The Real Hyde Park – Chicago Hyde Park
Short stories & photos of people in Chicago's Hyde Park Neighborhood
Meet Akhu Ausar. Akhu is a yoga trainer and a holistic lifestyle transformation consultant. Akhu is also the father of “3 young kings”. They are, namely Mega, Titan, and Sinaan. Continue reading “Akhu Ausar: yoga trainer and holistic lifestyle transformation consultant”
Meet Grace Chan McKibben. Grace is a consultant who work with nonprofit organizations to help them clarify strategies, optimize operations, and raise funds. She has a very broad background that includes higher education, government, corporate, advocacy, social service, arts management, language and ethnographic research, writing, editing, language translation, and consulting. Continue reading “Grace Chan McKibben: nonprofit fundraising consultant, clarify strategies & operations optimizer”
Meet Linda Gartz. Linda is a six-time Emmy Award-honored documentary producer and author of the recently published book, Redlined: A Memoir of Race, Change, and Fractured Community in 1960s Chicago. Continue reading “Linda Gartz: Six-time Emmy Award-honored documentary producer and author of Redlined”
Meet Keisha Howard. Keisha is a ‘geek of all trades,’ as her friends referred to her. She’s an entrepreneur, video gamer, and a futurist. Keisha is the founder of Sugar Gamers, a tech advocacy organization that focuses on video games and geek culture. Keisha is also the Market Development Manager for HTC VIVE (Virtual Reality System). Continue reading “Keisha Howard: An entrepreneur, video gamer, and a futurist”
Meet Ashley Jackson. Ashley is a User Experience Designer (UX), content creator, and business owner. As a UX Designer, she works to understand why and how people are using products to design more effective and usable products for them. Continue reading “Ashley Janelle: a UX designer and advocate for diversity in technology”
Meet David Choi, chef and restaurateur of Seoul Taco. David is the mastermind who turned a single food truck into a multi-million dollar taco empire. Seoul Tao, a Korean-Mexican fast casual restaurant is located at 1321 East 57th Street in Hyde Park, Chicago. David was born in St. Louis, MO. Continue reading “David Choi: chef and restaurateur of Seoul Taco”
Meet Trushar Patel, the owner of Rajun Cajun in Hyde Park Chicago. This family own restaurant is located at 1459 E 53rd St, Chicago, IL 60615. Trushar was born and raised in Kenya. He came to the United States in 1979. Continue reading “Trushar Patel: owner of Rajun Cajun in Hyde Park Chicago”
Meet Patrick “Saingbey” Woodtor. In 1989, Patrick and his late Wife, Dr. Delores “Dee” Parmer Woodtor, co-founded the African Festival of the Arts (AFA) in Chicago. In 1995, he began his tenure as the head of the not-for-profit Africa International House USA, Inc. Continue reading “Patrick Saingbey Woodtor, co-founder of the African Festival of the Arts (AFA) in Chicago”
| Meet Nella Grassano, chef and restaurateur of Nella Pizza e Pasta Nella Pizza e Pasta located at 1125 E. 55th Street, Chicago, 60615. Nella was born and raised in Naples, Italy. The story of her trek to Chicago is rather romantic. She met her husband Frank, a resident of the Bridgeport neighborhood, when she was visiting Chicago. Her grandmother introduced them. They decided to get married and live here. Continue reading “Nella Grassano: chef and restaurateur of Nella Pizza e Pasta” |