Think Before You Click: Ten Years Running
By Brittany Wiley BAPA Business Liaison Ten years ago, a specialty running store, Running Excels, 10328 S. Western, opened their doors to our community. Since then, Beverly Lynch has been providing us with a personalized […]
New Neighbors Enter the Art Scene
By Kristin Boza Dance and art are passions of new neighbors Megan Wright and Nate Otto. Wright grew up in Beverly/Morgan Park and built a dance and art career on the foundation she learned at the […]
Business Spotlight: A Hopping Place for Families
By Brittany Wiley Michelle Bryant-Smith and her husband Maurice Smith opened Little Hoppers Play Café, 2670 W 111th St., in August. It’s an interactive and creative boutique style play space for kids age seven and under and a café for […]
One Man’s Quest for the Best Hot Dogs in Chicago
By Kristin Boza Once again, local author Dennis Foley has expertly combined his love of Chicago and food to deliver a book full of “snap.” In “No Ketchup: Chicago’s Top 50 […]
Rallying for Maple Morgan Park Food Pantry
By Kristin Boza Many people have organized to help others in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Soon after the city began its shelter-in-place orders, the Maple Morgan Park Food Pantry, 11030 S. Longwood Dr., noted […]
Meet MPHS New Boys’ Basketball Coach, Chris Gardner
By: Tina Jenkins Bell Morgan Park High School’s new boys’ basketball coach Chris Gardner has a plan. A family man who is married to wife Tia and father to one-year old daughter Dylan, Coach […]
Alt Walk and Pandemograms: How The Alliance is Transforming Art Appreciation in a Pandemic
By Kristin Boza Everyone is feeling the pinch in this pandemic, but artists, musicians, and service industry workers have seen every avenue to promote their livelihood eliminated in recent months. Festivals are […]
Area Principals Develop Parent-Centered Online Training and Leadership Alliance to Promote Quality, Equitable Education Across the 19th Ward
By Tina Jenkins Bell BAPA School Liaison Six principals representing elementary schools across the Beverly/Morgan Park community recently forged an alliance to share resources, schedules, and ideas to assure equitable, quality educations […]
AND Provides Critical Support to Domestic Violence Clients
By Kristin Boza A New Direction (AND) is the only domestic violence organization in Beverly/Morgan Park. Their mission is to provide counseling, education, support, and advocacy to those affected by domestic […]
Introducing CAPS Community Organizer Belinda Washington
By Gary Jenkins Belinda J. Washington is not a Chicago Police Officer, she is a civilian, yet she serves in a vital role as the 22nd District’s Community Organizer. As […]