Natalie Sujack began practicing yoga regularly 15 years ago. When a friend told her about hot yoga – a form of yoga done in a hot and humid studio – […]
By Susan W. Murray news@thewoodstockindependent.com A banner trumpeting the name Highlight Healthcare stretches across the front lawn of the nursing home at the intersection of Route 120 and Route 47. […]
Three years after the COVID-19 pandemic inflicted interruption on businesses, shuttering some and causing others to retrench, 2023 might go down as the year when normalcy returned. New businesses debuted, […]
“Retail, restaurant, medical” are the suggested uses on the “Space for Lease” sign in the window of the former Aldi food store in Woodstock. But those are only suggestions. With […]
This year marks the 20th anniversary of Woodstock Jazzercise, the local franchise of a nationwide fitness franchise, whose name stands for “jazz” and “exercise.” The business was founded in 1969 […]
In the two weeks after the conclusion of the outdoor Farmers Market season at the end of October, Seleta Scents’ co-owners Julienne Samuels and Mike Richards pushed themselves to open […]
In her job as associate director of business development for the Integrated Bioprocessing Research Laboratory at the University of Illinois, 2006 Woodstock High School alumnus Beth Conerty puts her degrees […]
The Association of Resale Professionals reported in 2023 that the number of resale shops in the United States has increased by about 7 percent over each of the past two […]
When The Woodstock Independent profiled Jessica Cook’s J&G Pastries in July 2022, the baker’s goal was to open a brick-and-mortar location. Less than a year-and-a-half ago, Cook was just starting […]
Former Woodstock resident starts Oregon newspaper Woodstock native Colleen Strohm is the publisher of The South Wasco Times, a monthly newspaper published in Maupin, Ore., about two hours east of […]
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.
