Food Shed Co-op, Duke’s collaborate on ‘Duke’s Line’ As construction continues on a Food Shed Co-op grocery store on Woodstock’s east side, a collaboration with Duke’s Alehouse and Kitchen has been announced. The partnership involves food consulting and limited branding, according to a news release from Food Shed General Manager Peter Waldmann. He said the […]
Luis Rodriguez owned and ran two successful restaurants in McHenry County before he opened Antigua Mexican Grill at 125 E. Calhoun St. on Sept. 1. Open since 2018, Antigua’s Crystal Lake location has 20 tables and can seat additional diners at the bar. Twenty employees staff the restaurant on Carlemont Drive. One year old, the […]
It might be vacation season, but Woodstock’s business activity hums along with openings and changes in ownership. Without further ado, here’s the buzz around town. On June 30, The Double Yolk Cafe changed into some very familiar hands. Cathy Berkowski, who started waitressing at the restaurant in 1987 when it was Angelo’s, and Eliseo Rios-Almendariz, […]
Just doing business occupied a good part of the Woodstock City Council meeting last week. Among the business-related items the council acted on at its June 20 regular meeting were: • Approving liquor and video gambling permits for Antigua Mexican Grill No. 3, which is tentatively scheduled to open July 1 at 125 E. Calhoun […]
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