Alex Stritar, 30, owner of Zone Comics & Games, said that despite setbacks, business has been stable and in some major ways has even improved during the COVID-19 pandemic. At Zone, the wall is filled with new issues of Spider-Man, Wonder Woman, Vampirella, Goosebumps and Archie. A local comic shop[Read More…]
Author: Nick Ulanowski
Customers say they will miss Homewood Family Video
A forlorn-looking Family Video store in Homewood as it appeared in mid-February after closing permanently. (Nick Ulanowski/H-F Chronicle) The Homewood Family Video closed Feb. 14, a week earlier than expected, because according to a Family Video employee, “someone came in and bought everything.” The details behind the sale were not[Read More…]
Protesters bring their message to village hall meeting
Dozens of protesters gathered near the Homewood Village Hall on Tuesday evening to protest the proposed rezoning of the former Calumet Country Club into what they see as tearing down open space to build a polluting, fulfillment/trucking hub. A sign at the protest Feb. 23 shows one of the primary[Read More…]
Homewood businesses will raise funds for the Cancer Support Center during Random Acts of Kindness Week