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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]