Julio Ojeda-Zapata

1 month ago | baltimoresun.com | Julio Ojeda-Zapata

Abby Jimenez is renowned for her romance novels, a number of which have become bestsellers. Her seventh book, "Say You'll Remember Me," is being released Tuesday. But, prior to becoming an author, the Twin Cities resident gained fame as a baker. She has appeared on cooking shows, such as TLC's "Fabulous Cakes" and the Food Network's "Cupcake Wars."Jimenez's local fans can get their fill of their idol at her Nadia Cakes cupcake shops in Maple Grove and Woodbury. Coffee is on tap.

1 month ago | twincities.com | Julio Ojeda-Zapata

It was the height of the COVID pandemic, and I had lost the ability to read for pleasure. My fiction tastes have long tended towards the dystopian — but who wants to read about the apocalypse when the end of the world seems to be happening all around you? In desperation, I went genre-hopping and, eventually, landed on romance novels. I found myself in the warm embrace of Abby Jimenez, a west metro resident and cupcake-bakery owner who is a New York Times best-selling romance author.

1 month ago | twincities.com | Julio Ojeda-Zapata

Abby Jimenez is renowned for her romance novels, a number of which have become bestsellers. Her seventh book, “Say You’ll Remember Me,” is being released Tuesday. But, prior to becoming an author, the west metro resident gained fame as a baker. She has appeared on cooking shows, such as TLC’s “Fabulous Cakes” and the Food Network’s “Cupcake Wars.”Jimenez’s local fans can get their fill of their idol at her Nadia Cakes cupcake shops in Maple Grove and Woodbury. Coffee is on tap.

Jan 19, 2025 | twincities.com | Julio Ojeda-Zapata

Abby Jimenez said she and her family felt “whiplashed” on Sunday morning, when the video-centric TikTok social network was restored to service in the United States after being shuttered late Saturday. Jimenez, the local author of bestselling romances and a hardcore user of social networks, harnesses the likes of Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to announce book readings and so on. But TikTok is special to the west metro resident. Her novels are rarely mentioned on this network.

Jan 13, 2025 | winonadailynews.com | Julio Ojeda-Zapata

Every January Greg Swan walks by hundreds of booths at the vast CES technology show in Las Vegas, but has yet to meet Rosey the Robot from the cartoon show “The Jetsons” or a real-life equivalent. He sees only simpler robot vacuums. “When iRobot launched the very first Roomba in 2002, it brought to life this idea of Rosey at your house finally doing something you don’t want to do,” said Swan, a senior partner at the FINN Partners marketing firm in Minneapolis.