As Chicago holds its first-ever “Jane’s Walk,” the South Loop opens itself up.
Urban Development
At This Juncture
by Ari Feldman •
Like much of Bronzeville, 51st Street is at a kind of crossroads. Many neighbors perceive things as having vaguely gotten better, but exactly what is going into the gradual changes of “the strip” is not obvious.
Chatham State of Mind
by Spencer Mcavoy •
“This neighborhood has changed drastically,” says one Chatham resident, “and I am not happy about it.” Many other residents, she insists, feel the same way. “They’re really pissed off about what’s going on here. We are not happy.”
In the Shadow of Mount Olympus
by Taro Matsuno •
It may be some time before the Michael Reese Hospital site is developed, though as long as the city continues to own the property, the clock is ticking.
Voices of Chicago Public Housing
by Katherine Jinyi Li •
On a sunny February day, twenty-five UofC students file out of a yellow school bus for a Chicago Studies Program oral history project at the Vivian Carter Apartments.
Fresh, hot jazz
by Meaghan Murphy •
Everything about the Washington Park Arts Incubator is new.
The Experimental Grocer
by Jason Huang •
Louis’ Groceries is ready to flood the sprawling South Side food desert with health food, washing urban food problems away one purchase at a time.
Community R.A.G.E.
by Taro Matsuno •
The community activist group Resident Association of Greater Englewood (R.A.G.E) pursues resident-driven initiatives in education and economic development.
