Art for recovery
July 21, 2014
Within the myriad of art found in Ken West’s Material Things Artisan Market on the Square, one art collection has a mission of raising awareness and support for individuals in […]
Within the myriad of art found in Ken West’s Material Things Artisan Market on the Square, one art collection has a mission of raising awareness and support for individuals in […]
Butch Schnulle, Woodstock, has served on the board of the Gavers Community Cancer Foundation Barndance for 12 years. Or is it 15? “Somewhere between 12 and 15. I think it’s […]
Visitors to the Illinois Department of Transportation’s open house July 9 at the Challenger Learning Center for Science & Technology pored over two maps of the Route 47 corridor from […]
From coastlines to cornfields, 20 students from Malaga, Spain, are spending four weeks this month with Woodstock host families. Debbie and John Louise, Elite International Student Exchange program coordinators and […]
Although about $1 million in road resurfacing projects are underway throughout the city, some residents are concerned with the lack of attention paid to portions of Country Club Road. “People […]
Food Network television producers have their eye on a Woodstock restaurant. BBQ King, 125 E. Calhoun St., and its owner Jason Szmurlo will be featured in the network’s coverage of […]
Woodstock is no stranger to entertainment events, but when the city hosts its first summer festival later this month, it will be entering new territory. “Woodstock is kind of known […]
After years of planning and controversy, dredging has begun on Wonder Lake. The project, undertaken by the Master Property Owners Association and financed by taxes collected on a Special Service […]
The Woodstock Recreation Department’s Playground Program – a seven-week summer day camp for children ages 4 to 12 – has been entertaining and educating children all summer for 57 years […]
Austin-raised brothers James Taylor Ash II and Jeff Ash are bringing a little bit of Texas and “handfuls of flavor” to Woodstock with their new restaurant, Munch. Located behind Golf […]
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