The Cancer Support Center announced Tuesday, April 7, that by the end of the year it will close the Village Door, a downtown Homewood retail furniture and houseware shop that has for three decades provided support for the center. Volunteers and customers reported they felt both blindsided and heart broken[Read More…]
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Homewood extends deadline for proposals on Ridge Road property, village hall parking lot
Homewood officials announced on Oct. 30 that the deadline for submitting proposals to redevelop two village-owned properties was extended to Nov. 21. The sites include at 2066 Ridge Road, commonly known as the Matrix Building, and 2024 Chestnut Road, which serves as the village hall parking lot. The village is hoping qualified developers will[Read More…]
BSW: Four local women open new cosmetics store in downtown Homewood
From left, Katrina Brown, Kim King, Mia Jennings and Tiara Jackson. Brown, King, Jackson and Latanya Tharpe (not pictured) are owners of BSW Cosmetics, which opened July 3 in downtown Homewood. Jackson said Jennings is a businesswoman-in-training. (Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle) Four local entreprenuers held the grand opening on July 3 of[Read More…]
Triumph building rezoning approved by Homewood board
The Triumph Building at the southwest corner of Ridge Road and Martin Avenue is slated to be demolished this summer to make way for a new mixed-use building. Homewood trustees approved a zoning change Tuesday in preparation for the project.
Maxine’s fashions moves to Homewood
If you love shopping for beautiful clothes, jewelry and accessories, you can find it all in downtown Homewood at Maxine’s, at 1938 Ridge Road, which has settled in quickly since its opening about a month ago.
Deadline nears for ordering ‘Pets on Parade’ statues
Time is running out for businesses to purchase statues for the “Pets on Parade” fundraiser for the South Suburban Humane Society. Applications for this fundraiser are due on Wednesday, March 15. The art project will kick off at this year’s Homewood Art and Garden Street Fair on June 9 and[Read More…]
New community holiday tree will make its debut Dec. 2 at Holiday Lights
When the 60-foot Colorado spruce in Homewood’s Irwin Park was blown over in March, the community lost the tree that crowds gathered around for years during winter festivals. It was soon replaced by a 25-foot spruce that will make its debut as the community’s new holiday tree on Dec. 2[Read More…]
Beans & Greens: Homewood welcomes first downtown grocery store in 40 years
The long-awaited downtown food co-op, Beans & Greens, will open in downtown Homewood at noon Wednesday, Sept. 21, according to an email announcement from its parent organization, the South Suburban Food Co-op (SSFC). The co-op, which has been serving the South Suburbs since 1974 from several locations in Park[Read More…]
Nathalie’s Interiors liquidation sale planned through September
Her shop’s new location never quite worked out, so Nathalie Goich is hanging up her retail hat after 17 years running Nathalie’s Interiors in downtown Homewood. Goich is conducting a liquidation sale at 2045 Ridge Road through September.
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