Christina Wood opened the doors of Temple Pastry on South Jackson Street in 2020 and since then, it’s become a popular community gathering spot that now serves sandwiches, ice cream, pizza at night, and has a bottle shop. Last fall, Wood released her first cookbook and most recently learned she is nominated for the distinguished 2026 James Beard’s Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker award. Christina Wood I sat down with Wood to ask about her baking inspirations, her new cookbook, and the James...

Do you ever wonder how some of the traffic circles around the city are planted and maintained? It isn’t SDOT who construct the traffic...