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Avalon Park

Posted inBest of the South Side 2021

Best of Avalon Park & Calumet Heights 2021

by Rovetta McKinney September 17, 2021October 4, 2021

Best Place to Find Nemo Best at Keeping South Side Smiles Bright Best Space Cultivating the Social Side of Avalon Park Best Music Store Best Haircare Drive grew up in Avalon Park and loved it. My family and I lived on a quiet, tree-lined street where neighbors were polite but largely kept to themselves. I […]

Posted inBest of the South Side 2020

Best of Avalon Park & Calumet Heights 2020

by Rovetta McKinney November 27, 2020November 29, 2020
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Best of the South Side In Memoriam 2020

by Dixon Galvez-Searle, Rovetta McKinney, Sam Stecklow, AV Benford, Francesca Mathewes, Rob Bitunjac, Jacqueline Serrato and Francisco Ramírez Pinedo November 27, 2020November 29, 2020
Posted inEn español

¿Qué pasa en los distritos? La respuesta de los concejales al coronavirus

by Martha Bayne, Jim Daley, Jacqueline Serrato, Sam Stecklow and Christian Belanger May 8, 2020September 21, 2020
Posted inAuburn Gresham

What’s Happening in the Wards? Aldermanic Response to COVID-19

by Martha Bayne, Jim Daley, Jacqueline Serrato, Sam Stecklow and Christian Belanger April 28, 2020May 15, 2020
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COVID-19 South Side Community Resource Guide

by Olivia Stovicek, Jim Daley and Martha Bayne March 20, 2020June 5, 2021
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Best of Avalon Park, Calumet Heights, & Chatham 2019

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