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Antioch’s historic downtown shops seek revitalization By Gail Peckler-Dziki CORRESPONDENT
One by one, various downtown Antioch businesses are sprucing up their image. Recently, the Antioch Theater, under the leadership of Tim Downey and with the aid of the village and other downtown business owners like Something Sweet, refurbished and expanded the Antioch Theater. Downey took the aging structure, restored it to the 1920’s vintage look and moved the technology into the current year as well as adding a smaller theater. “It’s been a great success,” he reported to the village board at the recent committee of the whole meeting. Downey said 40,000 tickets sales were sold last year and birthday parties and other special events were well received. “I was concerned that parking could be an issue,” he said, “but I have not heard one complaint this entire years.” Something Sweet mother and daughter owners Michele Michel and Ashley Michel were one of the local businesses that sponsored the Antioch Theater improvements. And all would like to see even more cooperation between the downtown businesses. During a recent interview
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with Downey and the Michels from Something Sweet, all pointed out that however far any downtown customer walks from a parking space to a business, its not as far as walking from the parking in a mall or large box store. And all three are looking forward to future improvements in the downtown area that will entice customers to visit establishments other than the one that is their goal. “I have been here over 18 years, Michele Michel said, “and its been good. People want to come downtown and we could give them more reason to be here.” The three business owners praised the efforts of the chamber and the village in organizing events like the carnival and wine and beer walks that bring folks from the surrounding area into the village. All were encouraged about six months ago when the village, under the leadership of Dustin Nielsen, began an exploration of how to revitalize the downtown. Nielsen has left the village, but now current Economic Development Director Michael Garrigan has begun the process again. The first meeting was scheduled for March 28 at
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Above: The Easter Bunny rolls into Antioch during the village’s Easter Parade down Main Street on Saturday. The annual Parks and Recreation event was cancelled last year due to budgetary constraints. Saturday’s parade was followed by an Easter egg hunt and the rubber duck race at Buttrick’s Mill. Chilly temperatures in the mid-40s did little to dampen the enthusiasm of those gathered. Left: Katie Stager, 4, teams up with her grandfather, Don Schulz, during the annual Easter egg hunt at the Williams Park Pavilion. For more information about future Parks and Recreation events call (847) 395-2160.
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