Woodstock’s housing market recovery that began in early 2013 has accelerated from a seep to a surge through the system, and the most encouraging news lies in what the hot market includes. The highest number of transactions in the first six months of 2017 was 56 in the $150,000 to $200,000 segment of home sales. […]
By the week of Aug. 20, one of Woodstock’s great local business landmarks will change forever. After almost 35 years, Napoli Pizza will leave its store on Lake Avenue at Route 47 and move into the former Corner Grille building at Washington and Throop streets, just off Main Street. For people who grew up in […]
When Wonder Lake resident Rob McClurg decided to combine his background in information technology with his experience as a business consultant to found TurnKey Digital, part of his plan was to be close to home so he could coach baseball and attend his children’s band concerts. For the past 15 years, McClurg and his employees […]
A typical summer day for Ben Strang, a 17-year-old Marian Central Catholic High School senior, includes picking up a tack hammer that is steeped in tradition. The upholstery tool once belonged to his great-grandfather, Fred Strang, who opened Fred’s Upholstery, now located at 250 N. Throop St., 70 years ago in Woodstock. The family business […]
In 490 B.C., according to legend, the Greek messenger Pheidippides ran 26 miles from the battlefield of Marathon to Athens, proclaimed “Victory!” against the Persians, and died on the spot. With luck, there won’t be any similar tragedies this coming weekend when D.C. Cobb’s hosts Woodstock’s own 0.26-mile “micro marathon” on the Square. Bar owner […]
At 2400 Lake Shore Drive along U.S. 14, in the building of the former Rendezvous Bistro, brothers John and Mark Koziol are hard at work bringing a Chicago staple to McHenry County – ShadowView Brewing, Woodstock’s first and only “brewpub.” Visitors to the famous Revolution Brewing pub in Logan Square, or the more local Wild […]
Like most people of a certain age, I learned about Uber from my children, ages 19 to 30, the four of whom all live in or go to school in big cities. After I had used Uber when visiting them, the time came when I had to heed my sister-in-law’s advice to use the ride […]
The boot is back – this time in red, white and blue glory. After some 15 years in storage, the patriotic-looking boot is again out front of Woodstock Farm & Lawn Center, 2020 S. Eastwood Ave. And just in time for Woodstock’s Independence Day celebration next week. Patrick Haverty owns the store that is known […]
‘THE WANTING’ When: 7 p.m. Saturday, June 30 Where: Woodstock Opera House 121 Van Buren St. $18 815-338-5300 woodstockoperahouse.com On a snowy December night in Paris in 2008, friends Travis Kalanick and Garrett Camp’s futile search for a cab led the pair to hatch the idea for Uber – a smartphone app to connect riders […]
Dog owners in the Woodstock area have a new option for keeping their animals safe and entertained while the family is unable to. Recently opened, Woodstock Canine Clubhouse offers daycare, boarding, grooming, and fun for dogs of all shapes and sizes. The facility is a family-run business headed up by Woodstock residents Mike and Heidi […]
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.
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