Beyond the Book, A Literary Experience

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Cook County

Lauren Traut

Chicago Metropolitan Area

Homewood-Flossmoor

Illinois

Bookstore • Coffee • Podcast Studio Step into Beyond the Book, a cozy literary haven where stories, coffee, and community come together. More than...

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Mindsee.it

Featured in the Telepathy Tapes podcast.  Mindsee.It is a quick and mind-blowing tutoring program for children that teaches them to see through a blindfold - really!    

New York County

Miranda Levingston

New York City Metropolitan Area

Upper East Side

New York

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longest running <a href="https://homewood-flossmoor.patch.com/search?_utf8=%E2%98%83&amp;keywords=richard+hofeld" rel="nofollow">Village President, Richard Hofeld</a>, is well-known for his local business support and advocacy. During last week's village board meeting, he voiced his support in giving $20 thousand dollars to 18141 Dixie Highway through the Façade and Property Improvement Program. "This is the real intent of a TIF," Village President Hofeld said at the meeting. Many other local properties have received TIF money as well through village incentive programs. Do you think it's a good idea for Homewood to invest so much locally or is the village playing too large a role in business affairs?

longest running <a href="https://homewood-flossmoor.patch.com/search?_utf8=%E2%98%83&amp;keywords=richard+hofeld" rel="nofollow">Village President, Richard Hofeld</a>, is well-known for his local business support and advocacy. During last week’s village board meeting, he voiced his support in giving $20 thousand dollars to 18141 Dixie Highway through the Façade and Property Improvement Program. “This is the real intent of a TIF,” Village President Hofeld said at the meeting. Many other local properties have received TIF money as well through village incentive programs. Do you think it’s a good idea for Homewood to invest so much locally or is the village playing too large a role in business affairs?

Homewood Village President Richard Hofeld shows his support for investing TIF money locally.