Roseland was a quiet, almost rural Chicago neighborhood in my childhood, more than 60 years ago. We lived on 96th and Forest Avenue in a brick, two-story apartment building. The blocks surrounding … ...

The Peppermint Stick Candy Store celebrated 10 years in business this spring. Even with having so many business owners in her ...

Remember jawbreakers, licorice sticks and all the other sweets in the penny candy store of years past? Sisters Maureen Sivia and Kaye Brisbois have recreated that atmosphere in their store in a ...

Secrets of the penny candy jar: From Tootsie Rolls to Necco wafers, ... Atkinson renamed his candy Chick-O-Stick, with the Life Saver-esque “O” in the middle.

Do you remember “Penny Candy”? My sister and I use to catch the bus for Bessie Weller Elementary School at the corner of Green and Stuart street. There was a little store called Powell’s grocery on ...

Some readers’ favorite penny candy (and why you’ve spent tens of thousands of dollars for dental work) Zotz. ... Pure sugar on a stick. Pixy Stix. Pure sugar in a straw. Dots.

Whoever said nothing comes cheap, apparently hasn't been to Doug's Market.

Walter and Grace Kelly were hawking penny candy at local festivals when they decided to sell their house in order to purchase a 20-by-20 ... caramel creams and 32 different kinds of stick candy ...

Penny Sommer and Paul Jenne invite you to visit Penny Candy Shop all summer long, 7days a week, 10:00AM to 6:00PM, and during our seasonal hours the rest of the year. It will be the sweetest visit ...