Twice as nice
June 2, 2021
Plans for new uses of the Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House could be ready for City Council review next month. Even though occupancy by new tenants is probably still two years away, City Planner Darrell Moore told council members last week that they should have more remodeling specifics to look at in March. Architect Gary […]
Four proposals to make use of the Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House brought a generally enthusiastic response during the first public airing of the plans. Members of the Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House Advisory Commission last week reviewed details of those proposals – and a fifth late submission – for more than two hours. Despite […]
Five Woodstock businesses are among 17 finalists for the 2019 Business Champion awards presented by the McHenry County Economic Development Corp. Those Woodstock businesses are: • American Ad Bag and Associated Electrical are among six finalists in the category for businesses with more than 100 employees. • Fox Tool & Manufacturing, BTM Industries, and Ethereal […]
Like waving the checkered flag to end the Indy 500, fresh black awnings popped out from the restored bricks at Ethereal Confections’ new location at 140 Cass St., signaling the approaching end to 17 months of planning and construction. The cafe and craft chocolate shop should be moved out of 113 S. Benton St. and […]
Last month’s announcement that Ethereal Confections is moving diagonally across the Woodstock Square to the former Elks Lodge building generated buzz in town and much excitement on Ethereal’s Facebook page. The three-story location will include the café and chocolate production area on the first floor; a rentable commercial kitchen and event space on the second […]
Less than seven years after Sara Miller and Mary Ervin began selling handmade chocolates out of a small storefront next to Woodstock Classic Cinemas, Ethereal Confections has outgrown its second location on Benton Street. Co-owners Miller and Ervin, along with Ervin’s brother Michael, will relocate their business when they lease former Elks Lodge on the […]
On a mission of exploration, confirmation and investigation, the owners of Woodstock’s Ethereal Confections completed a South American and a Caribbean trip this summer, visiting various cacao suppliers. “We want to guarantee that the people growing and harvesting the beans are using processes that are good for the land, the crop and the environment,” said owner Michael Ervin. Ethereal […]
Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news.
Janet Dovidio has been a freelance correspondent for The Independent for eight years.
Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008.
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