Parks Archives – South Side Weekly

Captivating, Nourishing, Sacred: What Promontory Point Means to South Siders

by Jasmine Barnes July 17, 2025July 17, 2025

Community members and conservationists reflect on why Promontory Point is a space ‘worth fighting for.’

Pilsen’s Miche Fest Returns Bigger Than Ever, Amidst Neighborhood Concerns

by Hillary Flores July 22, 2023July 24, 2023

Rise Fall Tenochtitlan. Art Credit: Dario Parra

Chicagotlan: Tenochtitlan en Chicago

by Carlos Ramirez-Rosa and Ismael Cuevas Jr. August 11, 2021July 14, 2022

Rise Fall Tenochtitlan. Art Credit: Dario Parra

Op-Ed: Finding Tenochtitlan in Chicago

by Carlos Ramirez-Rosa and Ismael Cuevas Jr. August 4, 2021August 9, 2021

Calumet River. Illustration By: Mell Montezuma

Op-Ed: Access to the Calumet River

by Jack Paul Rocha May 13, 2021May 21, 2021

Obama Center. Illustration By: Haley Tweedell.

It’s Not About Obama

by Michael Murney March 3, 2021July 6, 2021

Best of the South Side 2020

Best of Avalon Park & Calumet Heights 2020

by Rovetta McKinney November 27, 2020November 29, 2020

Photo Credit: Alex Arriaga

Best of the South Side 2020

Best of Chicago Lawn & West Lawn 2020

by Alex Arriaga and Eli Hoenig November 27, 2020November 30, 2020

Best of the South Side 2020

Best of Archer Heights & West Elsdon 2020

by Dixon Galvez-Searle November 27, 2020November 30, 2020

South Loop. Fort Dearborn. Photo Credit: Mell Montezuma

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Best of the South Loop 2020

by Jasmine Mithani November 27, 2020November 28, 2020