Moving has proved to be a community effort for Arlene Lynes’ Read Between the Lynes, the bookstore she ran for 10 years at 129 E. Van Buren St. that will […]
From a distance, Jamie Seibert looks like she might be conjuring something. The Woodstock native has staked out a corner of the Park in the Square periodically for several months, […]
Renovations to badly deteriorated windows at the Sheriff’s House on Johnson Street will need to wait for another round of bids after the Woodstock City Council rejected a proposal for […]
The city of Woodstock has extended its survey about a possible smoking ban for the Square to the general public. Originally, the survey was sent to business owners on the […]
Music, raffles and pet adoptions will combine for a good cause during Bark-a-Paw-Looza 2015 in the Woodstock Park on the Square. Bark-a-Paw-Looza 2015, hosted by Rescued Dog Resource Center, […]
The Woodstock City Council approved a liquor license for a restaurant on the Woodstock Square after receiving assurances from its owner that the business would never host video gambling machines. […]
A mix of local and Chicago musicians are among the entertainers in the 2015 Woodstock Jazz Festival. The festival, entering its ninth year, is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, Aug. […]
Magician and self-described mind-reader Joe Diamond plans to hypnotize a young woman – keeping her in a sleeping state for two hours – at the next Woodstock Artwalk. Diamond, 27, […]
A new addition at the Woodstock Farmers Market is stirring things up. Garden to Glass Juicery joined the Tuesday and Saturday Farmers Markets on the Square July 11, providing fresh-blended […]
Judy Matzen and Keith Johnson have been singing partners for nearly 20 years. The duo met years ago when they and their respective spouses attended a Muriel Anderson concert at […]
Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news.
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