How concerned should the residents of Woodstock be about two recent gun-related arrests that involved activities in the outside-dining area downtown along North Benton Street? City officials reacted by working […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com After a second arrest on a weapons-related charge in less than two weeks on Benton Street, city officials have limited outside seating along Woodstock’s dining and entertainment […]
Downtown concert series scheduled through August Music will echo off the walls of downtown Woodstock on weekends through the end of August in the Benton Street Summer Concert Series. Every […]
Woodstock bars and restaurants that want sections of public sidewalks and parking spaces used for outside seating will now need to get a permit from the city and pay a […]
Did anything happen during 2022 in Woodstock that did more to affect the flow of daily life than construction of the city’s first circular intersection? That’s why you will see […]
Woodstock put the “public” in public art in a big way with its new downtown mural, “Made in Woodstock,” which was created by Chicago artist Mauricio Ramirez – and several […]
By Julia Eastham news@thewoodstockindependent.com Cheers erupted from the crowd at Benton Street Thursday evening as the “Made In Woodstock” mural ceremony concluded with a ribbon-cutting. Muralist Mauricio Ramirez from Chicago […]
By Julia Eastham news@thewoodstockindependent.com Buckets of paint, brushes, and smiling faces were seen on Benton Street as Community Paint Day began on Saturday morning with community members painting sections of […]
Chicago artist Mauricio Ramirez will create Woodstock’s newest mural on the 30-by-12 foot west wall of the building at 220 N. Benton St., in the block north of Judd Street. […]
Overhead lights have been strung above the tables, chairs, and umbrellas that now fill Benton Street outside several bars and restaurants north of Judd Street. But while street-level dining outside […]
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