
How to Build a Better Backyard: Balance Hardscapes and Softscapes
Submitted by Beverly Companies BAPA Business Partner A patio is a wonderful thing. It gives the grill a permanent home. It keeps your outdoor furniture

Submitted by Beverly Companies BAPA Business Partner A patio is a wonderful thing. It gives the grill a permanent home. It keeps your outdoor furniture

By Brian Marchetti Villager Contributor A local non-profit has spent nearly a decade turning one’s trash into another’s treasure. The Creative Chicago Reuse Exchange takes

By Brian Marchetti For decades, climate scientists across the globe have warned humanity about the use of fossil fuels and their impact on the world’s

By Kathy Figel In Beverly/Morgan Park we are treated to several weeks of fall color, especially this year. My preference with leaves would be to

On election day – Nov. 8 – we have a chance to vote yes to approve a small property tax increase of .025% (about $1.66

Beverly/Morgan Park is known for the tree-lined streets that create a distinctively beautiful backdrop for our historic homes, parks, and institutions. Most people use

By Kathy Figel September. Are we putting the garden to bed? Nope, not quite yet. Sometimes in the fall, flowers’ colors are their most radiant.

On the weekend of Oct. 8, BAPA, the 19th Ward Office, and City of Chicago will partner to plant trees throughout the community. “We are

By Kristin Boza Eliminating or reducing our consumption of paper is one way to increase efficiency in our lives and leave a smaller carbon footprint

By Kathy Figel What is a weed? “A plant whose virtues have never been discovered,” wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson. Emerson’s distain for weeds was documented.