Before March 2020, Redbird Cafe was a full-service restaurant where people would linger at decorative tables with a mug of coffee and a breakfast or lunch served on ceramic dishes. Then suddenly, “everything changed,” said owner Kim Nolen. “In the week or so prior to businesses and public spaces being[Read More…]
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Check in with Redbird Cafe
Redbird Cafe owner Kim Nolen is still minding the store, in spite of the limitations of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Provided photo)
Coping with COVID: March 24
Good night, Wildcats. Willow School teachers are posting bedtime stories online to help teachers and students stay in contact. On Sunday night, Principal Melissa Lawson led the way by reading the classic children’s book, “Goodnight Moon.” Meals on two wheels. Redbird Cafe and Goodspeed Cycles are teaming up to bring Redbird meals[Read More…]
Local restaurants race to adapt as statewide dine-in ban goes into effect
A sign on the door of Redbird Cafe in Homewood on Monday morning lets patrons know that takeout service is available. Gov. JB Pritzker ordered all restaurants and bars in the state to stop dine-in service through March 30 as a way to combat the spread of the pandemic coronavirus.[Read More…]
Redbird Cafe aims to bring ‘slow food’ approach to downtown Homewood
The former restaurant at 2057 Ridge Road is undergoing a metamorphosis. What will soon emerge is Redbird Cafe, the incarnation of one local woman’s dream. But it is a dream that owner Kim Nolen believes the community shares — for a fun, eclectic, local-sourced place to gather and eat.
Two redevelopment measures, two liquor licenses on Homewood trustees’ agenda Tuesday
Homewood trustees will consider two measures Tuesday that would contribute to downtown redevelopment projects. The first is a measure that would change the arrangement to help Third Coast Developers acquire a building on Ridge Road that is part of a planned develop of a residential/retail center.Trustees agreed in October to[Read More…]