- Blogs, Bleader, Jan 10, 2013
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A greener Chicago would be a safer Chicago
Urban farming and better care of vacant lots could reduce crime and improve life in poorer areas
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 29, 2012
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Our segregation footprint
Daily personal choices can help move us toward integration
- Blogs, Bleader, Aug 30, 2012
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Paul Ryan made it, so why can't everyone?
What if Ryan had grown up on Garfield Boulevard in Chicago instead of Garfield Avenue in Janesville?
- Music, Music Sidebar, Sep 1, 2011
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India Arie, Bootsy Collins, Al B. Sure, and more at the African Festival of the Arts
- Music, Music Sidebar, Jun 30, 2011
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From reggae to R&B at the African Caribbean International Festival of Life
- Best of Chicago, Sports & Recreation, Jun 23, 2011
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Best place to watch cricket
Washington Park
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 1, 2011
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Ads From the Past: July 4, 1975
- News & Features, Politics, Feb 8, 2011
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Case Study: Washington Park
99% black; poverty rate 51%
- Blogs, Bleader, Sep 10, 2010
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Neighborhood Bike Tours Return Saturday in Hyde Park
Big Shoulders Realty's Neighborhood Bike Tours begin the 2010 fall season Saturday in Hyde Park
- Music, Soundboard, Sep 2, 2010
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The List: September 2-8, 2010
Critics' Choices and other notable shows: Scissor Sisters, Rhys Chatham and Bill Orcutt, Michael Rother's Hallogallo 2010, and more
- Music, Music Sidebar, Sep 2, 2010
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African Festival of the Arts
Chaka Khan, Angelique Kidjo, and Tito Jackson are among the featured performers this Labor Day weekend in Washington Park.
- Music, Music Sidebar, Jul 1, 2010
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African/Caribbean International Festival of Life
Marquee acts include Shaggy, Angela Winbush, Gramps Morgan, Admiral Bailey, and Alison Hinds.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 4, 2010
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Frustrated in Washington Park
Washington Park residents at a community policing meeting Thursday night had more than crime on their minds—they're frustrated at signs that the neighborhood is falling apart.
- Music, Music Sidebar, May 27, 2010
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Summer Guide: Follow the Music
The biggest and best of the music fests
- Arts & Culture, Architecture, Mar 4, 2010
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Hyde Park & Kenwood Issue: Beyond Robie House
A tour of some of the neighborhoods' lesser-known architectural gems
- Blogs, Bleader, Oct 2, 2009
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We Win!
Believe me: losing the Olympics bid is a very, very good thing.
- Blogs, Bleader, Oct 2, 2009
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Sweet!
Around Washington Park, Ben Joravsky gets the distinct impression Chicago losing its bid for the games is OK with people.
- News & Features, Letters, Sep 24, 2009
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Letters & Comments, September 24, 2009
"Of course, right after the Olympics you are going to see a drop in tourism—everybody came there DURING the Olympics!! It's the LONG TERM effect that is important."
- Music, Music Sidebar, Sep 3, 2009
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African Festival of the Arts
Featuring Ahmad Jamal, Ohio Players, the Pharcyde, Booker T. Jones, and George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 12, 2009
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Reading between the Olympic lines
Believing the promises of Chicago's Olympic planners requires what we'll call extraordinary fairness.
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