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SALMAGUNDI: Buying a restaurant, investing in a community

Serena Cafe owner Renee Hermann washes dishes at the restaurant with two of her three grandchildren, Talyn Baldridge and Autumn Hughes. Not pictured is grandson Ethan Stiles.

Serena Cafe owner Renee Hermann washes dishes at the restaurant with two of her three grandchildren, Talyn Baldridge and Autumn Hughes. Not pictured is grandson Ethan Stiles.

For more information on the Serena Cafe, call owner Renee Hermann 815-496-9003.

Built in the 1800s as a tavern, the Serena Cafe, at 2274 E. U.S. 52, has been a restaurant since 1938.