Hidden Gem Guitars, a shop selling guitars and guitar accessories in the Brown Building in downtown Flossmoor, celebrated its two-year anniversary on Saturday, April 5. Everything in the store was 15% off. Hidden Gem offered a free pack of guitar strings to any customer who wanted one. Community members brought in old[Read More…]
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Earth Month: Local guitarists can get free restringing at Hidden Gem in Flossmoor
Hidden Gem Guitars, 2630 Flossmoor Road, is amping up Earth Month with a Recycle and Restring event on Saturday, April 5, from 2 to 4 p.m. Local guitarists are invited to bring any brand of old instrument strings for recycling and enjoy a complimentary restringing of their electric or acoustic[Read More…]
Entrepreneurs propose barbecue smokehouse restaurant for Flossmoor
Ayom Siengo and Chef Won Kim of On the Fly Hospitality presented concept plans for The Flossmoor Smokehouse, a barbecue restaurant, at the March 3 Flossmoor village board meeting. The two proposed using village-owned vacant property on Governors Highway that previously housed the Sunnycrest Nursery. Siengo said they plan to[Read More…]
Yolanda Petty brings her sonography skills to Flossmoor
Flossmoor introduced Perception Plus Imaging Services LLC and its founder and owner Yolanda Petty to the community on Feb. 10 with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Perception Plus opened its doors in Shops on Sterling to the community. Petty provides sonography and ultrasound services. Walking into the establishment, patrons can expect[Read More…]
Flossmoor police investigate business burglaries
The Flossmoor Police Department has received reports that two businesses in the 3000 block of Vollmer Road were burglarized. The initial burglary occurred during the early morning hours of Tuesday, April 11, while the second incident occurred during the early morning hours of Friday, April 14. The offenders forced entry[Read More…]
Hidden Gem Guitars shop opens on Flossmoor Road
Flossmoor residents and music lovers now have a place to visit and inquire about guitars and related accessories – Hidden Gem Guitars. Owner Kyle Asche and Flossmoor Mayor Michelle Nelson led a ribbon cutting ceremony at the store, located at 2630 Flossmoor Road, Suite 207, on Friday, March 31, one[Read More…]
Construction of House of Goshen, an in-patient hospice, has begun
The ground was broken on Friday, March 24, for House of Goshen, a 14-bed in-patient hospice in Flossmoor. Wearing hard hats, House of Goshen’s owners, Sade Bello and Hakeem Bello, stuck shovels into the ground, marking the beginning of the facility to be built on Governors Highway. House of Goshen,[Read More…]
Flossmoor hires consultant to help drive retail, restaurant development over the next year
Flossmoor is bringing in some outside help for at least the next year in hopes of attracting more retail and restaurant development. The Flossmoor Village Board voted unanimously on Monday, March 6, to approve an agreement to pay Retail Coach $35,000 to analyze Flossmoor’s retail market, identify opportunities and more[Read More…]
Resident looks to put Poppin Corks Bistro into Siam Thai space in Flossmoor Commons
A longtime Flossmoor resident is hoping to bring a new restaurant to Flossmoor Commons, possibly filling the space of Siam Thai as its owners are retiring. Randall Smith pitched his initial plans for Poppin Corks Bistro on Monday, Feb. 20, to the Flossmoor Village Board while requesting a liquor license[Read More…]
Joint Review Board gives green light to Flossmoor’s plan for a downtown TIF District
Flossmoor’s proposed downtown Tax Increment Financing District got one step closer to becoming a reality this week after getting an OK from the Joint Review Board. The board voted 4-0 on Wednesday, Dec. 21, to recommend the village proceed with its plans for the redevelopment project area. That will be[Read More…]