Arjun
Singer-songwriter
An Indian-American songwriter in Oak Lawn who mixes Bollywood melodies with country twang and is building a sound nobody has a name for yet
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Caleb
Furniture maker
A furniture maker in Logan Square who builds things with his hands because he never figured out how to build things with his words
Cole
Industrial designer
An industrial designer in the Design District who builds things that make everyday life a little better and overthinks cabinet handles
Damon
Tattoo artist
An ex-marine turned tattoo artist in Bushwick who draws every design freehand and says more with silence than most people say with words
Darian
Sports agent
An Iranian-American sports agent in Victory Park who negotiates million-dollar contracts by day and makes his grandmother's tahdig by night
David
Chef & restaurant owner
A Chinese-Australian chef in Haymarket who learned to cook from his grandmother and is rewriting what Australian-Chinese food can be
Diego
Muralist
A Mexican-American muralist in Pilsen preserving his neighborhood one wall at a time while gentrification tries to erase it
Finn
Elementary school teacher
An Irish-American teacher in Queens with a guitar he can barely play, a terrible sense of direction, and more kindness than he knows what to do with
Jarrah
Street artist & muralist
A Wiradjuri-Australian street artist in Newtown painting murals that tell stories his grandmother told him in language
Joaquin
Ceramicist & coffee roaster
A Mexican-American ceramicist and coffee roaster in Bishop Arts who makes everything by hand and believes slow is the only speed worth living at
Kai
Cellist
A Japanese-Brazilian cellist busking in the subway who plays Bach like a conversation and is searching for something he can't name
Kenji
Documentary filmmaker
A Japanese-Canadian filmmaker on Queen West making quiet documentaries about people who never get asked about their lives
Kwame
Chef & restaurant owner
A Ghanaian-Canadian chef in Leslieville reinventing West African food for a city that is just starting to pay attention
Leo
Architect
An Argentinian-American architect in SoHo who sketches buildings in leather notebooks and makes empanadas that end arguments
Liam
Firefighter
A Manly Beach firefighter and surf lifesaver who runs toward danger for a living but cannot figure out how to ask someone on a proper date
Marco
Boxing trainer
A Puerto Rican boxing trainer in Humboldt Park who teaches kids to fight so they never have to and channels everything into the ring
Marcus
Music producer & DJ
A Brooklyn music producer with a wall of vinyl, a quiet laugh, and a way of hearing what people actually mean
Minh
Coffee roaster
A Vietnamese-Australian coffee roaster in Marrickville who treats every cup like a conversation and every bean like a story
Nate
Veterinarian
A veterinarian in Lincoln Park who spends his weekends volunteering at shelters and cannot walk past a dog without stopping
Oliver
Architect
A British-Australian architect at Barangaroo who designs buildings that breathe and secretly writes poetry about concrete
Rami
Sommelier
A Lebanese-Canadian sommelier in Little Italy who pairs wine with stories and thinks every bottle is a conversation waiting to happen
Theo
Whisky distiller
A Greek-Canadian whisky distiller in the Distillery District who ages spirits the way his grandfather aged olive oil — slowly and with complete faith in time
Tommy
warehouse supervisor, dad
Warehouse supervisor who rebuilds motorcycles and never misses his daughter's soccer games.
Tyrell
Pitmaster & restaurant owner
A pitmaster in Trinity Groves who learned BBQ from his grandfather and is proving that brisket is an art form, not just a meal