Ed Marszewski

Ed Marszewski Ed Marszewski is a restaurateur, entrepreneur, cultural connoisseur, and unofficial "Mayor of Bridgeport." Professionally, Ed is the Director of the Public Media Institute (PMI), which publishes Lumpen Magazine, Mash Tun Journal, the Quarantine Times, and launched the radio station, Lumpen Radio on 105.5 FM. PMI also programs and facilitates the long-running experimental cultural center, Co-Prosperity, based in Bridgeport, The Community of the Future. Ed is also the co-founder of Version Festival, Select Media Festival, the MDW Fair and other arts and community projects, as well as co-founder of Maria’s Packaged Goods & Community Bar, Kimski, Marz Community Brewing Co., and the recently opened Pizza Fried Chicken Ice Cream. Ed also recently launched the Community Kitchen, which prepares 1,000 hot lunches a week for residents of Chicago. Forthcoming projects include Buddy in the City of Chicago’s Cultural Center, and a new Marz nano brewery in Bucktown / Logan Square.