On Tuesday, Sept. 26, Homewood trustees approved the village’s second tattoo and piercing studio. Lifelong Homewood resident Robert Garrity received a special use permit to own and operate his tattoo studio, Ink-N-Um, at 18661 Dixie Highway. The property was formerly zoned as the B-2 district, which did not allow tattoo[Read More…]
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Crab Bagz gets OK to expand liquor sales despite trustees’ misgivings over gaming
Crab Bagz, a seafood restaurant at 18681 Dixie Highway in Homewood, will soon be able to served mixed drinks after village trustees approved a transition from its current beer-and-wine liquor license to one that allows serving other types of alcohol. Owner Paris Walker told the board that her restaurant, which[Read More…]
You Matter 2 founder named Chamber 57 Entrepreneur of the Year
Nine years ago, Destiny Watson was a high school student starting a service club. On Sept. 14, she was recognized as the Entrepreneur of the Year by Chamber 57 for building that club into a thriving nonprofit youth leadership organization, You Matter 2. She received a standing ovation as she[Read More…]
Wright bequest to benefit Homewood re-forestration
Homewood has received a second bequest from the late Jim Wright, who died in March. The first was the donation of his vintage fire chief’s car in July, and at the Board of Trustees meeting Sept. 12, Mayor Rich Hofeld announced a second gift. Hofeld said he had received a letter that afternoon[Read More…]
Anjel’s Boutique marks 10th anniversary
Over the past 10 years, Towanna Walker and Showanna Butler, the mother-daughter team that owns Anjel’s Boutique have relied on faith, patience and keeping everyone’s style needs in mind. “Ten years is a milestone, and it’s a wild journey,” said Walker, celebrating the boutique’s upcoming 10th anniversary. The store[Read More…]
Loulou Belle is helping organize a fall fair in Grant Park
Loulou Belle, a downtown Homewood business, is partnering with former Homewood public relations manager Rachael Jones to organize the Autumn Art and Farm Experience at Locavore Farm in Grant Park, Illinois, on Saturday, Oct. 21, from noon until 8 p.m. The fall festival will feature dozens of vendors, artists, workshops,[Read More…]
Gourmet cookie chain Crumbl Cookie opens in Homewood
Crumbl Cookies, a gourmet cookie store chain with weekly specials, opened in Homewood with a grand opening celebration on Friday, Sept. 8. “Everything is made in-house. We mix the dough. We ball the dough. We bake everything. Even the little, tiniest crumble on top of that cookie is made in-house,”[Read More…]
Crab Bagz restaurant features seafood cuisine
Homewood’s Crab Bagz Restaurant offers dine-in seafood made with a variety of flavors, whether you start with the mild or go right to the very spicy. Crab Bagz, 18681 Dixie Highway, starts each sauce with a garlic butter base that is spiced to customers’ liking in various flavors, starting with[Read More…]
Windy City Cannabis reopens with bigger, renovated space
The lines of Windy City Cannabis customers stretching out the doors and down the sidewalk could be a thing of the past. The dispensary at 1137 175th St. in Homewood opened its doors at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 29, after being closed for more than three weeks for renovation and[Read More…]
Ribbon cutting marks official opening of AJ Blooms Floral Boutique in Homewood
“Endorsing small businesses keeps the town whole. This is what it’s all about, supporting one another’s endeavor to make Homewood more beautiful and, in this case, smell lovely too,” said Mayor Rich Hofeld at the Friday, Aug. 19, opening of AJ Blooms Floral Boutiques. AJ Blooms owners Alecia and Jonathan[Read More…]
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