Reinvented Richmond

Patio seating is available at some Richmond restaurants and cafes. Alfresco dining is an especially nice option for cyclists coming off the Prairie Trail.  (Lori Rackl / Chicago Tribune)

Finery & Finishes is a relatively new boutique in a refurbished building in downtown Richmond. Its owner plans to open another boutique around the corner later this year.  (Lori Rackl / Chicago Tribune)

McHenry County’s 26-mile-long Prairie Trail cuts through Richmond and leads into Wisconsin.  (Lori Rackl / Chicago Tribune)

Hitching posts and carriage steps can still be found in front of some Victorian homes on Broadway in Richmond.  (Lori Rackl / Chicago Tribune)

Anderson’s Candy Shop has been in the sweets business since 1919. It relocated from Chicago to Richmond, its current home, in 1926.  (Lori Rackl / Chicago Tribune)

Northbrook native Ginene Nagel owns and operates Fox and Finch Antiques, one of the few remaining antique stores in Richmond, which used to have nearly 30.  (Lori Rackl / Chicago Tribune)

Paisano’s on Broadway expanded down the block as old antique stores closed down. The popular Italian restaurant now seats 140 people.  (Lori Rackl / Chicago Tribune)

Main Street Coffee Co. has a high-profile location on — where else? — Main Street in Richmond. Main Street is also U.S. Route 12, which cuts through the heart of downtown.  (Lori Rackl / Chicago Tribune)

A sign on Broadway points locals and visitors to Phil Gilardi’s restaurants in Richmond.  (Lori Rackl / Chicago Tribune)

Motorcycles are common along Route 12, which used to be a dirt road. Old horse rings still flank the street.

Panino’s expansion plans call for adding a bar and small seafood market in the back.  (Lori Rackl / Chicago Tribune)

Panino’s Italian Sandwiches & Crab Shack also sells sandwiches that aren’t very Italian, like this lobster roll.  (Lori Rackl / Chicago Tribune)

Anderson’s Candy Shop in Richmond sells delicious candy apples in the fall.  (Lori Rackl / Chicago Tribune)

Revived Creations, one of the newer businesses in town, specializes in refurbished furniture and home decor.  (Lori Rackl / Chicago Tribune)

A sign outside Panino’s reminds people that the 26-mile-long Prairie Trail rolls through Richmond.  (Lori Rackl / Chicago Tribune)