BAPA Home Expo

Connect With Experts on Home Improvement and Restoration Since the 1970s, the Beverly Area Planning Association (BAPA) has been connecting area residents with local tradespeople when they need help maintaining […]
Workshop Topic is: Reducing Your Energy Bill

BAPA and Beverly/Morgan Park resident Thomas Dowling are partnering with Peoples Gas and ComEd to offer a workshop on reducing your energy bill and environmental impact Wed., Jan. 9, 7 […]
Village Viewpoint January 2019

By Susan Flood, Executive Director What will 2019 bring for Beverly/Morgan Park residents? If you are like most people you’ll spend at least a few minutes this week looking ahead, […]
BAPA Board Profile: Maureen Gainer Reilly

By Kristin Boza Meet Maureen Gainer Reilly, BAPA board president. Gainer Reilly has served on the board for three years, the past two as president. Her role at BAPA is […]
Thank You Neighbors

Once again, our generous Beverly/Morgan Park neighbors have come through to support BAPA and our community. Donations reached, then exceeded, the $25,000 challenge for a matching grant from the Richard […]
Know Your Neighbors: Photographer’s Work on Exhibit at Cultural Center

By Abby Johnson Cecil McDonald, Jr. fell in love with photography in college. He was in his final year of undergraduate school studying Fashion Merchandising when he signed up for […]
The Arts: Batik Exhibit is Explosion of Color and Themes

By Linda Lamberty An explosion of color and themes welcomes visitors to the exhibit of works by the late Ethel Wirtshafter (1909-2009) at Ridge Historical Society (RHS), 10621 S. Seeley […]
Schools: Sutherland Elementary Wins Grant

By Kristin Boza Kids’ lives revolve around whatever is going on at their school. Knowing that schools bring together communities, Sutherland Elementary School principal Meg Burns sought and earned a […]
BAPA Housing and Historic Preservation Committee

By Liam Millerick BAPA Property Preservation Services The residents of Beverly/Morgan Park have done an excellent job preserving the old and historic homes within our neighborhood. BAPA is revitalizing it’s […]
New Neighbors: Why We Moved to Beverly/Morgan Park

Matt and Julie Gandurski The Gandurskis bought their house in West Beverly a little over a year ago, and are finding it a great spot for their young children, Benny, […]