Jun 07

Going With the Flow at INTUIT Dance

By Kelly Pollock, feature writer for The Buzz Cafe When Diane VanDerhei founded INTUIT Dance! in 2004, her goal was to develop lifelong lovers of dance and to involve her students in the full creative process. She never imagined a global pandemic and the adaptations that it would require, but... read more →
May 24

Dye Hard Yarns New Launch!

Dye Hard Yarns launches its very first B.I.P.O.C. Box! B.I.P.O.C. : The acronym stands for Black, Indigenous & People of color. This box is a labor of love from Chastity Dunlap, owner of the fiber studio, to you. It's a gathering of Artists from diverse cultures and backgrounds. It's a... read more →
Apr 30

Village Church of Oak Park comes to the Arts District

by Kelly Pollock, feature writer for the Buzz Cafe One of the first things that Mark Doebler, Lead Pastor of Village Church of Oak Park, tells you after meeting him is that he is a rabid South Carolina Gamecock who abhors the color orange since he associates it with his... read more →
Apr 05

Meet the Managers of Buzz Cafe

by Kelly Pollock, feature writer for the Buzz Cafe This month, The Buzz is turning the spotlight on ourselves to highlight the fabulous managers of Buzz Café. Read on to find out what their favorite menu items are, where they shop in the Arts District, and what they do when... read more →
Mar 01

WOW! Women Owned Works

By Kelly Pollock, feature writer for The Buzz Cafe In 1980, President Jimmy Carter proclaimed the first Women’s History Week and a few years later, in 1987, Congress formally established Women’s History Month. Since then, women’s contributions to the United States have been celebrated every March. In the Oak Park... read more →
Feb 08

One Cygnature Sensation!

By Kelly Pollock, feature writer for The Buzz Cafe Growing up in Oak Park, Krystal Williams was shy, but dance lessons, modeling school, and pageants turned her into a social butterfly. Now she's giving other girls that same sense of poise, confidence, and purpose at her new business, Cygnature Girl,... read more →
Dec 30

Here Comes the Purple Sun

By Kelly Pollock, feature writer for the Buzz Cafe Ann Viernes recalls loving both science and art from a young age. “I can remember in kindergarten always wanting to paint on the easels, but I don't think I ever actually did it. I was very, very shy. But all through... read more →
Dec 07

Going Strong Online beyond Harrison Street

Since its establishment in 2016, l'Institut français d'Oak Park is building and connecting the local French-speaking community while creating a heightened awareness of how speaking French opens the door to a rich variety of cultures around the world. The arrival of the coronavirus in spring 2020 forced us to switch... read more →
Nov 30

A Cut Above

By Kelly Pollock, feature writer for The Buzz Cafe Valdo Leon first started barbering as a child when he cut his uncle's hair in exchange for being allowed to take over the kitchen on Sundays. It's been more than thirty years, but he finally realized his dream of having his... read more →
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