Woodstock will round out its summer music festival season this weekend with what documentary-maker Ken Burns considered the “most American” of musical art forms. Returning for its 11th year, the […]
Since summer 2016, Woodstock’s indie music fans and City Council members have had one thing on their tongue: LSD. Or rather, “Let’s Square Dance,” the eye-rollingly named brainchild of Joe […]
Northern Illinois denizens will attest, through chattering teeth, that the window of nice weather near the 42 North latitude line is a short one. As soon as warm, sunny days […]
Three juveniles have been charged after what police described as a “negligent discharge” of a firearm Sunday off the Square. Each of the three – ages 17, 14 and 13 […]
Woodstock’s Farmers Market is in its 36th year, but don’t think you won’t find anything new at the twice-a-week summer sales on the Square. The final winter market of the […]
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. […]
Activities with big crowds will continue in March at Woodstock Square Event and Banquet center, 333 E. Judd St., thanks to a temporary parking-and-restrooms fix approved by the City Council. […]
For the past few weeks, next to Read Between the Lynes bookstore, a banner with a small, cute cartoon girl with big eyes and purple hair has been seen at […]
Groundhog Day’s frigid single-digit temperatures were not enough to keep the crowds away. Surprisingly, despite the cold, the Woodstock Square was full of people bundled up, many warmed by hot […]
All-powerful tech corporations, automation displacing the working class and culture changing by the hour through the internet is the philosophy behind Crisiswear Clothing, 222 Main St., which is selling clothing […]
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