Blue Pearl Candle, a candle shop and candle bar in downtown Homewood, officially celebrated its grand opening with the village of Homewood on Friday, Oct. 17. Blue Pearl owner Kim Rowe said she was “beyond happy” because moving her business to the downtown area has long been a goal of[Read More…]
Author: Nick Ulanowski
Mahogany House Candles, a candle shop, will open on Ridge Road
Mahogany House Candles, a candle shop that makes and produces candles made from 100% coconut apricot wax, is set to celebrate its Grand Opening at 1941 Ridge Road in downtown Homewood on Friday, Nov. 8 and Saturday, Nov. 9. The owners, Flossmoor residents Jessica Osifalujo and Drew Osifalujo, who are[Read More…]
Homewood Fire Department hosts open house for Fire Safety Month
The Homewood Fire Department hosted its annual open house for National Fire Safety Month at the Homewood Fire Station on Saturday, Oct. 5. The event featured several booths and demonstrations about fire safety, including the main attraction where the Homewood Fire Department set fire to three small replicas of a[Read More…]
Unshaven Comics has licensed a Samurnauts video game
Unshaven Comics, an independent comic book publisher owned by Homewood natives Marc Alan Fishman, Kyle Gnepper and Matt Wright, is licensing its first piece of non-comic book media. The Samurnauts, their most popular comic, is set to be a video game on Roblox, an online gaming platform, by the end[Read More…]
Mariachi band performs in downtown Flossmoor for Hispanic Heritage Month
About 50 people gathered in downtown Flossmoor for the performance by seven members of Mariachi Tradicional Juvenil, a Chicago mariachi band, on the evening of Thursday, Sept. 19. The Village of Flossmoor organized the concert in collaboration with the Flossmoor Public Library for a Hispanic Heritage Month celebration. Hispanic Heritage[Read More…]
Popology Chicago Popcorn closes its doors
Popology Chicago Popcorn, a gourmet popcorn shop in downtown Homewood formally known as Pop Culture, has permanently closed its doors after six years in business. Owner Carlos Smith said he needed more time to care for family members who fell ill but is still grateful to have served the Homewood community[Read More…]
Jill Stein, the Green Party candidate for president, speaks at Cilantro
Jill Stein, the Green Party nominee for president of the United States, spoke to dozens of Green Party members and others in the patio area of Cilantro Cocina Mexicana in Homewood on Sunday, Aug. 18. Stein’s name will not appear on the list of presidential candidates on the Illinois ballot[Read More…]
Ribbon-cutting marks opening of The Ridgewood in downtown Homewood
The Ridgewood celebrated its grand opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, Aug. 9. The business at the corner of Ridge Road and Harwood Avenue in downtown Homewood is across the street from the Metra station. The Ridgewood is in the same location as its predecessor, the Ridgewood Tap. The[Read More…]
Blue Pearl Candles moves to downtown Homewood
Blue Pearl Candles, a candle shop that uses all plant-based ingredients, relocated to downtown Homewood on Saturday, Aug. 3. “Traffic. Partnerships. Location,” Blue Pearl owner Kim Rowe said of the store’s move to 2050 Ridge Road in downtown from the northern end of Dixie Highway. “We’re going to be working[Read More…]
Definition and Meaning, a boutique brand clothing store, opens in Flossmoor Commons
Definition and Meaning, a boutique clothing store that exclusively sells clothing made by the Definition and Meaning (DAM) brand, opened in Flossmoor Commons this spring. Definition and Meaning sells athletic and casual wear. The inventory includes T-shirts, hoodies, sweatsuits, varsity jackets, jeans, baseball caps and other clothing for men, women[Read More…]