Had a great chat with Rei about his journey to America and how he came to open the Mexican restaurant, El Gallo right on Diamond Bridge Avenue in Hawthorne.  He also offers the best discount to listerners that we've had so far on the Towncast!!! Shop Local, Eat Local, Support Local!

Talking to HHS graduate class of 1986 and owner of Fifth Avenue Landscaping, Tom Mayurnik.  He talks about growing up in Hawthorne and how he started his business.  Also offers a nice discount to any of our listeners.  AND...he's hiring for this spring/summer season. Fun conversation with Tom.  Enjoy!

Had the chance to catch up with Hawthorne High School's Julia Masone Tiger, better known as Mrs. Zimmerman back in the 70s!! She shares her journey from growing up near the Paterson slaughterhouse to Coach of the Year and introducing female sports to Hawthorne!!

What an honor and privilege to be able to talk to HHS Class of 1980 and Chief of Police, James Knepper (we know him as Jimmy). The Chief shares his time growing up in Hawthorne and his journey to becoming the Chief of Police. 

Our deepest apologies to Meg Shoemaker, who grew up in this house, for not editing her into the episode from earlier this year and THANK YOU to Joni Balogna, a friend of Meg's growing up, for calling this out.  We are re-releasing this episode to include Meg.  Enjoy the episode and again...our apology for missing this sooner.

We conclude honoring the arts with this great episode with Melissa Mak, the owner of The Front Porch, as she shares her journey through the culinary arts that brought her to Hawthorne.  Not to mention the 10% off discount to anyone who mentions this Towncast! Make sure you share this with friends and family!!!

DOUBLE FEATURE!!  Celebrating the visual and culinary arts in the same episode. We talk to artists Jesse and Casi at Colour and Whim and then over to Fat Moe's where we talk to the Mediterranean culinary artist, Mo Khalil. Both have great offers for our listeners.

Thanks to the HHS program and Mr. DiLonardo in particular, Dustin Scully has continued to pursue his goals and his dreams. He tells you what he's been doing since leaving Hawthorne.  Make sure you subscribe to his You Tube channel and support our local talent!

As we continue to honor the arts, we have two amazing artists.  Hawthorne residents Judy Kessler, gifted pianist, teacher and musical performing artist and Danny Flaherty, performing artist who is one of the Chicago 7 in the Golden Globe, SAG and predicted Oscar nominated film, The Trial of the Chicago 7.