As the COVID-19 pandemic seeped into the United States, the Chicago Tribune’s chief theater critic, Chris Jones, wrangled permission from his bosses to travel to New York to see the pre-opening night performance of “Six,” the musical about King Henry VIII’s six wives. The date was March 11, 2020. Sitting in the Brooks Atkinson Theatre […]
City will proceed with neighborhood upgrades Woodstock is ready to proceed with a pilot project to kick off the city’s new neighborhood improvement program. The City Council recently approved the project, which is designed to upgrade the residential “gateway” between Calhoun and Judd streets west of Route 47 to the downtown. The project will use […]
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