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
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.
Work from Larry Redmond's exhibit at Uri-Eichen gallery
Larry Redmond: My name is Larry Redmond. My nom de plume is Obi. So when people see the exhibit at the gallery people will see a little O-B-I on each of them, which would be me.
From Karega Kofi Moyo's exhibit at Rootwork Gallery in Pilsen (Olivia Obineme)
This week on SSW Radio we shared interviews with two local photographers of Chicago’s past and present, learned about the Englewood steering committee, and honored Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a new Weekly Read
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This week on SSW Radio we dug up the past, listening to art and music performances from the 2017 archives, welcomed back a host, and announced an upcoming special interview.
Courtesy of Sol Patches
This week on SSW Radio, we spoke with a musician, discussed transit activism in Chicago, and heard your New Year’s resolutions
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
Christina Salesberry, a Hyde Park resident, was the runner up in the nut category of this year’s South Side Pie Challenge. She shared her recipe for “Black Bottom Pie, You Make the Rockin’ World Go Round” with the Weekly.
Teacher James Gordon (Courtesy of Englewood Speaks)
This week on SSW Radio, we spoke with a home baker, and heard holiday histories from Pilsen and stories from Englewood
This chocolate cake recipe nearly has the consistency of a brownie—there’s dense, chocolatey goodness in each bite. I find it particularly great as the base for a winter pinecone decoration because the cake is so flat. Also, without those pinecones, this cake is a squat little thing, so the pinecone decorations and the cake are like in a symbiotic relationship.