At least seven chefs, a wide range of South Suburban businesses, the band Return2Soul, and singer Keya Trammell are set to star in Heart & Soul at the UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial Flossmoor Family Care Center in Flossmoor on Friday, Feb. 28, from 7 to 10 p.m. The event will raise money[Read More…]
Author: Nick Ulanowski
Trail Mix Concert Series to host four local acts at Izaak Walton
Trail Mix Concert Series, a yearlong series of concerts organized by the Homewood-based nonprofit organization Trail Mix Productions, is returning to Senior Hall at Izaak Walton Preserve in Homewood on Saturday, March 8 at 7 p.m. The event will feature live performances from four local acts; Salus & Ploum, Ben[Read More…]
Second annual Soup for the Soul event to raise funds for the Center for Food Equity in Medicine
More than two dozen chefs are set to attend the second annual Soup for the Soul, a soup-tasting event and fundraiser for the Center for Food Equity in Medicine (CFFEIM), at the Flossmoor Community House on Monday, Feb. 17, from 5 until 8 p.m. Community members attending Soup for the Soul will[Read More…]
Dave’s Hot Chicken employees’ friends and family treated to free meals
Dave’s Hot Chicken gave supporters a taste of things to come when it hosted an open house with free meals for employees, their friends and family on Wednesday, Jan. 29. “Everyone’s eating good and feeling good,” Dave’s Hot Chicken Manager Alyssa Simmons said, describing the event. “It’s a great vibe[Read More…]
Renovations making Ford of Homewood a state-of-the art facility
A multi-million-dollar renovation project is making Ford of Homewood a state-of-the-art facility bringing the business into the 21st century. According to owner Steve Phillipos, the renovations include expanded service stations for mechanics, updated charging stations for electric vehicles, a remodeled showroom, a larger customer waiting room and a new entrance.[Read More…]
Dozens donate blood at Irwin Center on MLK Day
Several dozen people, including Flossmoor Mayor Michelle Nelson and U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (D-2nd), donated blood at the Irwin Center in Homewood on Monday, Jan. 20. The Chi Lambda Lambda chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity and the Lambda Tau Omega chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority organized the[Read More…]
Primo’s Café & Deli opening soon on Ridge Road
Primo’s Café & Deli, a café and diner serving Italian food and freshly roasted coffee, is set to open at 2057 Ridge Road in downtown Homewood, the former location of Redbird Cafe. Scott Donkel owns Primo’s and The Ridgewood, the bar in the adjacent storefront. He and his daughter, Amy Donkel-Rohne,[Read More…]
Helping agency Respond Now begins building renovations
Respond Now, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing food and housing assistance in the South Suburbs, celebrated the start of its building renovations in Chicago Heights on Monday, Dec. 17. While there was no physical ground to break, Respond Now representatives held up shovels in front of the building to[Read More…]
Officials celebrate completion of Metra’s Homewood station renovations
Officials from Metra, the village of Homewood, Pace and the Regional Transit Authority (RTA) celebrated the completion of the Homewood Metra station’s renovations with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on the morning of Friday, Dec. 13. The approximately $21-million renovation project, which was orchestrated by these collaborating agencies and Cook County, began in[Read More…]
Royal Cultures, a hair salon specializing in wigs and extensions, expanded its space
Royal Cultures, a hair salon specializing in wigs and hair extensions at 1953 Ridge Road in Homewood, has renovated and expanded its space into the adjacent storefront. Owner Olusolape Ogunrinola, who often goes by Lape, said she hopes the expansion will allow Royal Culture to hire more employees, extend its[Read More…]
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