After nine years of brewing beer and creating community on Bretz Drive in Homewood, Rabid Brewing is bidding farewell to its first home. Friday, April 24, will be the last day to taste the craft brewer’s beers there as owners Raiye Rosado and Tobias Cichon close in preparation for a[Read More…]
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Gaia’s is stocking up on essentials for summer
As the temperature warms, are you thinking about spring planting? Is your sunscreen current? Do mosquitoes pester you? Thinking about a ‘green’ answer to all those questions is easy, thanks to Gaia’s Market & Refillery in Homewood. Store owner Sarah Tozer has added new and seasonal products to her refillery,[Read More…]
Homewood board approves extension for Tequila Raizes restaurant project
The Homewood Village Board approved an amendment to a redevelopment agreement that will give additional time to move forward with the planned restaurant project at 18134-18138 Dixie Highway. According to Angela Mesaros, Homewood director of economic and community development, the project proposed by Joaquin Anguiano, owner of Casa Catrina in[Read More…]
Homewood P&Z approves special use permit for Live Free 999 Foundation office
At the April 9 meeting, the Homewood Planning and Zoning Commission approved a special use permit allowing a vacant building at 18219 Dixie Highway to be converted into professional office space for the Live Free 999 Foundation. The proposal, submitted by property owner Carmela Wallace, calls for renovating the former[Read More…]
Homewood planning commission approves dental office expansion on Gottschalk Avenue
The Homewood Planning and Zoning Commission on April 9 approved a special use permit and site plan review for the expansion of Signature Smiles dental office at 18114 Gottschalk Ave. According to Noah Schumerth, Homewood assistant director of economic and community development, the project, proposed by Stefano Fazio of Domani[Read More…]
Gobble Doggs owner leads kids in an entrepreneurship program
Homewood restaurant Gobble Doggs partnered with educators at Neal Armstrong Elementary School in Richton Park to teach 10 students entrepreneurship skills. After selling their products, the students raised $157.50 for South Suburban PADS (SSPADS). The fourth and fifth-grade students from Neal Armstrong met during lunch in the school’s Science Lab[Read More…]
Homewood Board votes for Holladay Properties to take on transit-oriented development project
The Homewood Village Board voted in favor of Holladay Properties, with the exception of Trustee Lauren Roman, for the downtown transit-oriented development (TOD) project at the March 10 meeting. The village received six proposals for redeveloping the sites of the village hall parking lot at 2024 Chestnut Road and the[Read More…]
D’s cookies Dough Company transitions to delivery, other stores after closing its Flossmoor retail location
D’s Cookie Dough Company announced on their Facebook Jan. 11 that they will be closing their retail business in Flossmoor but would continue as a frozen cookie dough manufacturer. Owners D.K. and Staci Stout opened the retail store in April 2024. They plan to sell their classic baked cookies at[Read More…]
Homewood board approves tax incentive for planned Dixie Highway restaurant
The Homewood Village Board approved a Cook County Class 8 property tax incentive for Munir Bawadi, who plans to develop a Mediterranean restaurant at 18155 Dixie Highway at the Feb. 24 meeting. According to Angela Mesaros, Homewood economic and community development director, the village purchased the building in October 2024[Read More…]
Board approves liquor licenses for Bevdas Wine & Spirits and Maison des Fleurs
The Homewood Village Board approved the requests for liquor licenses to Bevdas Wine & Spirits and Maison des Fleurs at the Feb. 10 meeting. According to Homewood Director of Finance Amy Zukowski, Bevdas Wine & Spirits, located at 3043 183rd St., is seeking a Class 2 liquor license that would[Read More…]
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