All the Smoke, a shop selling cigars, CBD products, Delta-8 THC products, vapes, pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco, rolling papers, glass pipes, water pipes, other smoking accessories and kratom, is one of the newest businesses in Flossmoor Commons. “That was the goal – to make it as nice, as urban, as[Read More…]
Business
Flossmoor trustees vote to use county program to help save business condo
At its Nov. 20 meeting, the Flossmoor Board of Trustees voted to apply to Cook County’s No Cash Bid program in an effort to help return a business condominium to full use. The two buildings in the Flossmoor Office Center at 1835 Dixie Highway currently have five tenants who are not[Read More…]
Ink-N-Um Tattoos celebrates its grand opening in Southgate Shopping Center
Ink-N-Um Tattoos & Body Piercing, Homewood’s second tattoo parlor, celebrated its grand opening in a ribbon-cutting celebration on Wednesday, Nov. 29. Owner Bob Garrity has wanted to move his Calumet City shop to his hometown of Homewood for years. Due to community support and recent changes in zoning regulations, he was finally able to relocate to[Read More…]
Homewood OKs incentives for Bergstein’s Deli relocation
Homewood trustees approved a package of incentives Nov. 14 that will help Bergstein’s NY Deli & Sandwich Shop complete its relocation from Chicago Heights to the former Homewood Florist location at 18064 Martin Ave. in Homewood. The redevelopment agreement includes $150,000 in assistance from the village Business Incentive Program that[Read More…]
Signature Smile Arts shows off renovations in grand opening celebration
Signature Smile Arts celebrated its grand opening in a ribbon-cutting celebration on Thursday, Nov. 16. Dr. Alex Shore showed off the renovations he’s made since taking over the practice following the retirement of Dr. David Mayer. The renovations included new equipment and a new surgical area. The waiting area has been[Read More…]
Small Business Saturday will feature sales, extended hours, games and prizes at local stores
Small Business Saturday is every year the day after Black Friday and falls on Nov. 25 this year. Community members walk around Homewood and Flossmoor’s shopping districts, taking advantage of extended store hours, free snacks and discounts at participating local businesses. “When you shop local, it stays local. It goes[Read More…]
Homewood board inks deal with national apparel firm
A long vacant village-owned lot on 175th Street in Homewood will be the site of a new development next year as Apparel Redefined has agreed to move its headquarters and operations from Crestwood to Homewood. The company produces custom silk screening and embroidery products for local schools, small businesses and[Read More…]
Poppin Corks Bistro serves up official opening
Flossmoor Commons’ latest addition, Poppin Corks Bistro, celebrated its official grand opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, Oct. 27. Having been open since Oct. 6 at 3311 Vollmer Road in Flossmoor (as a soft opening to the public), first-time restaurant owners Randall Smith and Toya Smith, community members, family,[Read More…]
Ink-N-Um Tattoos & Body Piercing will open in the Southgate Shopping Center
Bob Garrity, a tattoo artist and Class of 1991 Homewood-Flossmoor High School graduate, is relocating his tattoo parlor, Ink-N-Um Tattoos & Body Piercing from Calumet City to the Southgate Shopping Center in Homewood. The move comes after Ink-N-Um has been in Calumet City for 26 years. “I always wanted to be in[Read More…]
Meet Your Merchant: Blue Pearl Candles
Blue Pearl Candles offers unique products and opportunities to learn, according to co-owner Kim Rowe. At the Sept. 26 Homewood Board of Trustees meeting, Rowe and her co-owner and daughter Terri Rowe, introduced the business during the Meet Your Merchant part of the agenda. Terri is a junior at Homewood-Flossmoor[Read More…]
