May 08
Apr 28

2022 Mother’s Day Gift Guide

Bead In Hand: Mother's Day is right around the corner! Come on in and make mom a one of a kind gift or choose from one of their finished pieces. They have kits for their popular bird's nest, mini flower pot, and peas-in-a-pod pendants. If you plan to sit at... read more →
Mar 24
Feb 28

Dima Jewelry Atelier + Boutique

By Kelly Pollock, feature writer for The Buzz Cafe Dima Ali doesn’t usually have things come easily for her. “I spent the first 28 years of my life in a war zone. So when something comes together easily, I think that it was meant to be.” And while Dima is... read more →
Feb 20

Val’s halla is turning 50!

It all began in 1972.  To be factually accurate, it began several years before as NMC Discount Records, but for what we now know as Val’s halla Records, this July marks the big 50. Celebrate with them: The first item up is our SHARE A MEMORY project.  If there is one thing... read more →
Jan 03
Dec 03

Oak Park Arts District Gift Guide 2021

By Kelly Pollock, feature writer for The Buzz Cafe Need to do some holiday shopping? Check out the businesses of the Oak Park Arts District. They have gifts for everybody on your list! For Her... Purple Sun Arts (142 Harrison Street) is celebrating the season with a holiday lights sale—find... read more →
Nov 03

Spreading Her Wings on Harrison Street

By Kelly Pollock, feature writer for The Buzz Cafe After more than 30 years as a professional artist, Tia Etu of Whatever Comes to Mind Studio feels like she has finally arrived. “Of course, I want to arrive higher than this,” she laughs, “But 2021 has been a good year.”... read more →
Oct 06

The BackStory Project

Theater, at its heart, is storytelling. When Open Door Theater found itself unable to produce live theater, due to the pandemic, the company needed to find another way to tell stories, to connect with its communities. The answer was to look into its communities to share the stories of people... read more →
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