What kind of artwork should Woodstock display in the center of the city’s first traffic roundabout?City officials have formally asked for ideas by issuing a 32-page RFP – Request for […]
A special use permit to allow Woodstock’s first cannabis-dispensing business to operate a 1411 S. Eastwood Drive, the site of the former Golf & Games, won a recommendation last week […]
Development of the former Die Cast factory site in Woodstock has hit a snag.Citing concerns about traffic, parking, safety, and open spaces, the city Plan Commission voted 4-1 to not […]
After an hour-long discussion, Woodstock City Council members were divided on whether to allow conversion of a former chiropractic office and home into six apartments.In a 5-2 vote, the council […]
By Lydia LaGuenews@thewoodstockindependent.comA new year means new initiatives, and the Woodstock Arts Commission is already at work on them.One of the major projects is a Public Arts Plan that will […]
Folk Festival spring concert set for April 16 at Stage Left Woodstock Folk Festival has scheduled its first in-person spring concert since 2019 for 2 p.m. Sunday, April 16, at Stage […]
“Woodstock needs a hotel.”City Plan Commission member Steve Gavers repeated those oft-spoken words last week after a developer laid out very preliminary plans that could bring a hotel to the […]
Maybe the third time will be the charm for a proposed solar farm along U.S. 14 on Woodstock’s far east side.New Leaf Energy, which was originally granted a special use […]
“What are they saying about Woodstock behind your back?”Because the City Council wants people to say good things, three people from North Star Place Branding and Marketing were in town […]
Given the chance to make it easier to put a cannabis dispensary in Woodstock, the City Council decided not to do it.Despite a unanimous vote earlier of the Plan Commission […]
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