Reservations now open to try Oak & Alchemy’s smokehouse barbecue and woodfired pizza By Susan W. Murray news@thewoodstockindependent.com Maybe the patience that Oak & Alchemy owners Payton Dougherty and Mason Mathews have shown in getting their smokehouse barbecue and woodfired pizza restaurant ready for diners is because neither ever dreamed of being a restaurant owner. […]
Readers, The Woodstock Independent is eager to hear from you. Here’s what we want to know: If you could add a cuisine to Woodstock’s restaurant scene, what would you bring to town? The sky’s the limit. Tell us what fast food, casual dining, ethnic eatery, or fine-dining establishment you’d love to add to Woodstock’s thriving […]
When Wonder Lake resident Kim Doran, owner of Pixie Dawgs and the former Church Street Café, was looking for another brick-and-mortar site to launch Miss Bella’s Sweets and Eats, she said she felt like the pairing was kismet. After catering a food truck event at Operation Wild Horse in Bull Valley as a fundraiser, board […]
Downtown restaurants don’t need another tax I read in The Independent that Woodstock is going to charge restaurants for their use of public sidewalks and parking spaces for outdoor dining. The city should support all their restaurants, not just the Public House. We need to help these folks, not tax them more. I have a […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com Moving into the state’s Tier 1 mitigations today means inside dining at restaurants in McHenry County. Of course, diners have been doing that in Woodstock for weeks. Effective Tuesday, North Suburban Region 9, which includes Lake and McHenry counties, has been moved from Tier 2 to Tier 1 mitigations under the state’s Restore […]
With many local bars and restaurants ignoring a state prohibition on inside dining, Woodstock is trying to find a “balance” between public safety and the survival of local small businesses. With the release Friday of guidelines that the Woodstock Police Department will now be involved in enforcing, Mayor Brian Sager said the city was still […]
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.
Tricia Carzoli is a freelance writer and photographer that on community news.
