Jacob Kiefor, a 26-year-old Saint John, Indiana, man with down syndrome, paints doormats and silk screens t-shirts with his own designs and messages promoting kindness. He’s set to sell his hand-crafted work at Homewood’s Art & Garden Street Fair on Friday, May 31 and Saturday, June 1. With the encouragement of Melanie[Read More…]
Author: Nick Ulanowski
Tour of historic Flossmoor homes raises funds for South Suburban charities
About 200 community members participated in 2024’s annual HouseWalk tour as a fundraiser for the Flossmoor Service League (FSL) on the late morning and early afternoon of Wednesday, May 15, according to figures provided by FSL spokesperson Krista Vink Venegas. The HouseWalk is an annual event that’s been held every year since[Read More…]
Trail Mix to feature Joe Pug in June as concert series draws attention outside the South Suburbs, organizer says
Joe Pug, a folk-rock musician who’s been featured in Rolling Stone Magazine and has more than 160,000 monthly listeners on Spotify, will play a Trail Mix concert at Thornton Distilling Co. in Thornton on the evening of Sunday, June 16. The Heavy Hors D’oeuvres, a three-piece folk band started last[Read More…]
Bergstein’s Deli re-opens in Homewood on Martin Avenue
Bergstein’s NY Deli & Sandwich Shop’s ownership and staff and Homewood village officials cut the blue ribbon on Tuesday, May 7, officially marking the completion of Bergstein’s Deli’s move from northern Chicago Heights to downtown Homewood. The family-owned, New York-style Jewish deli has been planning the move for nearly a year.[Read More…]
House tour of Flossmoor architecture to raise funds for charity
The Flossmoor Service League’s (FSL) 66th annual House Walk fundraiser will be Wednesday, May 15, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. FSL provides tours of landmarks in the spring. This year, the focus will be on the architecture of four historic homes in the Flossmoor Estates neighborhood, a centrally located[Read More…]
Local creators will be at Zone Comics & Games on Free Comic Book Day
Free Comic Book Day (FCBD), an annual event on the first Saturday of May, will be celebrated at Zone Comics & Games, 18107 Dixie Highway in Homewood, and other comic shops, on May 4. Jon Westoff, a Homer Glen comic book writer who self-publishes under his imprint Part-Time Comix, will sell his[Read More…]
Homewood village trustee makes artwork for better focus and catharsis
Jay Heiferman, a Homewood village trustee, painted words and designs onto the bike rack in front of the Starbucks in downtown Homewood, inked a birdhouse for the Homewood Science Center and created 12 interconnected canvas paintings. For Heiferman, making artwork is something he’s always done. It helps him focus or[Read More…]
Flossmoor metal musician believes music can change the world
Edward Spigner, a 34-year-old Flossmoor resident with the stage name of “Ded” Ed, formed the metal band Thutch in 2021. What started as a personal music project in the mid-2010s eventually became something bigger — a five-piece band full of colorful stage personas that has performed throughout Chicagoland, the Great Lakes Region[Read More…]
Izaak Walton is removing buckthorn and other invasive species
If you see cleared space at Izaak Walton Preserve in Homewood, it’s likely a part of their ongoing mission to replace invasive species with native vegetation. Izaak Walton board member Clayton Wassilak spoke passionately about how the preserve seeks to improve its natural ecosystem and create a more pleasant space[Read More…]
Crowd gathers to watch the solar eclipse outside the Homewood library
About 50 community members gathered outside the Homewood Public Library (HPL) to watch the partial solar eclipse on the afternoon of Monday, April 8. While Homewood wasn’t in the line of totality, the moon covered about 94.9% of the sun at the peak of the eclipse, according to a map[Read More…]
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