Cookie Cutters

Sweet success follows owner of Painted Cookie

29.05.11

"I used to bake cookies for the kids," Panter said. "Then my best friend's husband, who is a chiropractor, asked me to make cookies for referral gifts for his clients."

Panter, who lived in Olive Branch, Miss., was used to making a few cookies here or there for children or friends, but not anything like the 22 dozen that was commissioned. The clients who received the cookies then began calling Panter asking if she could prepare cookies for their events, and suddenly The Painted Cookie was born.

Making the move to Murfreesboro to be closer to family — she is from McMinnville — Panter began the search for her storefront and found it not far from downtown, right off Vine Street, across from WGNS and the Murfreesboro Police Department.

Source: The Daily News Journal

'Cookie Dough or Die' will make you hungry for another bite

01.06.11

Virginia Lowell made me a cookie cutter convert with her cleverly crafted ‘ Cookie Dough or Die .’ In fact, I unearthed my mother’s collection and looked at it in a whole new way after finishing this yummy tale.

Besides, who doesn’t love a world filled with different shapes and colors and flavors of cookies? And they all take shape in a home business located in Chatterley Heights, just outside Baltimore.

“No more chocolate-iced shortbread before bed,” Olivia Greyson tells her pooch, Spunky, a rescued Yorkie.

Darn. I immediately wanted to bite into a shortbread cookie.

Readers will want to visit the Gingerbread House, located on the first floor of Olivia’s small Victorian home and watch Olivia’s best friend Maddie Briggs made cookie dough. At 4 a.m. when she couldn’t sleep.

Source: AnnArbor.com

Hobby Lobby incentives approved

23.02.14

McHENRY – Regency Centers will receive a rebate on some of its expenses for renovation work it plans to perform to help attract Hobby Lobby.

In a 4-3 vote, the City Council on Monday approved $1 million in incentives to be paid to Regency Centers, which owns the former Dominick’s at the McHenry Commons Shopping Center.

Alderman Robert Peterson, Richard Wimmer, Jeffrey Schaeffer and a reluctant Andy Glab voted for the incentive.

Alderman Vic Santi and Geoff Blake and Alderwoman Geri Condon voted no.

The money will be paid over 20 years and will come out of sales taxes generated by the Hobby Lobby.

Sales tax revenue from the local portion of the base sales tax rate will be used for the incentive.

Source: Northwest Herald