Homewood trustees approved a settlement agreement on Oct. 25 with the owner of the building at 3055 183rd St. that formerly housed Brunswick Zone bowling alley and Big Lots store. As part of the settlement, the village now owns the building. Brunswick Zone bowling alley closed early in January 2015, not[Read More…]
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Amazon makes a $3,000 equipment donation to H-F Robotics
A $3,000 equipment donation from Amazon in Matteson is making a difference for the H-F Robotics team meeting at the Homewood Science Center. LaMonte Heyward, general manager at the Amazon facility, asked what the team’s needs were and brought a portion of the donated equipment to an H-F Robotics meeting[Read More…]
Bank Financial of Flossmoor completes construction of the teller area
Two ribbons were cut at the grand opening celebration of the new Bank Financial location in downtown Flossmoor on the afternoon of Thursday, Oct. 27. While the bank had been open since July, the ribbon-cutting marked the completion of the space inside. Previously, if a customer wanted to make a[Read More…]
Clash of cardboard weapons, armor helps ring in Rabid Brewing’s fifth anniversary in Homewood
On Saturday, Oct. 15, Addie and Jon Kempe strolled out onto the beer field outside of Rabid Brewery ready to do battle. They were not unique in that fact on this particular weekend, as the Homewood business celebrated its fifth anniversary, or Rabidaversary, with its inaugural Box Battle Basho. But[Read More…]
Catalyst Consulting, SSG spar during discussion session Monday
Area residents will have a chance to get a clearer view of a new proposal to redevelop Calumet Country Club as Catalyst Consulting, the firm that created the plan, begins a series of open sessions intended to inform the community about the project. So far, the new plan does not appear to[Read More…]
Pop Culture celebrates shop’s four years of providing gourmet popcorn
Homewood’s Pop Culture marked its four-year anniversary Oct. 8 by announcing a new flavor—Snake Bite, a spicy mix with Ghost Pepper. The gourmet popcorn shop’s owners, Carlos Smith and Kendall Jackson, have been friends since they were teenagers. This friendship continued into adulthood. They would meet once a year to[Read More…]
Nine unique businesses are part of Shops on Sterling
Downtown Flossmoor has a candy store. It has eight other specialty shops, including a women’s clothing boutique, a plant store, a unique T-shirt shop and a holistic health business. Maybe you didn’t realize there were so many options at the corner of Sterling Avenue and Flossmoor Road, but they’re all[Read More…]
Ridgewood Tap closes as the owner retires
Ridgewood Tap, a local bar across the street from the Homewood Metra station, was filled with patrons on Sunday, Oct. 9. It was the last night the bar was operated by owner James A. Riggs, who retired after working there for about 50 years. Riggs worked at Ridgewood Tap since[Read More…]
SDA helps the South Suburbs meet 21st century challenges
A century ago, Flossmoor was founded as a bedroom community for weekend trips by Chicago’s business elite to play golf at the numerous clubs within close range of the Illinois Central train line. Homewood had been around a little longer, originally as “Thornton Station” on the IC train line, and[Read More…]
Bookie’s is gone, but there is hope: Shop local (column)
Saturday, Sept. 24, was the last day in Homewood for Bookie’s New and Used Books. Owner Keith Lewis announced on Sept. 2 that the shop would close within days of its four-year anniversary. At the Sept. 13 Homewood trustees meeting, Stephanie Kuersten thanked Mayor Rich Hofeld and Economic Development Director Angela[Read More…]
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