You don’t need a golden ticket from a Willy Wonka candy bar to gain entry to Riverwest’s very own chocolate factory. Tucked between a metalworking shop and Door County Potato Chips is Burke Candy & Ingredients, Inc., a retail candy store and candy ingredient manufacturer.
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Redevelopment Authority Commission approves Commerce Street Housing Development
by Vince Bushell The Redevelopment Authority Commission held a meeting February 21 to discuss housing development along Commerce Street, adjacent to and below Kilbourn Park. This land is located south of North Avenue and slopes down to Commerce Street. Mike Wisniewski from the Department of City Development introduced the development projects to the Commissioners, pointing […]
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KukaBana
by Kevin Flaherty Have you noticed Center Street’s newest retail neighbor? The KukaBana Tree opened its doors at 826 East Center Street on November 30, 2001, in the space formerly occupied by One Nation. Owner and Riverwest resident Kira Norris opened KukaBana to connect local artists with consumers interested in handmade and unique work not […]
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Woodland Pattern: On the Road with Eddie Kilowatt
by Mary Vuk If you happen to be driving along the highway next summer and spot a young man on a motorcycle, talking into a microphone attached to his helmet, chances are you have come across one of your Riverwest neighbors: Eddie Kilowatt. Kilowatt wants to travel the whole country by motorcycle and digitally record […]
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September 20: East Side Whole Foods Opening Day
by Laura Richards Twelve years ago as a sophomore at Oak Park River Forest high school, John Gass was on the hunt for a part-time job to provide him with some spending money and give him an opportunity to save for his dream of going to culinary arts school. So he applied to be a […]
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