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Spring 2010

Editor-in-Chief Harry Backlund
Managing Editor Clare Fentress
Features Editor Robin Peterson
Design Editor Sam Bowman
Photo Editor Mehveş Konuk
Layout Editor Rachel Wiseman
Online Editors Ellis Calvin and Sam Feldman

Contributors Ethan Bass, Daniel Benjamin, Cecilia Donnelly, Natalie Doss, Emma Ellis, Elly Fishman, Andrew Foster, Ellen Harris, Tobi Haslett, Brandon Hopkins, Vriti Jain, Keith Jamieson, Rebecca Kilberg, Katherine Koster, Sarah Mendelsohn, Alec Mitrovich, Sarah Pickering, Jason Rosenfeld, Helenmary Sheridan, Emilie Shumway, BonnieKate Walker, Chloé Wilcox, Ryan Walach

Former Contributors
Tizziana Baldenebro, Lisa Bang, Avery Bell, Rachel Berkowitz, Emily Bernhard, Elise Biggers, Katie Buitrago, Kathryn Burger, Matthew Carville, Kristin Cordova, Mackenzie Cramblit, Natalie Doss, Emma Ellis, Eve Ewing, Andrea Fjeld, Megan Frestedt, Veronica Gonzalez, Jiyoung Han, Laura Harmon, Jessica Hille, Michael Joyce, Tiffany Kwak, Yennie Lee, Hannah McElgunn, Dave McQuown, Morgan Moroney, Justyna Nytko, Ben Oren, Julia Pagnamenta, Jassmine Rabii, Candice Ralph, Sean Redmond, Rachel Reed, Leah Reisman, Jim Santel, Rose Schapiro, Harris Setzer, Alexander Shulan, Supriya Sinhababu, John Thompson, Melanie Treuhaft, Juan Velez, Bill Volk, BonnieKate Walker, Samantha Wishnak, Ayn Woodward, Bobby Zacharias

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Mick Dumke writes up a Washington Park CAPS meeting

The Chicago Reader’s Mick Dumke went to the CAPS meeting for beat 234 in Washington Park last Thursday night, and it sounds like the locals weren’t happy. From sinkholes in the streets to prostitutes in the park to an alley drug market disguised as an impromptu auto shop, Washington Park residents have a lot to […]

May 26 issue highlights

This week’s feature is on the redevelopment of Hyde Park’s Harper Court, which aims to turn the 45-year-old retail complex into a mixed-use district over the next five years. Also in this week’s issue: a look at the community garden at 65th and Woodlawn, which brings neighbors together and produces fresh produce in an area […]

A night of rock at the Op Shop

Last month we wrote about the Opportunity Shop, a temporary art and community space in Hyde Park that was supposed to last only through the end of April. It proved so popular, and the donations proved so plentiful, that the Op Shop was extended through the beginning of June. This Saturday night is the Op […]

ShoreBank is saved

In February we profiled ShoreBank, the paradigmatic financial institution with a social conscience. Founded in the ailing South Shore neighborhood in 1973, it has been credited with proving that responsible lending can raise a profit, serving the low-income neighborhoods that other banks ignored. Although the bank has attempted to keep […]

Academic Freedom Conference at the University of Chicago

The University of Chicago’s president Robert Zimmer spends much of his time traveling the country, often to discuss a favorite issue of his: academic freedom. This week, academic freedom comes to the University of Chicago in the form of a three-day symposium. The full schedule is extensive over the three-day period and includes hot-button issues […]

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