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Vol. 40, No. 35
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September 3, 2025
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Riverside promotes new community development director
Star Buds is staying put The dispensary will no longer move to the corner of Burlington Street and Harlem Avenue By TRENT BROWN Staff Reporter
After Riverside’s approval process took several months of meetings last summer, the Star Buds cannabis dispensary will no longer look to move from its location at the corner of Longcommon Road and Harlem Avenue to a new development at the corner of East Burlington Street and Harlem. Riverside’s village board of trustees on Aug. 21 approved a termination agreement with Ja Re Enterprise LLC, ending the arrangement for Riverside to sell the village-owned parcels at 3320 S. Harlem Ave. and 363-369 E. Burlington St. for the development of the new Star Buds dispensary. The agreement was included within the consent agenda for the meeting, meaning trustees did not discuss or consider it individually. According to the village board agenda See STAR BUDS on page 13
Anne Cyran has been the village’s planner for 3 years By TRENT BROWN Staff Reporter
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HOME SWEET HOME: Starbuds has ditched its plans to build a new facility further south on Harlem Ave.
Following the departure of Assistant Village Manager Ashley Monroe from Riverside, Anne Cyran has been promoted to the director of community development. Cyran, who worked as Riverside’s village planner for about three years, started in the newly created role on Monday, Aug. 25, and underwent onboarding with Monroe until her final day with the village on Thursday, Aug. 28. Cyran is taking on most of the duties Monroe had performed, as Riverside is doing away with See DIRECTOR on page 4
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