Village Viewpoint -May 2018
By Susan Flood, BAPA Executive Director I held up traffic on Longwood Drive the other day. I was leaning out my passenger window at a stoplight to photograph the waves of purple Scilla that sweeping up the lawns of some of Beverly/Morgan Park’s most beautiful homes. Every spring it’s as if nature reaches out and […]
School News
Support the Center Fund Raiser The 9th Annual Support the Center fund raising event for the Catholic Youth Ministry Center at Morgan Park High School (The Blue House) will be held Sat., May 19, 5 to 10 p.m., 115 Bourbon Street, 3359 W. 115th St., Merrionette Park. At the event, three volunteers will be honored: […]
Improvements Springing Up in the 19th Ward
On Thurs., Apr. 19, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and 19th Ward Ald. Matt O’Shea joined Chicago Park District, Chicago Public Schools and the Public Building Commission to break ground on the Beverly Park Playground, and annexes at Esmond Elementary School and Mt. Greenwood Elementary School. “This series of investments on the south west side will create […]
Art Fair & Festival Debuts at Ridge Park this Summer
The 1st annual Ridge Park Art Fair & Festival will take place Sat., June 23, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Ridge Park Cultural Center, 9625 S. Longwood Dr. The event is being planned by the Ridge Park Advisory Council (RPAC) and John H. Vanderpoel Art Association along with the Chicago Park District, and will […]
Spring Steps for Prepping and Planting Your Garden
By Kristin Boza Whether you’re looking to plant flowers or vegetables in your home garden, now is the time to prep your seedlings so they have time to flourish before outdoor planting. Scott Ware, of Scott Ware Landscape Design and Professional Garden Care, believes that growing seedlings from scratch at home can be an excellent […]
Experience Beverly/Morgan Park from Rock Island Line on BAPA Home Tour
There were less than 20 years between 1834 when public domain land sales opened in Chicago and John Blackstone started claiming property in the densely wooded area surrounding the Blue Island Ridge, and 1852 when the Chicago and Rock Island Railroad first started laying a trail of tracks between Chicago and Joliet. Those two events […]
On Your Mark… Get Set… BAPA’s 41st Annual Ridge Run is May 28
By Abby Johnson Rescue your running shoes and jogging shorts from underneath that suffocating pile of hats and gloves – it’s time to get ready for Beverly Area Planning Association’s annual Ridge Run on Memorial Day, Mon., May 28. For the 41st consecutive year participants will race through the historic Beverly/Morgan Park neighborhood to the […]
Half-Marathon Commitment Proves ‘Nothing is Impossible’
By Abby Johnson John Cancialosi was hit with a great idea while lying in bed. It was 2011, he was in writhing pain from a life-threatening pressure sore and bone infection that had left him immobilized for six months, and he had just learned that surgery was a must, a procedure that would extend his […]
Public Art Installation Coming to 99th Street
Quantum Me, a permanent piece of public art created by Chicago artist Davis McCarty will be unveiled at 99th and Walden Parkway amid a community celebration on Sat., May 19 beginning at 5:30 p.m. Quantum Me s a sculpture fabricated from mirror polished stainless steel and dichroic Plexiglas, is the 19th Ward’s installation through the […]
abOUT Art Takes Look at LGBTQ Experience
abOUT Art, the brainchild of Beverly/Morgan Park resident and LGBTQ activist Steve English, is an exhibit reflecting the LGBTQ world with art created by LGBTQ artists. It opens with a reception Sun., May 20, 1 to 3 p.m. at the Beverly Arts Center (BAC), atrium gallery, 2407 W. 111th St. Opening immediately precedes the 3 […]