Prime rib on Saturday and half-price pizza on Sunday are still advertised on the marquee outside Colemans Tavern, although the business closed nearly 22 months ago. But the building at 823 Lake Ave. could be serving food again under a new owner, Platinum Property Partners. The City Council this week approved an inducement resolution that […]
In what must come as a disappointment for the former patrons who still miss Colemans, a “for lease” sign popped up in front of the empty parking lot on Lake Avenue last month. Listed with Blue Chip Commercial Real Estate, the 3,423-square-foot building and 1.13-acre property are advertised as potential restaurant, retail, office, or daycare […]
The “Thanks for 24 great years” message on the sign outside the shuttered Colemans Tavern & Grill at 823 Lake Ave. has been a forlorn reminder over the past nine months of the popular restaurant’s closing on Dec. 30. But when the parking lot was resurfaced and relined last month, loyal Colemans patrons began asking […]
Woodstock has a new objective limit on noise for police to enforce, and come January the city will have a 10-cents-a-bag tax on single-use bags to get local retail customers in the habit of carrying their own reusable totes. City Council last week passed both new ordinances with 7-0 votes, but not before council members […]
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