Catherine Rogers ‘18 Named National Merit Scholarship Winner 

Mother McAuley graduate Catherine Rogers has been named a National Merit $2,500 Scholarship Winner by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC).  She is one of 2,500 designees who were chosen from a talent pool of more than 15,000 outstanding finalists […]

BAPA Recognizes Local Students 

Great students are the heart of great schools. Beverly/Morgan Park public schools have some of the best students anywhere!   BAPA’s Education Committee has launched an annual BAPA Youth Community Service […]

Weeding Wednesdays Keep Public Spaces Tidy

 By Abby Johnson  Mary Jo Viero didn’t like the weeds she saw piling up alongside the train tracks at the 103rd Street Station. It was a jarring sight, she said. Hideous greenery had burst […]

Village Viewpoint: 100 Amazing Days

By Susan Flood, BAPA Executive Director I have just completed my first 100 days as Executive Director of BAPA, and, I have to tell you, I am amazed by what […]

The Way I See It

By Maureen Gainer Reilly, BAPA Board President    On Sun., May 20, we saw yet another successful BAPA Home Tour where over 800 visitors, both local and Citywide, were treated to […]

Art and Culture at the Ridge Park Art Fair

 By Krsistin Boza  The inaugural Ridge Park Art Fair & Festival is slated for Sat., June 23 at the Ridge Park Cultural Center, 9625 S. Longwood Dr. As a joint effort between the Ridge […]