Maxwell Street Community Garden Struggles for Volunteers
NEAR WEST SIDE- With winter closing in fast, there’s only so much time left for gardening, and the Maxwell Street Community Garden is scrambling to find the volunteers they need to prep the plot for the cold months ahead, garden members said. “The last two months have been just so dismal with turnout,” said garden […]
West Loop Residents Angry: Dogs Do Their Business While Dog Owners Fail to Do Theirs
November 25, 2009 By Jean-Virgile Tasse-Themens A dozen residents of the West Loop protested at a Town Hall meeting last week about the constant presence of dog feces on sidewalks and in parks. Residents are upset about owners not cleaning up after their dogs in those public spaces. John Finnegan, a resident of the West […]
Mural Brings Students Together For Colorful Collaboration
By Ed Finkel, LISC Chicago’s New Communities Program The West Haven “Phoenix Rising” mural on the back wall of Victor Herbert Elementary School facing Touhy Herbert Park looked faded, chipped, warped and slumped over earlier this summer, but soon it will rise again and look just like new. That’s because it is new – the […]
Finally: Groceries, Fresh Produce for Chicago’s Near West Side
By Ed Finkel, LISC Chicago’s New Communities Program Residents of Chicago’s Near West Side will be able to shop at a full-service grocery store for the first time in four decades when Pete’s Fresh Market opens in 2011. The Chicago Reporter and Chicago Matter’s The Color of Money helps provide more context for this issue.” […]