For mother and daughter team Ela Zubek and Nika Zubek-Kieffer, Woodstock was the perfect place to open their vintage shop, The Homestead Antiques & Gifts. “My mom liked Woodstock because […]
By Ruth Raubertas news@thewoodstockindependent.com On the night of Nov. 12, a water main broke at the northwest corner of the Habitat for Humanity ReStore building on Eastwood Drive next to […]
From the ashes of a fallen business, Woman of the Year Sandra Pierce rose to be a leader in business and in the community, but it was her unwavering commitment […]
“Woodstock needs a hotel.” City Plan Commission member Steve Gavers repeated those oft-spoken words last week after a developer laid out very preliminary plans that could bring a hotel to […]
When Wonder Lake resident Kim Doran, owner of Pixie Dawgs and the former Church Street Café, was looking for another brick-and-mortar site to launch Miss Bella’s Sweets and Eats, she […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com Applications are sought through March 31 for the inaugural group in the city of Woodstock’s retail incubation program, The 101. Under the program, a physical retail experience […]
With Sweet Reds Patisserie and Café’s grand opening last week, the Woodstock Square once again has a local bakery in the middle of the 100 block of North Benton Street […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com Woodstock has hired an economic development manager as an ambassador for the city’s business community and a project manager for city government’s economic development efforts. According to […]
Beef, pork, chicken, eggs, cheese, honey, pancake mix, candles, jams, ice cream, and more can be found at Bull Valley Farm Country Store at Route 120 and Thompson Road. The […]
“We are on the cusp of groundbreaking,” Food Shed Co-op general manager Peter Waldmann said. Planning for the locally owned co-op began more than nine years ago. “It is not […]
Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news.
Janet Dovidio has been a freelance correspondent for The Independent for eight years.
Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008.
Tricia Carzoli is a freelance writer and photographer that on community news.
