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Home » Woodlawn

Tag: Woodlawn

Left: Quilen Blackwell; right: Cornelia McNamara
Posted inCity Life

Saying it with flowers

by Isa Giallorenzo May 28, 2021August 18, 2021

An unexpected movement is taking over neglected landscapes across town.

Posted inArts & Culture

South-side champion

by Lee Ann Norman September 18, 2019August 18, 2021

Writer-photographer Lee Bey’s new book Southern Exposure showcases architectural masterworks on the typically neglected south and west sides.

Posted inNews & Politics

‘This is my home’

by Sierra Council and Max Herman July 24, 2019August 18, 2021

Woodlawn residents share their vision for a neighborhood in transition

Posted inArts & Culture

Black fatherhood

by W.D. Floyd June 13, 2019August 18, 2021

Black men are rarely afforded the luxury of being seen as nurturers and caregivers.

Posted inNews & Politics

Pangea has taken thousands to eviction court. The story of an apartment empire

by Maya Dukmasova May 16, 2019September 30, 2021

The company has claimed credit for reviving south and west side communities, even as it’s filed more than 9,000 eviction cases since 2009.

Posted inNews & Politics

Community gardens beautify urban space, but some seek to transform urban society

by Maya Dukmasova March 13, 2019August 18, 2021

Community organizers connect politics with plant care.

Posted inNews & Politics

The 20th Ward aldermanic race is rife with bad faith and good ideas

by Maya Dukmasova January 10, 2019August 18, 2021

A Pritzker-backed machine operator, a rogue three-time candidate, a U of C darling, and lots of idealistic novices compete in a ward known for corruption.

Posted inBlogs

Mental health advocates are battling self-proclaimed ‘gangster’ alderman Willie Cochran over an empty lot

by Maya Dukmasova August 3, 2018August 18, 2021

Organizers of a pop-up mental health services project in Woodlawn vow to fight imminent eviction.

Posted inArts & Culture

How Woodlawn kids are learning to fix bikes—and become leaders

by Sebastián Hidalgo June 21, 2018August 18, 2021

The “masters mechanics” program at Blackstone Bicycle Works aims to build community.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

‘East-coasters butt out’ and more from the wildcat Obama Presidential Center debate

by Deanna Isaacs March 9, 2018August 18, 2021

An emotionally symposium at the University of Chicago this week brought out many opinions but few solutions.

Posted inBlogs

Viral Denzel Washington video helps get Leon’s BBQ smoking again

by Julia Thiel March 8, 2018August 18, 2021

Leon’s Chicago’s Best BBQ & Grill, closed for years, reopened Thursday in Woodlawn.

Posted inBlogs

Help us identify these south-side neighborhoods

by Renata Cherlise February 8, 2017August 18, 2021

The latest Blvck Vrchives features photos of the south side of Chicago from the 1960s to the 1980s, with a call to action to help identify the neighborhoods depicted.

Posted inCity Life

A coach house in Chicago’s land of mansions

by Laura Pearson January 25, 2017August 18, 2021

The charming Kenwood art studio of Candace Hunter and Arthur Wright has a rich history.

Posted inBlogs

Congressman warns that Illinois could lose federal funds if state budget impasse isn’t solved, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd December 13, 2016August 18, 2021

Also, state senator Kwame Raoul advocates for increasing sentences for repeat gun-crime offenders.

Posted inBlogs

The alleged David Cameron-Brexit-O’Hare-pizza connection, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd June 27, 2016August 18, 2021

Also, Chicagoan Raj Fernando is at the center of a Trump-Clinton feud.

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