Posts From: October 2020

Ethereal Confections; Bean To Bar Chocolate Made In House

By Real Woodstock on Oct. 29, 2020

Mary Ervin and Sara Miller are aiming to put their chocolate, and Woodstock, on the map. The term “Real Woodstock” is more than a headline or a marketing theme. It represents a spirit of creativity, of independence, and an authentic sense of community. The owners of Ethereal Confections, Mary Ervin…

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Orson Welles: Woodstock's Favorite Son

By Real Woodstock on Oct. 29, 2020

Widely considered one of the greatest filmmakers, Orson Welles called Woodstock home. It was here that Welles spent his formative years at the Todd School, and here that he first performed on the stage of the Woodstock Opera House. By the time he left the town in 1934, he was ready to embark on a…

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The Legacy of Dick Tracy

By Real Woodstock on Oct. 29, 2020

On October 4, 1931, “Dick Tracy” first appeared in the Detroit Mirror, one of the Tribune owned papers, then in the New York Daily News, then the Chicago Tribune, and on and on, taking the country by storm. So popular was the strip that it appeared on the front page of the New York Daily News for 45…

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