A French bakery on Oakland Avenue in Shorewood has spent 12 years becoming a neighborhood staple — and its owner says the community has made all the difference.
North Shore Boulangerie, located in a building constructed in 1923, is run by baker and owner Gene Webb, who left a career in Chicago to pursue his passion for baking.
“I had been working in Chicago for many years, and my partner got tenure at the medical college, and I had to move my career around,” Webb said.
Webb trained with French chefs and bakers while developing his business plan, eventually finding the Oakland Avenue location…