Neighbors Helping Neighbors: It’s Just What We Do

Neighbors Helping Neighbors: It’s Just What We Do As we all keep our social distance it’s more important than ever that we are a community of neighbors helping neighbors: check on […]
Eat, Drink and Shop Local

Eat, Drink and Shop Local Our restaurants and stores need your business! Purchase gift certificates, order carryout meals from restaurants, shop online. Dollars spent helping our business neighbors helps our community […]
House, Business, Charity: It’s all At Home for This Couple

Dale Ludwig and Greg Owen-Boger have been Beverly/Morgan Park neighbors and business owners for two decades, but it wasn’t until a few years ago they became involved in community […]
Village Viewpoint, April 2020

By Mary Jo Viero BAPA Executive Director I have always loved this neighborhood. As a child I loved living on Vanderpoel and walking to school. I loved my first apartment on 111th Street. I loved taking the […]
Western Avenue Revitalization Project Plans Progress at UrbanMain Workshop

By Cathriona Fey BAPA Community Outreach & Improvement On the last Saturday of February volunteers representing various businesses, organizations and residents from the Beverly/Morgan Park community gathered to continue planning efforts for the Western Avenue Revitalization Project. This community-led initiative is […]
THINGS TO DO IN THE APRIL GARDEN

By Barbara Gyarmathy Garden Club of Morgan Park Beverly Hills Spring has returned! Hopefully you had some time over the winter to ponder your sleeping garden, browse gardening magazines and spring catalogues or even […]
On The Spot: 3 ‘Foodies’ Name Favorite Neighborhood Sandwiches

By Claire O’Malley Our neighborhood isn’t known for having fancy restaurants with white tablecloths and waiters in tuxedos, but you can certainly find a lot of great sandwiches here. Which sandwiches […]
Biz Spotlight: Two Mile Coffee Bar Plans Second Location

By Kristin Boza Two Mile Coffee Bar, 1766 W. 95th St., revolutionized the 95th Street Metra train station for a unique family-operated coffee experience. Created and co-owned by Nate and Sonia Hollister and Gretta and Patrick Dertinger, Two Mile is […]
BAPA and 19th Ward Set Agenda for Smart Tech Seniors

Over the last two years, BAPA and the 19th Ward have sponsored free technology focused workshops for area adults that were hosted by Smith Village and Mercy Circle and led by expert Claire DiCola Richards. The programs were well attended and provided much needed information […]
Scam Alert: Helpful tips to avoid becoming a victim

By Gary Jenkins BAPA Safety Program Coordinator Telephone, email, and text message scams are a very present danger in the high-tech world in which live. Scammers and thieves are utilizing […]