By Cathriona Fey, BAPA Community Outreach and Improvement In response to the changes brought on by the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, the Beverly Area Planning Association (BAPA) has organized the BAPA Cares Campaign as a way to locally connect,
“In times of uncertainty such as this, we seen the best of Beverly/Morgan Park and Mount Greenwood and others emerge,” wrote Karen Overstreet, Executive Director of the Maple/Morgan Park
By Kristin Boza The Edna White Community Garden, 1850 W. Monterey Ave., is known as a place to unwind, gather, and grow a variety of vegetables and plants. This year, the garden and its
By Tina Jenkins Bell, BAPA School Liaison According to Chicago Public Schools Chief Executive Officer LaTanya McDade, CPS has and will continue to disburse laptops and iPads to schools to
As we all keep our social distance it’s more important than ever that we are a community of neighbors helping neighbors: check on one another, follow the common-sense rules for
By Tina Jenkins Bell, BAPA School Liaison “I can feel the hum of learning every time I pass by,” Kathleen Valente, principal of Alice L. Barnard Elementary School, said. Valente
Both the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) say consistent handwashing is far more valuable than wearing protective gloves. Still, the coronavirus can live for
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 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
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
About half of BAPA’s budget comes from annual memberships from neighborhood residents and businesses.
The Beverly Area Planning Association (BAPA) is a not-for-profit, community-based alliance of more than a dozen civic and business groups dedicated to serving the historic Beverly Hills/Morgan Park neighborhood of Chicago.
Beverly Area Planning Association
1744 W. 99th Street
Chicago, IL 60643
773-233-3100
