Jilly Beans coffeehouse has a new owner and a new look. The longtime downtown coffee house was put up for sale in late February after previous owner Jill Nichols decided to retire after nearly a decade of serving coffee. Toward the end of March, Hillsdale resident and frequent customer Mary Ellen purchased the...
State Sen. Mike Shirkey, R-Clarklake, says requiring Amish residents to register their buggies would be his last resort in preserving Hillsdale County roads and keeping drivers safe. “Registration would take things too far at this point in the process,” Shirkey said. Since February, Shirkey has met with several Amish bishops in Hillsdale County to discuss...
Grinning garden gnomes and birdbaths graced with delicate woodland creatures are some of Hillsdale resident and professional artist Nancy Gertig’s recent creations. “My husband presses the birdbaths and then we make little critters to go on them,” Nancy Gertig said. “Little turtles, and frogs and dragonflies and flowers and things. Nobody else does it like...
There’s a new web design business in town. Amanda Honeywell, a self-taught graphic and web designer, launched Hillsdale Web Design in March. Hillsdale Web Design offers all types of web services — including hosting, creating, managing, and consulting. Honeywell currently works full-time for Stockhouse Corporation, but picked up web design when she was on maternity...
Carly Hubbard ’16 is putting the finishing touches on a new cafe at 42 Union St., which is due for its soft opening Friday at 8 a.m. The shop, called Rough Draft, will offer coffee drinks, simple refreshments, a future cocktail bar and draft beer, and a space for study and conversation for students and...