People interested in learning about plant-based nutrition have a new opportunity to expand their knowledge in coming weeks. Prompted by requests from the local vegan/vegetarian group Vegging Out, Homewood-Flossmoor Park District will a five-week online course provided by PlantPure, an organization that promotes plant-based diet.
Author: Eric Crump
Excess water: The drainage dilemma
Water is a friend that can very easily become a foe. Homewood and Flossmoor have no large bodies of water to cause the kind of dramatic flooding that makes the evening news. Instead, the area has chronic problems with stormwater drainage that nevertheless are a serious matter for local property[Read More…]
Scenes from the Hidden Gem Half Marathon
The ‘run’ for everyone: Arts council brings back popular 0.3K fund run
On Saturday, Sept. 21, downtown Homewood will again be a slacker’s paradise when the Homewood Arts Council will convene its second annual “race” to raise money for the organization. The Homewood 0.3K, “A Fund Run for the Rest of Us!” will give participants two hours, from 4 to 6 p.m.,[Read More…]
Local runners club eager to compete in Hidden Gem
When organizers announced the Hidden Gem Half Marathon in Flossmoor, local runners leaped at the chance. Kaila Konecki, a regular runner with the HF Community Running Club, said she was excited when she heard the news. “I was actually like the fifth person to register. I was all over it,” she[Read More…]
Flossmoor’s ‘hidden gems’ given chance to shine for Sept. 7 race
Flossmoor will have a number of “hidden gems” to show off on Saturday, Sept. 7, when more than 650 people from 14 states are expected to arrive for the inaugural Hidden Gem Half Marathon. Tom Dobrez, one of the lead organizers of the Hidden Gem Half Marathon, ticks off[Read More…]
Ready for the Gem
Cyclists who made the journey July 13 along the Hidden Gem Half Marathon route noted some streets were crumbly. Flossmoor Public Works tackled the problem, and by Friday, Aug. 16, finished patching work on the race route in preparation for the Sept. 7 event. Public Works Director John Brunke said the[Read More…]
New signs remind drivers to stop — and save
The village of Homewood has a deal for motorists who travel through three intersections in town. Heed a sign and save money.Last week the village installed five signs that read, “Complete Stop FREE/Rolling Stop $164.00/Your Choice.”
Chalk the Walk gives D161 students a first-day boost
Students at Flossmoor District 161 schools were greeted Thursday morning with messages of love and support as part of the annual Chalk the Walk project, an effort to help all students with a positive message for the new school year.
Homewood police provide explanation of alleged bullying incident
Homewood police issued a statement Wednesday afternoon providing an explanation about an encounter between a father and a group of teens Tuesday. According to a story by CBS Channel 2 in Chicago, the youth contacted his father and reported he was being chased by the group of teens.
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