Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Skip the traditional Black Friday this year to enjoy some community fun and support local businesses.
This weekend, take a step out of the crowds of en masse Black Friday shoppers at chain stores and into the light of new holiday beginnings - by staying within the city limits of Lake Forest for all of your holiday fun this weekend. Here's the top five reasons why! 1. There’s more fun to be had than dealing with the crowds. “Traditionally, the annual Tree Lighting Ceremony kicks off the Holiday season. It’s a time for residents to welcome home family and friends for the Holidays and to socialize,” said Shelley Walker, Special Events coordinator for the City of Lake Forest. This Friday, Lake Forest’s 29th Annual Tree Lighting ceremony on Western Avenue begins at 3 p.m. with a live ice sculpting performance by Art Below Zero. “Master Carver…
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Are you gearing up to let your fingers do the walking on Cyber Monday?
Lake Forest and Lake Bluff residents who don’t want to brave the crowds on Black Friday or Small Business Saturday still have one more big chance to save courtesy of Cyber Monday. Similar to the two other major shopping events, Cyber Monday differs in that consumers don’t have to leave the comfort of their own homes (or offices) to take advantage of some pretty big pre-holiday deals. All the bargains laid out for Cyber Monday are for online shoppers only. So how can you find the best deals online this Cyber Monday? While most major retailers that have an online presence aren’t tipping their hats on their online deals just yet, many have splash pages set up that they're inviting shoppers to bookmark in advance of the Nov. 26 shopping …
Sunday, November 11, 2012
New businesses include a photography studio, restaurants and retail stores.
This has been a record year for small businesses in Lake Forest, according to Susan Kelsey, Lake Forest’s economic development coordinator. “In the past 20 months, 25 businesses have opened in Lake Forest. The remaining are opening up before the end of this year and early next year." "The city has been streamlining the process for new businesses and we hope that is one reason they are opening so fast,” Kelsey said. Bloom & Focus, Kerri Sherman’s photography studio and gallery, is one of Lake Forest’s newest businesses, opened on October 11. Sherman, a Lake Forester for the last seven years, said it wasn’t hard to follow her passion despite the slowly recovering national economy. She knew she had something unique to offer – a space to …
PB KRAL
8:04 am on Friday, December 28, 2012
My husband brought is business to Lake Forest almost a year ago. He called the city of Lake Forest to introduce himself, but no one called him back or welcomed him. I will introduce him: Richard Kral with Kenilworth Steel at 920 S. Waukegan Road. I am a life time resident of Lake Forest, & I was very disappointed that no one could bother to welcome Richard or his business to Lake Forest. more ›