TheWoodstockIndependent previously reported on Paulie’s Italian Bakery and Deli’s initial announcement that it would be moving into the former Swiss Maid Bakery location at 122 N. Benton St. Prior to the planned March 10 opening, however, Paulie’s relocated to 132 Cass St. in the storefront that Avant Cycle had vacated at the end of January. […]
BySusanW.Murray Spring arrived on March 19 and with it, a hum of activity on Woodstock’s business scene. At The Woodstock Independent, we’re keeping track of openings, changes of ownership, spring spruce-ups, and planned moves. Careful readers of The Independent will remember that Paulie’s Italian Bakery and Deli was initially announced as moving into the former […]
On March 1, The Woodstock Independent got new neighbors, adding some welcome hustle and bustle to the east end of Calhoun Street. Antaria Beauty Salon and Barber Shop offers a wide range of services, including men’s and women’s haircuts, styling, highlights, updos, extensions, keratin treatments to smooth the hair, waxing, facials, permanent waves, lash lifts, […]
Food options are set to increase on the Woodstock Square this spring. Paul Letizia is readying the retail space at 132 Cass St., the former location of recently closed Avant Cycles, for Paulie’s Italian Bakery and Deli. The bakery and deli will open its doors in early May. Last week, Letizia bought Sweet Reds Patisserie […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com Woodstock begins its new business registration program this week, with a deadline of Oct. 1 for businesses to register and avoid a $50 late fee. The program was announced Friday afternoon in a news release, which said that beginning in 2025, business registration and renewals will occur each year from Jan. 1 […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com Year after year after year, for the past 20 years, Rick Bellairs has been a member of the committee that helps to plan and execute Woodstock’s popular Groundhog Days Festival. And since 2019, the local real estate agent has been chairman of the committee whose efforts bring thousands of people downtown for […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com May 15 is the date Food Shed Co-op has set for opening its new 9,000-square-foot grocery store on the east side of Woodstock. A public ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled for 9 a.m. that day at 2390 Lake Shore Drive, according to an announcement made late Monday afternoon. The store plans to be […]
When Marks Auto Service owners Tad Butitta and Juan Sena wanted to expand their business eastward, they were not thinking of Woodstock. But an available building at 1216 Davis Road, once the site of Merlin Complete Auto Care, and the highly visible location from busy Route 47 helped change their minds. During the last week […]
In the 1980s, the Kroger company could look back on 100 years of history as it grew from a single modest grocery store on Pearl Street in Cincinnati, Ohio, to operate food, drug, and convenience stores from coast to coast. Shoppers were invited in with a jaunty jingle, “Let’s go Krogering,” now a minor YouTube […]
Like many girls growing up in McHenry County, Erin Van Nevel had a dollhouse. Unlike many girls, however, she never played with the dolls. She spent her time redecorating the rooms – moving furniture, wallpapering, and even building a ceiling fan out of popsicle sticks. Her hobby was an early indication of her career in […]
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.
