Gluten-free goodies are now available from a storefront in Woodstock. Pamela Strelcheck has owned Rosie’s Gluten Free Sweets since April 2017, making fresh cakes, cookies, and doughnuts from a culinary incubator kitchen in Elgin and selling them in stores and farmers markets in the region. The store in Silver Creek Commons, 1400 N. Seminary Ave., […]
After a two-month hiatus for revamping, the Church St. Café came back with a soft opening on Tuesday, Nov. 5. Café manager Kim Doran said the business at 90 W. Church St. would maintain hours of 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays. Those hours serve commuters […]
Real estate developer Al Paas says that he has had “a close affinity for Woodstock for 25 years.” After Paas purchased the building at 103 Van Buren St. in 1994 – now the location of Material Things – he has continued to invest in Woodstock. In late February, Paas bought the building at 105 Van […]
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