Alice Alviani and Mark MacLeod are the owners of Family Piano Co.

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WAUKEGAN - If you walked by the back door of the building at 114 S. Genesee St. on Halloween night, you might have seen a woman standing on the sill of one of the large picture windows, wiping it down to a crystal-clear clean. more...

Family Piano Co. has opened on Genesee Street which the two owners hope will draw music-loving families from all over the Chicago area to their showroom. It is filled with as many as 35 pianos - grand, upright, baby, used and new. more...

WAUKEGAN - About two weeks ago, the showroom at Family Piano Co. was still taking shape. The hall leading into the store smelled of fresh paint, the hardwood floor was being installed, and large boxes lined the walls, full of yet-to-be-unpacked pianos. more...

Alice Alviani has always loved the music a piano makes. But it's what's inside the instrument -- 14,000 moving parts -- that captivated the self-professed compulsive "fixer" and eventually led her to her craft. more...

The Waukegan.org Internet Radio station recently interviewed Alice and Mark. To listen to the interview, click here, then click on their picture to start playing the interview. (There's some nice piano christmas music at the start, too :)

IT WASN'T A wedding and it certainly wasn't a funeral. But there I was, third pew from the front, wishing I had a real hankie to blot my tears instead of the crumpled paper napkin in my pocket. more...

There's building aplenty going on in downtown Waukegan, but the thing that makes me happiest about the redevelopment... more...

The downtown area of Waukegan is undergoing a huge revitalization. Part of the city's vision involves music and making the downtown a fun and safe place to hang out... more...

Looking like he was sliding a giant rack of ribs into an oven, Mark MacLeod eased the keys and levers — known as the "action" — into the 9-plus-foot frame of a Steinertone concert grand piano. more...

Once upon a time ago in Boston Mass, this elegant and powerful instrument was built in the Mason & Hamlin factory. Back in 1904, this Mason & Hamlin "CC" would've been the largest production piano in the world. more...