Major Taylor Trail Mural (Emeline Posner)
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Best Public Art Celebrating Black Cyclists
Best of Riverdale & West Pullman 2018
Author: South Side Weekly
The Interview Issue 2018
James Tsitiridis
We’ve come to see the Interview Issue as a place for a different kind of story. The necessities of the newscycle whittle down most interviews to their most barebones and essential parts, leaving out hours of storytelling, shared expertise, and personal histories.
The Lit Issue 2018
Zakkiyyah Najeebah
Start here, with Tarnynon Onumonu’s ode to Chicago’s Free Range youth, the ones who might not be welcome in the Loop.
The Comics Issue 2018
Amber Huff
In our fourth annual Comics Issue, we reaffirm our belief in the extraordinary power of visual storytelling. It is a form that requires particular skill not only in creation, but in cultivation—the editing process for this issue, led by our team of visuals editors, deserves special praise.
Calendar for 7/11/18
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Notes & Calendar 6/6/18
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Summer Festival Guide 2018
Lilly Astrow
School’s out, the weather’s finally warmed up, and twilight stretches long, but by our count, there’s no time to put your feet up this summer. In our biggest summer guide yet, we’ve compiled almost forty festivals, fests, fiestas, fairs, parties, celebrations, concerts, and carnivals to fill your sunny South Side summer days.
Art for Everybody
Blackstone Bicycle Works’ second annual art show
J. Michael Eugenio
Last week, the Experimental Station in Woodlawn hosted the opening of the second annual “Bike Shop Art Show,” featuring work created by participants and volunteers of Blackstone Bicycle Works—which, like the Weekly, is housed within the Experimental Station—and organized by Experimental Station assistant director Matthew Searle. Blackstone’s youth arts program is coordinated by Experimental Station lead teaching artist Tita Thomas in partnership with the University of Chicago’s South Side in Focus program.
Notes & Calendar 5/30/18
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Notes & Calendar 5/23/18
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