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Emanuel Congregation Continues To Build Community After 140 Years, Meet Its Senoir Rabbi Michael Zedek

Edgeville Buzz — Thu, 07 Jan 2016 23:08:28 +0000

Since July 2004, Rabbi Michael R. Zedek has been Senior Rabbi of Emanuel Congregation of Chicago at 5959 N. Sheridan Road. The congregation has served Chicago for more than 140 years and is known for its values on building community and inclusive views. Before accepting his current position, Rabbi Zedek was Chief Executive Officer of the Jewish […]

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Andersonville’s North Pole Connection! Meet Toys Et Cetera’s Michael Waterbrook

Edgeville Buzz — Tue, 22 Dec 2015 16:10:33 +0000

When Toys Et Cetera manager Michael Waterbrook was 5- or 6-years-old, he remembers that old Toys R Us commercial periodically airing “I don’t want to grow up, cause if I did, I wouldn’t be a Toys R Us kid.” He remembers sitting there after the commercial would end, dumbfounded and staring blankly, trying to wrap his head […]

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Edgewater Theater Hero! Steep’s Peter Moore.

Edgeville Buzz — Tue, 08 Dec 2015 16:55:38 +0000

After New Jersey native Peter Moore graduated from Bowdoin College in Maine, he decided to move to Chicago to pursue his love of acting. What attracted him to our city was its substantial reputation for fearless, no-holds barred theater. And maybe his love of The Blues Brothers and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. What Moore ended up doing was help […]

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What Does the Edgewater Chamber, Edgewater Workbench and Kitchen Sink Have In Common? Ally Brisbin!

Edgeville Buzz — Thu, 19 Nov 2015 21:27:43 +0000

You probably have already met Ally Brisbin. Extremely active in the community, not only is she the Marketing and Events Manager for the Edgewater Chamber of Commerce, she is also the co-owner of Edgewater Workbench, a 3D printing and lasercutting studio on Thorndale. She also currently sits on the Local School Council for Swift Elementary School. Ally got […]

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5 Questions Is Back! With Pizzeria Aroma’s Jim Dababneh

Edgeville Buzz — Thu, 12 Nov 2015 22:45:18 +0000

For over 15 years Jim Dababneh has been tossing up some of Edgewater’s favorite pizzas at Pizzeria Aroma, 1125 W. Berwyn. He has since opened the popular Chicago Grind Cafe nearby at 5256 N. Broadway and celebrated their one year anniversary. Jim is a straight talker with a sincere passion for local businesses and keeping them successful. Dababneh admits that it […]

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5 Questions: Bob Remer, President, Edgewater Historical Society

Nora Brathol — Sun, 01 Jun 2014 13:00:17 +0000

The Edgewater Historical Society is a non-profit, privately funded organization dedicated to the preservation of Edgewater’s history and educating the public on that history. The Society Museum at 5358 N. Ashland is open every Saturday and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.. Edgewater is one of only a few Chicago neighborhoods that has such an […]

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5 Questions: Rich Gorman of “Chalk the Block”

Nora Brathol — Sun, 25 May 2014 19:00:37 +0000

Pastor Rich Gorman of Community Christian Church-Edgewater moved to Edgewater in December of 2010 with his wife Dori. A former history professor at Fordham University in New York, Rich and his wife Dori are long–time community developers that were drawn to the needs and opportunities in Edgewater. Rich and Dori live in Edgewater with […]

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Five Questions: David Melis, Edgewater Soaps

Nora Brathol — Sun, 06 Apr 2014 12:00:49 +0000

David Melis grew up in Racine, Wisconsin, but became a true Illinoisian when he graduated with a degree in Library Science from the University of Illinois-Champaign. An Edgewater resident since 1993, David has worked in Public Libraries around the state, including in Niles, Wilmette and Des Plaines. He began making soap in 2001 after a […]

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The Artist Behind The Neighborhood Posters, Christopher Gorz

Keely Jones — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 16:28:23 +0000

Chances are you have seen a piece of art from the poster series in one of our local shops, hanging in a friend’s home or decorating a bar. You might have even purchased one as a gift for someone. The Chicago Neighborhood Poster series is a unique set of posters created by artist Christopher Gorz, who happens to […]

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5 Questions: Karen Dreyfuss and Tom Welch, Edgewater Reads

Nora Brathol — Sun, 23 Mar 2014 13:27:01 +0000

Tom Welch, the CEO of Welch Consulting, and Karen Dreyfuss, Education Liaison for Alderman Harry Osterman’s 48th ward office, started “Edgewater Reads” in March of 2013 to address the expected gap in services while the Edgewater branch of Chicago Public Libraries was undergoing renovations and to connect our community of readers. Edgewater’s branch has the […]

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5 Questions: Lyle Allen, Care for Real

Edgeville Buzz — Sun, 09 Mar 2014 17:00:05 +0000

Meet Lyle Allen, Executive Director of Care for Real. Originally from St. Louis, Lyle has lived in Chicago for over 20 years and is proud to call Edgewater home. As the previous director of the League of Chicago Theatres and the Green City Market, Lyle became the Executive Director of Care for Real about 18 […]

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5 Questions: Jessica Hammer, Andersonville Chamber Of Commerce

Edgeville Buzz — Thu, 30 Jan 2014 17:30:16 +0000

Meet Jessica Hammer. Marketing & Member Services Manager, Andersonville Chamber Of Commerce Jessica grew up near South Haven, MI, where her family owns a second-going-on-third generation family blueberry farm. She graduated from Hope College, in Holland, MI, majoring in English with minors in history and theatre. Her specialty was costume design and she worked in the college […]

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Five Questions: Mare Swallow

Edgeville Buzz — Mon, 21 Oct 2013 13:56:40 +0000

Mare Swallow is the founder and executive director of the Chicago Writers Conference, a not-for-profit based in Chicago. She’s a professional speaker and writer, and can often be seen sharing her stories at literary events like Tuesday Funk at the Hopleaf. She lived in Edgewater from 2004-2007, and has been an Andersonville resident since 2011. […]

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Five Questions: Music maker Austin Cook

Edgeville Buzz — Tue, 23 Jul 2013 17:00:18 +0000

Andersonville resident Austin Cook is the music director of the off Broadway hit ROOMS: a rock musical, a gritty two person punk rock musical set in the 1970’s

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Five Questions: Edgewater author E.R. Beecher

Edgeville Buzz — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 12:13:24 +0000

Edgewater resident and Edgeville Buzz reader Ron Beecher recently published a book titled Casco,

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