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Arts & Culture, Theater Review Sep 27, 2018
Recommended
Humboldt Park is changing, but it's Not for Sale

UrbanTheater Company's production uses humor and empathy to offer a range of perspectives on gentrification.
- By Dmitry Samarov
- Tags: Theater Review, Not for Sale, UrbanTheaer Company, Sara Carranza, Guadalís Del Carmen, Humboldt Park, Puerto Rican Festival, gentrification, Recommended

News & Politics, Feature Sep 21, 2018
Once a street gang, then a political collective, the Young Lords celebrate 50 years with a symposium at DePaul

"We're not from Humboldt Park or Lincoln Park, we're Puerto Ricans."
- By Kerry Cardoza
- Tags: Feature, Young Lords 50th Anniversary Symposium, Young Lords, DePaul University, Lincoln Park, Richard J. Daley, Y.L.O., José “Cha-Cha” Jiménez, Puerto Rico, El Grito de Lares, gentrification, McCormick Theological Seminary, Puerto Rican parade, Puerto Rican self-determination, Jacqueline Lazú, United Methodist Church, Reverend Bruce Johnson, Rainbow Coalition, Black Panthers, Young Patriots, Fred Hampton, Elaine Brown, Luis Tony Báez, Juan González, Grand Valley State University, Center for Latino Research, La Clark, La Madison, Carl Sandburg Village, Chicago 21 Plan, John Bentacur, Humboldt Park

Blogs, Bleader Sep 11, 2018
Humboldt Park kids' store Peach Fuzz gives hugs

Claire Tibbs's LGBTQ-friendly Humboldt Park children's boutique is also a place to read and explore.
- By Isa Giallorenzo
- Tags: Arts, Style, LGBTQ+, Devyn Mañibo, Claire Tibbs, Peach Fuzz, Humboldt Park, children's boutique, Buenas Días, Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History, Julian Is a Mermaid, Humboldt House, the Great Lakes Goods, LGBTQ-friendly vendors

Blogs, Bleader Aug 23, 2018
The owners of the Pierogi Wagon are selling their food truck business—on Craigslist

Got $25,000? You can buy the Pierogi Wagon food truck and everything else—including special recipes and training in making pierogi.
- By Ryan Smith
- Tags: Food & Drink, News, Pierogi Wagon, food trucks, Chicago, Logan Square Food Truck Social, Damian Warzecha, Flying Taco, Lucy's, Humboldt Park

Blogs, Bleader Jul 2, 2018
Slideshow
Bikes, brews and a bear (kinda) highlight Tour De Fat 2018

New Belgium's annual fest benefitted West-Town Bikes.
- By Rick Majewski
- Tags: chicago, bicycles, tour de fat, humboldt park, new belgium, beer, music festival, chicago summer, summer, Slideshow

Blogs, Bleader Jun 7, 2018
New documentary Public Park illuminates Chicago's role in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria

The film by Fieldwork Collaborative Projects follows Puerto Rican evacuees in Humboldt Park.
- By Katie Powers
- Tags: Film, Arts, Visual Art, Neighborhoods, Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico, Ionit Behar, Fieldwork Collaborative Projects, Humboldt Park, Public Park, Park District, Documentary, Field House, Boat House Gallery, MCA, Museum of Contemporary Art, Richard Santiago, Eduardo Arocho, Puerto Rican Cultural Center, Puerto Rican Agenda of Chicago, Cristina Pacione-Zayas

Music, Music Feature May 30, 2018
Does Chicago have too many music festivals?

Lollapalooza’s ticket sales have slowed, and Reggae Fest and Chicago Open Air are canceled—are these the growth pangs of a healthy but crowded ecosystem, or is a crash on the way?
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Music Feature, Lollapalooza, Pitchfork, Pitchfork Music Festival, Hideout Block Party, Chicago Open Air, Ruido Fest, Riot Fest, North Coast Music Festival, Chosen Few Picnic, Chosen Few Picnic & Festival, music festivals, festival, festivals, bubble, crash, downturn, Michael Berg, Silver Wrapper, Silver Wrapper Productions, Brian Griffin, React Presents, Spring Awakening Music Festival, Addams/Medill Park, Union Park, Douglas Park, Pat Grumley, Alan King, Jackson Park, Lucas King, Adam Krefman, Mike Petryshyn, Mike Reed, Matt Rucins, Mamby on the Beach, Oakwood Beach, Tim Tuten, Katie Tuten, Hideout, Max Wagner, Metronome, Ed Warm, Joe’s on Weed Street, Joe’s Live, Windy City Smokeout, Chuck Wren, Reggae Fest Chicago, Fyre Fest, Aahh! Fest, Common Ground Foundation, Tamara Brown, Pemberton Festival, IowaStock, Karoondinha, UpNorth Music & Arts Festival, Get in It MusicFest, Chicago Blues Festival, Chicago Jazz Festival, Chicago House Music Festival, Wicker Park Fest, West Fest, All Tomorrow’s Parties, Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, Danny Wimmer Presents, C3, Taste of Randolp, Siren Music Festival, Eduardo Calvillo, Congress Theater, Humboldt Park, Hip-Hop Summerfest, Country LakeShake, Live Nation, Subterranean, Beat Kitchen, Robert Gomez, Kickstand Productions, Optimum Events, John Ugolini, Sean P. McKeough

Music, Music Feature Apr 3, 2018
Video
Chicago rapper Supa Bwe laps the pack

He brought pop-punk melodies to hip-hop years before the current crop of Soundcloud rappers, and he’s still evolving on the new Finally Dead.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Music Feature, Supa Bwe, Finally Dead, New America, Hurt Everybody, Mulatto Beats, Qari, Andrew Barber, Saba, .22 Summers, rap, hip-hop, Soundcloud rap, Auto-Tune, Trippie Redd, Tekashi, 6ix9ine, Humboldt Park, Oak Park, Frederick McCulloch-Burton, Down Comes the Spaceman, Empire Distribution, Top Dawg Entertainment, No Time to Explain, Pants From Japan, Excel Cruz, Jungle Audio Engineering, New America, Music Garage, Metro, Lollapalooza, Video

Music, Music Feature Dec 6, 2017
Video Slideshow
The Third Coming of the Jesus Lizard

On the eve of their latest return home, the band talk about why they chose Chicago—and how they became its most beautiful noise-rock monsters.
- By Kevin Warwick
- Tags: Music Feature, Jesus Lizard, the Jesus Lizard, Metro, reunion, David Yow, Duane Denison, David Wm. Sims, Mac McNeilly, Blue, Shot, Down, Liar, Goat, Head, Pure, Inch, Touch and Go, Corey Rusk, Pitchfork Music Festival, All Tomorrow’s Parties, Primavera Sound, The Jesus Lizard Book, Fly on the Wall, 7 vs. 8, Puss, Nub, Seasick, Capitol Records, Steve Albini, Tar, John Conroy, Joe Shanahan, Lounge Ax, Julia Adams, Mike Greenlees, Rainbo Club, Humboldt Park, Leo’s Lunchroom, Jim Kimball, Tomahawk, Denison/Kimball Trio, John Forbes, Mount Shasta, Slint, King Kong, Exit, Brendan Murphy, Rapeman, Scratch Acid, Cargo Cult, Rey Washam, 86, Phantom 309, Quimby’s, Gary Held, mpty Bottle, Ken Vandermark, Edge of the Looking Glass, Martin Atkins, Bangkok Bangkok, Pegboy, Didjits, Rifle Sport, Flour, Dreamerz, Czar Bar, John Herndon, Casey Rice, Dan Koretsky, Doug McCombs, Stacy Sargent, Rick Rizzo, John Haggerty, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Billions Corporation, Kaleidoscope, Foodworks, John Brannon, Negative Approach, Michael Gerald, Killdozer, U.S. Maple, Video, Slideshow

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Sep 27, 2017
Recommended
Heritage Restaurant & Caviar Bar is more than big-ticket fish eggs

A varied menu of imaginative, well-executed food—from eastern European to Korean—should endear this spot to Humboldt Park.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Review, Heritage Restaurant & Caviar Bar, Bar Marta, Royal Belgian osetra, Jan Henrichsen, Humboldt Park, caviar, Sturgeon Moon, Guy Meikle, Nana, Recommended

News & Politics, Transportation Aug 8, 2017
Could legislation curb displacement along the 606?

A proposed ordinance aims to ensure new recreation trails and transit-oriented development don’t force out longtime residents.
- By John Greenfield
- Tags: Transportation, Active Transportation Alliance, Englewood, gentrification, displacement, Humboldt Park, Logan Square, the 606, the Bloomingdale Trail, the Englewood Nature Line, the Paseo, Little Village, Pilsen, bike trails, affordable housing, Steve Simmons, Ashley Galvan Ramos

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Aug 1, 2017
Recommended
Split-Rail reimagines a lowbrow midwestern culinary heritage

A team of Ada Street alums led by chef Zoe Schor remake the McNugget and other edible icons.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Review, Split-Rail, Zoe Schor, Ada Street, McNugget, Humboldt Park, Thomas Keller, Tom Colicchio, Todd English, Split Rail, Ada St., Recommended

Blogs, Bleader May 16, 2017
Terrorist to some, hero to others, Oscar López Rivera will be honored in Chicago this week

The Puerto Rican nationalist comes home to Humboldt Park after 35 years in federal prison.
- By Alex V. Hernandez
- Tags: News, Politics, Humboldt Park, Puerto Rico, Barack Obama, Paseo Boricua, National Boricua Human Rights Network, Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional Puertorriqueña, FALN, Oscar López Rivera, Jose López, Vietnam War, Police, People’s Law Office

Arts & Culture, Theater Review Feb 7, 2017
Recommended
Police violence haunts Chicago’s west side in Ike Holter’s The Wolf at the End of the Block

Razor-sharp dramatics and an air-tight production from Teatro Vista bring a complicated, slippery world to life.
- By Justin Hayford
- Tags: Theater Review, The Wolf at the End of the Block, Ike Holter, Teatro Vista, Ricardo Gutiérrez, Humboldt Park, Chicago Police Department, IPRA, police violence, Recommended

News & Politics, Feature Dec 13, 2016
On the northwest side, eviction and gentrification go hand in hand

The prevalence of verbal landlord-tenant agreements leaves low-income immigrant households vulnerable.
- By Maya Dukmasova
- Tags: Feature, News, eviction, eviction court, gentrification, Somos Logan Square, Rosalinda Hernandez, Lawyers’ Committee for Better Housing, Noah Moskowitz, Cook County sheriff’s office, Logan Square, Humboldt Park, housing, 212 Developments, Lior Ben Zur, Tradekraft Property Services, DePaul Institute for Housing Studies, Nathalie P. Voorhees Center for Neighborhood and Community Improvement, Residential Landlord and Tenant Ordinance

News & Politics, Transportation Nov 10, 2016
For Latino activists, transportation justice means factoring in immigration and gentrification

Undocumented residents have special concerns, and infrastructure-related housing price spikes are a major issue.
- By John Greenfield
- Tags: Transportation, News, Transportation, Lynda Lopez, Bloomingdale Trail, José Lópe, Puerto Rican Cultural Center, Alma Zamudio, Little Village Environmental Justice Organization, Pilsen, Little Village, Humboldt Park, Logan Square, Hermosa, Brighton Park, Brighton Park Neighborhood Council, Grassroots Illinois Action, West Town Bikes, Ciclo Urbano, Latino Union, LUCHA, Somos Logan Square, transportation justice

Music, Music Feature Aug 29, 2016
The uprising against Riot Fest continues

Activists refuse to be silent about the festival’s occupation of Douglas Park.
- By John Greenfield
- Tags: Music Feature, Riot Fest, Douglas Park, Freedom Square, Homan Square, Humboldt Park, Concerned Citizens, Concerned Citizens of Riot Fest in Douglas Park, Sara Heymann, Chicago Park District, Sharaya Tindal, Damon Williams, #LetUsBreathe Collective, Charles Rice, Paul Norrington, Jessica Maxey-Faulkner, Nas, Douglas Park Advisory Council, Michael Scott, Nichols Tower, George Cardenas, activists, dispute, controversy

Blogs, Bleader Jul 27, 2016
Mayor Emanuel decamps for the DNC, and other Chicago news

Also, did you notice Toni Preckwinkle sitting next to Bill Clinton at the DNC?
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Michelle Obama, Illinois Democratic Party, Election 2016, Valerie Jarrett, Toni Preckwinkle, Rahm Emanuel, Bill Clinton, gang violence, gun violence, homicide rate, Donald Trump, Mike Pence, Indiana, Hipster Highway, Logan Square, Humboldt Park, gentrification

Blogs, Bleader Jul 18, 2016
Zootopia, Moonstruck, and more outdoor film screenings in Chicago this week

And two opportunities to see SpongeBob SquarePants movies on Thursday.
- By Jessica Kim Cohen
- Tags: Arts, Do This, Film, Zootopia, Chippewa Park, San Andreas, Euclid Park, Beach Blanket Bingo, Kathy Osterman Beach, Moonstruck, Millennium Park, Silence of the Lambs, The Sandlot, Mary Bartelme Park, Inside Out, Kells Playground Park, Frankenweenie, Wicker Park, Hotel Transylvania 2, Mozart Park, Midway Plaisance Park, Believe, Beverly Park, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2, Hamilton Park, Pa! Por mis Hijos lo que Sea, Kilbourn Park, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Owens Park, Something New, Comfort Station, Terroir, The Mask, Northwestern University, Norris University Center, Moore Park, Jurassic World, Oakdale Park, Goosebumps, Trebes Park, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, Wildwood Park, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water, Rainey Park, SpongeBob SquarePants, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Mandrake Park, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Revere Park, Hotel Transylvania 2, Douglas Park, Where Did You Get That Woman?, Everyday People, Game, Loretta Smith, Black Cinema House, Archive House, Minions, Armstrong Park, Winnemac Park, Best in Show, Berger Park, The Good Dinosaur, Humboldt Park, Entre Les Murs, Harold Washington Playlot Park

Best of Chicago, Reasons to love Chicago Jun 23, 2016
Critics' Picks
Chicago’s diversity is legible on its signs

Public written language speaks to the character and composition of neighborhoods and communities.
- By Darryl Holliday
- Tags: Reasons to love Chicago, Typeface, signs, language, font, handwriting, diversity, Helvetica, sans serif, Times New Roman, Chicago Public Schools, Century Gothic, Darryl Holliday, Kedzie Avenue, West Ridge, North Park, Arabic, Korean, Humboldt Park, Woodlawn, Ch, Critics' Picks

Blogs, Bleader Jun 20, 2016
Hillary Clinton's key local fund-raisers are raising millions, and other Chicago news

Also, Dennis Hastert appears to be the highest-ranking U.S. elected official to spend time behind bars.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: Did You Read __________?, News, Hillary Clinton, J.B. Pritzker, Hyatt Hotels, election fundraising, 2016 election, State of Illinois, charter schools, Chicago Public Schools, Galapagos Charter School, Humboldt Park, Dennis Hastert, SMS Assist, Goldman Sachs, business

Music, Gossip Wolf Jun 14, 2016
Dan Whitaker & the Shinebenders work hard for hard-working country fans

Plus: ESS hosts its ninth annual Experimental Garage Sale, Myth Fest debuts with an ambitious bill of international electronic music, and more.
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Dan Whitaker and the Shinebenders, Dan Whitaker, Shinebenders, Truck Ride, Cole’s, Bernice’s Tavern, country, Stony Island Stomp, Booze Is Good, Experimental Sound Studio, Experimental Garage Sale, ESS, ninth annual, circuit bending, electronics, raffle, Myth Fest, Myth Festival, Irish American Heritage Center, Jonas Rathsman, Waze and Odyssey, Tyree Cooper, Hieroglyphic Being, Steve Mizek, Savile, Argot Soundsystem, Contintental, ten years, birthday, anniversary, barbecue, bar, Humboldt Park

News & Politics, Transportation Mar 23, 2016
Little Village residents hope Paseo won't be a path to gentrification

Neighbors want affordable housing support to buffer rails-to-trails project.
- By John Greenfield
- Tags: Transportation, News, Politics, Transportation, Little Village Paseo, Paseo, rails-to-trails, the 606, Little Village, Pilsen, Logan Square, Humboldt Park, gentrification, displacement, affordable housing, Rahm Emanuel, Elva Rodriguez Ochoa, Kim Wasserman-Nieto, Juan Carlos Linares, George Cardenas, David Reifman

News & Politics, Transportation Mar 14, 2016
Let's keep the 606 open 24/7

The trail would be safer if more people were using it at night.
- By John Greenfield
- Tags: Transportation, News, Transportation, Bloomingdale Trail, the 606, Jessica Dickerson, Chicago Police Department, Logan Square, Wicker Park, Bucktown, Humboldt Park, Chicago Police Department, Chicago Park District, Officer Nicole Trainor, Jessica Maxey-Faulkner, Jim Merrell, Active Transportation Alliance, Federal Highway Administration, Indianapolis, Monon Trail, Indy Cog

Blogs, Bleader Jan 27, 2016
Outdoor ice skating is hell frozen over

Why in the name of Michelle Kwan would anyone participate in this painfully tedious winter pastime?
- By Ryan Smith
- Tags: The Contrarian, News, Things I Hate, The Contrarian, Michelle Kwan, McCormick Tribune Ice Skating Rink, Lincoln Park Zoo, ice skating, Mario Kart, Maggie Daley Park, Parson's Chicken & Fish, Humboldt Park, Cary Grant, Olympics, YMCA

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