At least a hundred community members and local vendors gathered in downtown Homewood’s Martin Square for Rock the Block on the evening of Thursday, June 26. They sang karaoke and enjoyed food, drinks and each other’s company. The Village of Homewood organized the block party in Martin Square, located on[Read More…]
Author: Nick Ulanowski
Activists, public servants participate in gun violence conference at Prairie State
Social workers, nonprofit organization members, community activists, politicians and public servants from the South Suburbs and the South Side of Chicago spoke about gun violence at Prairie State College’s Conference Center on Tuesday, June 17. The conference was From Violence to Action: Building Safer Communities Together. Speakers shared their personal experiences[Read More…]
H-F community enjoys food, live music, support at Pride Fest
Hundreds of community members, food vendors and nonprofit organization representatives gathered and enjoyed live music from the Bel Canto Choir and The Divas at Homewood’s Irwin Park for the Homewood-Flossmoor Pride Fest. This was the third annual Pride Fest organized by the Village of Homewood, the Village of Flossmoor and the Homewood-Flossmoor[Read More…]
Mel’s California Hoagies celebrates its grand opening in Homewood
Mel’s California Hoagies, a carry-out restaurant serving a variety of submarine sandwiches, celebrated its grand opening with a ribbon-cutting celebration at 813 Maple Ave. in Homewood on Tuesday, June 10. Mel Lee, who’s originally from Sacramento, California, owns the restaurant with his wife, Tudy Lee. Previously, for about two years, Mel’s[Read More…]
Homewood Art & Garden Street Fair features live music, food and local artisans
Hundreds of community members enjoyed a variety of foods, supported local artisans, got their faces painted and watched live music at Homewood Art & Garden Street Fair June 6 and 7. The Village of Homewood organized the event that drew nearly 80 vendors, including dozens of artisans and about a[Read More…]
Homewood Car Cruise shows off cars in fundraiser for Anew
[Correction: This story incorrectly stated the show would take place on June 14 and June 15. There will be no show on June 15. The Chronicle apologizes for the error.] Every second Saturday through September, car buffs and car admirers will get a chance to see a variety of cars[Read More…]
Small Business Administration official tours Flossmoor, hosts roundtable discussion
Flossmoor Mayor Michelle Nelson led Willette LeGrant, the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Illinois district director, on a walking tour of small businesses in downtown Flossmoor on Wednesday, May 7. Afterwards, LeGrant and Nelson hosted a roundtable discussion at D’s Cookie Dough Company in Flossmoor, informing small business owners about resources[Read More…]
Master Gardener volunteers and James Hart students plant flowers at Homewood’s library
Four volunteers from the University of Illinois Extension Master Gardener program’s Matteson office, two James Hart School students and Homewood Public Library Director Colleen Waltman removed weeds and added new flowers and prairie grass to Homewood Public Library’s landscape on the afternoon of Thursday, May 8. The Master Gardeners have maintained[Read More…]
The Homewood Arts Council will host a Pete Townshend tribute concert at Izaak Walton
The Homewood Arts Council (HAC), a nonprofit organization that promotes local art and music, is hosting a Pete Townshend tribute concert with four acts, Dolph Chaney, Phil Angotti, Rick Rizzo and Sam Vicari, inside Senior Hall at Izaak Walton Preserve in Homewood on the evening of Saturday, May 10. The[Read More…]
Hidden Gem Guitars celebrates two-year anniversary with free guitar strings and recycling
Hidden Gem Guitars, a shop selling guitars and guitar accessories in the Brown Building in downtown Flossmoor, celebrated its two-year anniversary on Saturday, April 5. Everything in the store was 15% off. Hidden Gem offered a free pack of guitar strings to any customer who wanted one. Community members brought in old[Read More…]
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