By Kelly Pollock, feature writer for The Buzz Cafe What’s Blooming on Harrison has become Oak Park’s largest street festival.  This year’s event is on Saturday, May 20, and runs from 11am to 7pm.  The Craft Beer Garden and Main Stage will operate until 9pm.  Presenting sponsors Byline Bank, Mosaic... read more →

By Kelly Pollock, feature writer for The Buzz Cafe Each year in March, the Oak Park Arts District celebrates Women’s History Month with WOW! Women Owned Works.  Gail Coughlin of Elevate Creative (321 Harrison Street) was inspired to start the event in 2017 after President Trump’s inauguration and the subsequent... read more →

By Kelly Pollock, feature writer for The Buzz Cafe Laura Maychruk became a real estate agent in 1993.  And now, thirty years later, she is achieving a long-realized plan of opening her own brokerage, Maychruk Real Estate, located above Buzz Café at 905 S. Lombard Avenue in the Oak Park... read more →

By Kelly Pollock, feature writer for The Buzz Cafe Jamilla Yipp has honed her craft as a photographer for fifteen years. Now, after four years in the Oak Park Arts District, she is moving to a new space just down the street. When Jamilla first considered moving her business out... read more →

By Kelly Pollock, feature writer for The Buzz Cafe Darien Marion-Burton is passionate about many things but seems to have found a niche with his marketing agency, D.M. Burton. After only a few years in business, they needed more space to grow and he recently moved his six-person team to... read more →

By Kelly Pollock, feature writer for The Buzz Cafe   For years, Steve Fisher’s art studio has been in the basement of his home behind the Friendly Tap in Berwyn. “I’d been thinking of getting a dedicated studio space, and I finally said, ‘If not now, when?’” says Steve. “But... read more →

By Kelly Pollock, feature writer for The Buzz Cafe Carey Carlock believes she was born to be a therapist. “I believe in recovery and healing and I’ve always been a good listener,” she says. Now after working in mental health for more than 25 years, Carey is excited to be... read more →