The Joliet City Center Partnership recently announced the winners of its Holiday Window Decorating Contest.
The winners are Black Cat Curiosities (first place), The Nail Inn and School of Cosmetology (second place) and Audiophil’s Records (third place).
And despite the construction in downtown Joliet, many other businesses joined in the holiday cheer by decorating their businesses, too.
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Some of the windows had been painted with holiday themes, courtesy of the Joliet Township High School District 204 National Art Honor Society.
1st Place: Black Cat Curiosities
Black Cat Curiosities carries an ever-changing array of unusual vintage and antique furniture, clothing, books and home goods. But Black Cat Curiosities also is about people and their stories, owner Emily Brzycki said.
“I love people,” Brzycki previously said. “I love talking with people. I love hearing their stories and getting to know them. It just makes me happy. And antiques are full of people and their stories. It’s like connecting different lifetimes together and, to me, that’s magical.”
Black Cat Curiosities is located at 118 N Ottawa St., Joliet.
For more information, call 779-379-4598 or visit blackcatcuriojoliet.com.
2nd Place: The Nail Inn and School of Cosmetology
The Nail Inn and School of Cosmetology offers classes in cosmetology, nails, eyelashes and makeup, along with services to the general public.
The school has locations in Joliet and Lemont.
In Joliet, the Nail Inn and School of Cosmetology is located at 160 N. Chicago St. in Joliet.
For more information, call 630-243-0387 or visit nailinnbeautyschool.com.
3rd Place: Audiophil’s Records
Vinyl collectors Phil and Tiffany Johnson opened Audiophil’s Records in the summer of 2018 with more than 3,000 78s, 45s and 33s in a wide variety of genres.
“Music is something special to people, and it has such significance to them that there is a need for it,” Tiffany previously said. “And even when things get bad, there’s a touch of hopefulness to it.”
Audiophil’s Records is located at 76 N. Chicago St. in Joliet.
For more information, call 815-999-0938 or visit audiophilsrecords.com.
About the Joliet City Center Partnership
The Joliet City Center Partnership is a “community-driven, comprehensive program designed to improve all aspects of the traditional downtown central business district,” according to a news release from the Joliet City Center Partnership.
By working through community partnerships, the organization encourages economic development, strengthens public participation, fosters community pride and promotes “the unique assets of downtown Joliet,” according to the release.
For more information, visit jolietccp.com.
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