The day that employees at Oliver’s Bar & Grill put tables and chairs on Benton Street for outdoor dining, the temperature reached 83 degrees. “Since then, it hasn’t been warm enough for people to sit out there,” Oliver’s owner Wes Dicksin said. Over the past several years, the city of Woodstock has encouraged restaurants and […]
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 square-footage fee for the area. Under a new ordinance approved last week by the City Council, businesses may apply to the city starting March 1 […]
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