East Garfield seeks greener, healthier future
East Garfield Park is a mostly low-income, African-American community that sits outside the immediate radius of high-energy gentrification -- at least for now. Located two to three miles west of the Loop on the “El” Green Line, the community’s business sector was devastated and significant amounts of its population fled after the 1968 riots, and the neighborhood has never fully recovered.
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East Garfield Park Heroes:
Velma Johnson, Barbara Parks
11/16/2009
The community heroes saluted by the New Communities Program lead agencies and their partners are the ones doing the heavy lifting, often with little acknowledgement or reward.
Pete’s will bring Fresh to Madison & Western 9/3/2009
Residents of Chicago’s Near West Side will be able to shop at a full-service grocery store for the first time in four decades when Pete’s Fresh Market opens in 2011.
11 'Hoods square off in ‘Hoops’ finals 8/19/2009
The summer-long Hoops in the Hood program, which culminated with the citywide championship on Aug. 22, is about far more than scores and highlights.
- Weatherization = Energy Conservation + Jobs 8/5/2009
- Chicagoans take to the Open Streets 7/30/2009
- Music program strikes chord in East Garfield 5/25/2009
- Organizers serve notice for tenants' rights 5/18/2009
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