Karyn’s Kitchen, a vegan restaurant in Flossmoor Commons, was packed with people for its grand opening celebration on the afternoon of Saturday, Jan. 7. Anyone who bought food was entered into a raffle with prizes valued at hundreds of dollars. With a microphone in her hand, Karyn Calabrese, the owner[Read More…]
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Balagio owner gave diners the personal touch
Mike A. Galderio was a gregarious businessman. He would go to every table greeting diners in his Balagio Ristorante in Homewood. They remembered that personal touch. “People would call with an order and then they’d add ‘I know Mike,’” his son Mike J. Galderio said. Mr. Galderio, who grew up[Read More…]
Pickleball craze catches on at H-F racquet club
The H-F Racquet & Fitness Club is helping residents learn to enjoy the fastest-growing sport in the country – pickleball. Pickleball was designed by dads who wanted to entertain their kids while on vacation. The game was first played in 1965 in Washington state. Since then, this fast-moving game is[Read More…]
Kwanzaa Night 6: Leonard Harris honors ancestors with unity cup, lights kinara, talks creativity
Leonard Harris said they were going to improvise a little the evening of Saturday, Dec. 31. Typically, the Kikombe cha Umoja (unity cup) would be filled with libations and passed around the group. But Harris said he was not going to do that during the sixth night of a community[Read More…]
Flossmoor’s Mitchell family lights kinara on Night 2 of Kwanzaa, celebrating self-determination
During the second night of Flossmoor’s public celebration of Kwanzaa, the Principle being celebrated was Kujichagulia, or Self-Determination. And Mayor Michelle Nelson said she was happy the village’s Mitchell family was there to lead the festivities on Tuesday, Dec. 27. “I’m so honored that you would pick this night, because[Read More…]
Churchill School student starts a period kit business to help girls
Fifth grader Hannah Bryant’s resiliency, developed after a tragedy, led her to designing a business that is helping other girls as they grow into womanhood. Hannah, 10, has organized EHN Creativity, a kids-run business selling period kits for young girls who will be starting their menstrual cycle, and a girls[Read More…]
Flossmoor’s MLK volunteer day offers chance to serve others
Since 2015, the village of Flossmoor has done more than merely observe civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, it has used the moment to ignite community action through the MLK Day of Service projects. Every year, hundreds of volunteers work together on dozens of projects that help people[Read More…]
Grieving single father wins new car from Homewood Chevy Cares program
Four months ago, Willie Partee welcomed his son, Deandre, into the world, but within weeks, that happy experience was followed by a succession of heartbreaking experiences, starting with the sudden death of Deandre’s mother, who suffered an aneurism. Almost at the same time, the Bellwood man’s car broke down and[Read More…]
Hanukkah Night 6: Winter storm can’t stop celebration, as Jim and Patty Himmel light menorah
The Village of Flossmoor is not to be deterred from its community celebration of Hanukkah. Despite wind chills in the negative double-digits, Jim and Patty Himmel, of Flossmoor, lit the community menorah on the sixth night of the Jewish holiday, Friday, Dec. 23. “We just know to get here at[Read More…]
Hanukkah Night 3: Jeffrey Lippert lights community menorah; Gloria shares home decorations and stories
On Tuesday, Dec. 20, Jeffrey and Gloria Lippert’s home was in the midst of its Hanukkah splendor. Tables featured centerpiece decorations in predominantly blue and white color schemes. Electric menorahs in both the front and back windows were lit, as they are each of the eight evenings. And a long[Read More…]