For 13 years, Isabel’s has provided Thanksgiving meal vouchers for people in need For many, Thanksgiving is a time for family. But for Antonio Delgado and Mary Witt, the husband-and-wife team who own Isabel’s Family Restaurant, 1110 N. Seminary Ave., it’s also a time to give back. For the past 13 years, Isabel’s has provided […]
As Dordan Manufacturing, a third generation family-owned company that makes its home in Woodstock, celebrates 55 years in business, it’s obvious family is still very much the heart of the company. These family ties were what helped the custom thermoforming company get its start in 1962 in Chicago, and they continue to bind the company […]
The Woodstock Farmers Market will showcase food products offered by their vendors when they host a farm-to-table dinner, 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 20, at Mia Passione, 228 Main St. All proceeds from the ticket cost of $50 per person will benefit the market’s Link assistance program. Doors will open at 6 p.m. with an authentic […]
On a mission of exploration, confirmation and investigation, the owners of Woodstock’s Ethereal Confections completed a South American and a Caribbean trip this summer, visiting various cacao suppliers. “We want to guarantee that the people growing and harvesting the beans are using processes that are good for the land, the crop and the environment,” said owner Michael Ervin. Ethereal […]
The Cherry Tree Inn Bed & Breakfast is now open When George and Lori Miarecki visited Woodstock in June for former high school choral director Paul Rausch’s retirement gala, they had no idea the trip would change the direction of their life. A fan of bed and breakfasts, the couple booked a room for the […]
A new gym is coming to Woodstock soon. Owner Jennifer Robson said she is close to opening the doors at Focus Health and Fitness, 123 S. Eastwood Drive. The independent gym takes up two commercial spaces in a strip mall near Jewel-Osco. “I’ve spent the last 20 years in corporate consulting,” Robson, of Hebron, said. […]
Plans are moving forward for a new commercial complex with a drive-thru on Highway 14 after the Woodstock City Council backed the development at its Sept. 5 meeting. Chicago-based Troutman and Dams LLC wants to build a 10,400-square-foot, multi-unit complex in front of Farm & Fleet at the southeast corner of Highway 14 and Lake […]
Spunky Pineapple opened Woodstock office in March Christina McReynolds of Woodstock knew she was onto something last Christmas. “It looked like a T-shirt factory blew up in my house,” she said. McReynolds is the owner of Spunky Pineapple, a shirt screen printing business that opened an office in Woodstock this March. What started as […]
Dave Dalton has a priority when it comes to teaching music lessons. “No. 1, I want to make it fun,” he said. Dalton opened Woodstock School of Music Aug. 1, bringing his more than 30 years of music-teaching experience to a storefront at 107 Dean St., just off the Woodstock Square. The Wonder Lake musician, […]
The housing market in Woodstock appears to be strengthening, according to property sales data and local real estate agents. Through the first six months of 2017, 208 single-family homes in 60098 sold at an average price of about $230,000, figures from the Multiple Listing Service show. Over the same six-month period in 2016, 193 homes […]
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