BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com A good way to get the word out about your business is to bring a Major League Hall of Famer to your small town. For many, the announcement that Andre Dawson would be signing autographs at Ryno’s Fine Sports Collectibles was the first time they’d heard of […]
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com Mahomet’s custom computer repair and support team, Baldwin Bytes, is excited to announce a ribbon-cutting ceremony, open house and raffle that will benefit the Mahomet Stingers on Nov. 5 from 5 to 7 p.m. The event is in conjunction with Tutor Doctor’s ribbon-cutting ceremony. The duo is […]
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com After two years serving Champaign County students with at-home tutoring, Tutor Doctor has announced it will open its first storefront at Sangamon on Main. Since 2017, franchise owners Stephanie and Tom Hess have focused on one-to-one tutoring services designed to help students of all ages with any […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com A gym should include weights, some machines and probably loud music. But at Josh Cook’s Pain and Victory Gym, located in Mahomet at 203 E. Adams, Bay #3, you’re going to also find something more. The whole concept began with family. “I couldn’t find a gym […]
BY JULIA SCHULTZ Starting a business is a challenge for any adult. However, Ethan Bice, a fourteen-year-old Cubs fan has already created a successful photography business. Bice discovered his love for photography when he was eleven or twelve, and started his business, ECB Photos, last summer. Bice says, “I started […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com Mahomet, Ill. – What can you do with an open room? Mahomet is about to find out. The Open Room is a project sparked by Christine Henrichs, who gathered seven of her closest friends to renovate the office space located at 404 Main St. Henrichs’ idea […]
BY DEB BRAUNIG When do you become too old to dream big dreams? The obvious answer is never. Dreaming is safe. Dreaming doesn’t cost anything. Dreaming takes little energy. Dreaming requires no teamwork. So . . . that means I’m asking the wrong question. Maybe the real question is . […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com When the Mahomet Farmer’s Market opens next week (Friday, June 7), the time and location won’t be all that’s new. Among the dozen or so vendors expected to set up on the west side of Sangamon on Main (the former elementary school building) is Champaign-based Phoenix Botanical. […]
Each month, Classic Plumbing recognizes a community member who is giving back in extraordinary ways. Teachers are recognized during the month of May for their service to the community in Teacher Appreciation Month. This month, Tim Culver, owner of Classic Plumbing, recognizes Mahomet resident Jen Tee for the difference she’s […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com As a teen-ager, Andrew White had a better idea what he didn’t want to do with his life than which area he would want to be his focus. “I knew physical labor wasn’t a career path I might go for,” said White, a 2004 Mahomet-Seymour High School […]
