A weekâs worth of developing stories, events, and signs of the times, culled from the desks, inboxes, and wandering eyes of the editors Notes The Land Versus the Library While there may be some who consider the Obama Presidential Center (OPC) a boon to the South Side, itâs more than clear by now that many Chicagoans […]
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Notes & Calendar 1/10/18
A weekâs worth of developing stories, events, and signs of the times, culled from the desks, inboxes, and wandering eyes of the editors Notes Diagnosis Homelessness According to WBEZ, some Chicago hospitals have entered the housing market by instituting a program where they pay the lionâs share of housing costs for homeless Chicagoans who would otherwise […]
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Notes & Calendar 12/20/17
A weekâs worth of developing stories, events, and signs of the times, culled from the desks, inboxes, and wandering eyes of the editors Notes Food Gap Grows with Healthy Hubâs Departure After three years in South Shore, the USDA-designated Healthy Food Hub is moving from the Quarry Event Center to Englewoodâs Barbara A. Sizemore Academy, the […]
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Mano a Mano
hicago may sit more than 2,000 miles away from San Juan and over 1,500 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border, but the connections between Chicago, Puerto Rico, and Mexico run far deeper than geography would suggest. The city is bound to these regions by the heritage of over one million of its residentsâthere are over 900,000 […]
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Calendar 9/20/17
BULLETIN On Being with Krista Tippett: Ta-Nehisi Coates Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, 5850 S. Woodlawn Ave. Monday, October 16, 7pmâ8:15pm. General admission $38, members $35, students and teachers $32. (312) 605-8444. bit.ly/OnBeingCoates Krista Tippett brings her Peabody Award-winning podcast On Being to the UofC to interview acclaimed author and thinker Ta-Nehisi Coates. The two will discuss […]
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Best of Chinatown 2017
Best Complimentary Dessert Best 100th Anniversary Celebration Best Youth-For Youth Undertaking Best Secret Garden was born in â52. There werenât a lot of new immigrants coming in, and at the time, everybody was being Americanized. In my family, we tried to keep the language and the culture going. My father wanted us to speak Chinese […]
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Who Controls South Loop Schools?
he National Teachers Academy (NTA), a neighborhood school on the Near South Side, is âone of the premier facilities in the school system,â one University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) expert said. Its teachers have received city and state awards. It outperforms most schools in the country for reading and most Chicago public schools for […]
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Notes & Calendar 5/17/17
A weekâs worth of developing stories, events, and signs of the times, culled from the desks, inboxes, and wandering eyes of the editors Notes Is it a Mirage? The proof will be in the pudding…and the eggs and bacon, fresh fruits and vegetables, and diapers and detergent as word around town is South Shoreâs three-year food […]
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Notes & Calendar 5/2/17
A weekâs worth of developing stories, events, and signs of the times, culled from the desks, inboxes, and wandering eyes of the editors Notes BBB to CC It is difficult to know exactly how one should feel upon learning that Mayor Emanuelâs third CPS CEO, Barbara Byrd-Bennett, has been sentenced to four and a half […]
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Notes & Calendar 4/26/17
A weekâs worth of developing stories, events, and signs of the times, culled from the desks, inboxes, and wandering eyes of the editors Notes The Michelle Obama Mural Debacle On November 8, that unforgettable election day, Chris Devins, a local âArtist/Urban Planner known for large, outdoor muralsâ and self-described âplacemaker,â created a GoFundMe page for his […]