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The Hillside Restaurant in operation over the weekend in downtown DeKalb. The restaurant will be officially closed after March 4. (Tim Dodge | Northern Star)

Hillside restaurant to close, new business to come

By Rachel Cormier, News Reporter | February 27, 2023

DeKALB – Creamy chicken alfredo, blue ribbon chocolate cake and a 68-year legacy are coming to a close. The Hillside Restaurant, a cozy, cottage-like eatery that has been perched next to the Egyptian Theatre since 1955, is finally closing up the...

Renovations to the Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St., were postponed two additional weeks following concerns regarding expansion into Palmer Court.  

Egyptian Theatre renovations see postponement to achieve compromise

By Kierra Frazier | February 28, 2019

Renovations to the Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St., were postponed two additional weeks following concerns regarding expansion into Palmer Court.

 

 

Cracker Jax is a vintage and antique clothing and gift store located at 118 N. 3rd St. in downtown DeKalb.

Several DeKalb businesses have old-time character

By Olivia Willoughby | March 27, 2012

Downtown DeKalb is home to several businesses that carry an old-time feel. The DeKalb Confectionary, 149 N. Second Street, brings residents and students on what Co-owner Todd Hendrey calls a trip back to childhood. “We try to be an old-fashioned candy...

DeKalb home of the good burger

By Danny Ciamprone | April 17, 2011

DeKALB | Those searching for a good burger do not need to look far in DeKalb. Mark Megallanes, manager of Applebee's, 2411 Sycamore Road, said it is the different variations of burgers that keep customers coming back, including the Cowboy and Philly burger....