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McHenry High School's student-written and -edited newspaper

The McHenry Messenger

McHenry High School's student-written and -edited newspaper

The McHenry Messenger

McHenry High School's student-written and -edited newspaper

The McHenry Messenger

Toast & Roast, located on Green St. in downtown McHenry, is a coffee shop that opened up in early March.

Brewing connections

Kiera Miller, Staff Writer April 18, 2024

You open the door and you are hit with a strong aroma of coffee. The scent lures you in and before you know it you have a smile on your face and cup of coffee in your right hand. The owners of Toast...

Natallia Anderson serves a student at the Hidden Pearl, a local coffee shop that has teamed up with West Campus to serve drinks during the first few class periods of each school day.

A hidden treasure

Michelene Havard, Staff Writer October 18, 2019

On weekday mornings, Natallia Anderson works her shifts at the Hidden Pearl coffee shop. She smells the strong roasted coffee, and warm hot chocolate, but focuses on her job—talking through a wide grin...

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