Simeon Viltz and Mulatto Patriot are alumni of Ray Elementary. Together, theyâre also hip-hop duo Ray Elementary.
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Posted inFeatures, Hyde Park, Visual Arts
End to End
âThere was a time when I literally had all the walls on the South Side,â he said. âI had a monopoly on the South Side.â No wonder these âtoys,â as inexperienced artists are referred to in the graffiti world, wanted to paint with him so badly.
âWe got a wall,â they told him.
Posted inBack of the Yards, Englewood, Junctures
Peoria Street & Garfield Boulevard
o talk about Garfield and Peoria is to talk about St. BasilâVisitation parish. Its two landmarks face one another on either side of Garfield Boulevard: Visitation Catholic School and St. Basilâs Church, with Peoria running in between. Today, the church and school communities are both small but vibrant; Father HernĂĄn Moran-Rosero of St. Basilâs speaks […]
Posted inBest of the South Side 2013, Washington Park, Woodlawn
Washington Park & Woodlawn
In spite of the recent trauma in Washington Park and Woodlawn, the institutions that made these neighborhoods what they are remain as vibrant and powerful as ever.
Posted inBest of the South Side 2013, Hyde Park
Hyde Park
How do we build the future from the remnants of the past? For the past century, Hyde Park has been a proving ground for this question.
Posted inBest of the South Side 2013, Far Southwest Side
Far Southwest Side
To the casual observer, the Far Southwest Side is nothing but bungalows and fast food joints.
Posted inBest of the South Side 2013, Far Southeast Side
Far Southeast Side
[nggallery id=”2″] The Calumet watershed flows low and loamy, a series of lakes, ponds, and swamps connected to the Calumet River and a lake of the same name. Here, bogs provide homes for birds, fens for foxes. Industrial smoke stacks soar into the sky, bright lights perching at their peaks to warn away wayward helicopters.
Posted inAuburn Gresham, Best of the South Side 2013
Auburn Gresham
Auburn Gresham sits on the main artery of Chicago, 79th Street, the busiest bus line in the entire city. Life branches off from this line along the main thoroughfaresâAshland, Racine, Halstedâand their blocks trace the neighborhoodâs history.