for Eagle Brook Church, told Patch in November 2012. “It gives us the opportunity to get started on …
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Are you wondering what businesses are opening or closing in the east metro or otherwise making the news? Here’s an update for the month of December.
The following is a collection of business-related articles that recently appeared on Oakdale Patch, Woodbury Patch, Stillwater Patch and Hudson Patch. New Business Owners Take Over Old Liquor Store Site, Revamp Store New liquor store owners opened their first business in Oakdale in October. Oakdale Gets 'Sweeter' With New Cake and Pastry Shop White Lace Cakes, a French patisserie and cake parlour, opened up in Oakdale. Oakdale Salon's 'Free Haircuts' Program Evolves Over the Years The salon's program called "Cutting Cuz We Care" offers free haircuts to local families in need of a little help. Business Profile: Full-Service Car Shop Opens in Oakdale Total Car Care moved to Oakdale earlier this fall. New Children’s Clothing Store Opens at …
Sunday, December 16, 2012
A look back at the news of the week in Woodbury.
Major Snowstorm Hits Woodbury: Share Your Photos Got snow photos? Add them to this post. Plans in the Works for New Woodbury Charter School From the founder of Footprints Academy, Woodbury Leadership Academy would be for students in seventh and eighth grade. Urine Trouble, Leaf Him Alone, State Farm Signal: Woodbury Police Blotter One item: Police were called about a man who approached a home on Walnut Lane and asked a resident for a glass of water. Officers arrived and found he was part of a drywall crew but later learned he is a registered sex offender. Police were following up with the state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. Cheers! Unique Art Studio to Open in Woodbury Cheers Pablo will open in Tamarack Village early next year. Calls …
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
The wood-fire pizza shop made the announcement on its Facebook page.
Punch Pizza will arrive in Woodbury this spring. The wood-fire pizza shop posted a note on its Facebook page saying it has signed a lease to open the eighth Punch Pizza in Woodbury. It's expected to open in June 2013. The post was accompanied by the city’s logo. It will be located in the same building as FedEx/Kinkos at the northwest corner of Radio Drive and Valley Creek Road, said Jenny Nyquist, senior manager. Punch has been looking for a spot in Woodbury for years, she said, and finally found the perfect location. A patio will also be built at the site, Nyquist said. Punch’s Neapolitan pizzas cook in an 800-degree wood-fire oven and come out in 90 seconds, Nyquist said. “And it’s just like you get in Naples, Italy,” she said. “A really…
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