The scaled-down retail space at 203 Main St. that Casting Whimsy occupied for nearly three years developed an Alice-in-Wonderland feel that went beyond the cutout Alice and White Rabbit figures that adorned the shop. Just as the 9-foot-tall Alice was too big to navigate the hallway, Casting Whimsy’s success soon outgrew its 600 square feet. […]
Third time was the charm for property at 217 W. Judd St. to come before the Historic Preservation Commission, which has voted to recommend a certificate of appropriateness on the site where next-door owner MBI consultants had demolished an old house. Almost a year ago, the commission recommended the consulting business not be allowed to […]
Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news.
Janet Dovidio has been a freelance correspondent for The Independent for eight years.
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