In the upper floors of F.W. Stock & Sons Mill, the air still smells faintly sweet. Bars of sunlight fall through broken windows and clouded glass, and insects buzz in the dust and the heat and the stillness. The floor is carpeted with paint flecks, decorated with pigeon feathers, and riddled with holes. Caution tape...
The smell of freshly roasted coffee beans blankets the air over Broad Street on Tuesday mornings. Beginning at 6 a.m., Michael Nichols pours over whiteboards chalked up with temperatures and roasting times, and then pours 25 pounds of green coffee beans into the large commercial roaster. Hours later, 20 pounds of dark, fragrant beans will...
Several Hillsdale county residents have raised concerns about the Hillsdale County Fair’s decision to replace local employees with outsourced security. Starting last year, the fair’s manager, Mark Williams, said he began employing ADA Security to man the fair’s gates instead of hiring local residents, as the fair had done in the past. He said hiring...
The City of Hillsdale took aim at Canadian geese this week by launching a hunt at Baw Beese Lake. The hunt, which runs from Sept. 15-30, serves as the city’s response to complaints about excessive amounts of geese feces in family-friendly areas such as Sandy Beach. “We’ve been receiving public complaints about the mess for...
Every time the Hillsdale Brewing Company has set its sights on a grand opening, another obstacle has commandeered the crosshairs. Now, however, owners Roy and Felicia Finch believe that they have reached the final stretch, and hope to open the microbrewery and restaurant shortly after the new year, if everything goes as planned. The process...