St. Mary of Perpetual Help, 1039 W. 32nd St. (Bridget Vaughn)
St. Mary of Perpetual Help, 1039 W. 32nd St. (Bridget Vaughn)
Best of Chatham 2018
Bridget Vaughn
- Best Movie Theater
- Best New Wraps
- Best Radio Station
- Best Activity Center for Seniors
- Best Historical Church
- Best Park Community
Bridget Vaughn is curious, a lover of ALL music genres, and a card-carrying AARP member. She is exploring her creative side and learning everything she can from the millennials. She drinks non-alcoholic beer, Kombucha and cinnamon tea.
Bringing Jazz Back to the Alley
In South Shore, an old tradition is revived for a day
Dancers with the African Dance and Music Institute (Bridget Vaughn)
On 73rd Street and Paxton, toward Merrill, at least one hundred people marched: past cars, over puddles, into alleys and across the block. As they marched, they held bundles of herbs in the air, played percussion, danced, and waved flags. This scene was the beginning of the Back Alley Jazz Festival—and the man at the front of the crowd, who rode in a mint-green Pedicab and wore a sash that read “Grand Marshall,” was Jimmy Ellis, a saxophonist who has been playing in Chicago since 1948.
Voices of the 2018 Bud Billiken Parade
Sights and sounds from the largest Black parade in the country
Bridget Vaughn
For a few hours last Saturday, thousands of people gathered along King Drive in Bronzeville to take part in the annual Bud Billiken Parade. Stretching from Oakwood Boulevard to Washington Park, the street turned into an endless flow of dance troupes, drill teams, and high school marching bands from across the South Side, all there to celebrate education and the upcoming school year—this year’s theme.
Singing Since She Can Remember
Jazz singer Tracye Eileen on her unusual career path
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Tracye Eileen is living her dream. At eight years old, too shy to act in the school play, her teacher asked her to perform one of the play’s songs. From there, she caught the singing bug. Fast forward to today: Tracye has a label, Honey Crystal Records, and a residency at Buddy Guy’s Legends in the Loop, where she performs monthly jazz and blues sets. And last Sunday, she celebrated the release of her newest album, WHY DID I SAY YES. The Weekly sat down with Tracye Eileen to talk about her new music and career. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
SSW Radio: Ric Wilson, Tracye Eileen, and More
Olivia Obineme
This week on SSW Radio we talked with two new artists about their new releases and got a recap of Chicago’s bond system
SSW Radio: Englewood Clinic Closure, WHPK DJ Profiles, and More
Samantha Madrid (Olivia Obineme)
This week on SSW Radio we talked about the closing of an STI clinic in Englewood, began a segment on WHPK community DJs, heard dispatches from the 2018 Women’s March Chicago, and more
South Side Voices at the Women’s March Chicago 2018
Bridget Vaughn
An estimated 300,000 demonstrators—nearly fifty thousand more than organizers counted last year—took to the streets of downtown Chicago on Saturday to mark the one year anniversary of the national women’s march.
SSW Radio: Latinx Relief Efforts, Holiday Histories, and More
Erin Vogel (Bridget Vaughn)
This week on SSW Radio, we spoke with cafe patrons, discussed local efforts to respond to natural disasters in Mexico and Puerto Rico, and learned about the history of South Side Weekly
SSW Radio: Patricia Frazier, #GivingTuesday, and More
Patricia Frazier (Olivia Obineme)
This week on SSW Radio, we spoke with a youth poet laureate, a local philanthropy organization, and heard a personal story about homelessness