JANESVILLE Less than two weeks until Christmas, Saint Nick is making his final rounds in the Rock County and surrounding area. He s visiting Janesville, Beloit, and Rockton and Roscoe,
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When was the last time that a granddad and his grandkid could head to downtown Janesville and get a candy bar, jellybeans and a handmade ice cream float at a genuine soda fountainâall inside one storefront?
Itâs been years, certainly.
In April, Courtney Perakis is bringing back a slice of old-timey sweetness with The Sugar Exchange, a new candy shop and classic ice cream and soda parlor at 119 N. Main St.
Perakis, a former financial adviser with a love of lemon-flavored Jolly Rancher candies and vivid memories of visiting candy stores with her grandfather, is revamping a shop space at the Bodacious Shops of Block 42 that will become a throwback candy shop.