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- Sacred spaces as 'keepers of the culture' 9/14/2012
- Partnership in South Chicago, Logan Square is ‘marrying’ artists and arts organizations with unused and underused religious spaces
- Residents groove to Seward Park Jazz 7/28/2011
- More than 400 residents gathered at the Near North Side park on Elm Street for the second of five outdoor concerts in a free, summer-long Jazz Fest.
- Humboldt Park art exhibit celebrates healing 10/23/2010
- More than 150 people gathered on October 8 for the opening reception of Everyone Matters, an art exhibit that brought together "community organizations, art therapists and teaching artists sharing stories of personal growth in the Chicago Latino community."
- East meets West in Humboldt Park 9/16/2010
- To the north and east is what most folks think of as the Humboldt Park – the epicenter of Puerto Rican Chicago centered on the park itself. To the south and west is predominantly African-American West Humboldt, though tellingly, a lot of folks here say they live in East Garfield Park.
- Hoops in the Hood: More than a game 9/2/2010
- The fourth annual Cross-City Tournament emphasized teamwork, sportsmanship and safe streets.
- Hot town enjoys Hoops, markets, festivals 8/6/2010
- Summer in the city has meant no shortage of outdoor activities in NCP neighborhoods.
- Fruits, vegetables and community 8/6/2010
- Farmers markets and street festivals liven up NCP neighborhoods.
- New day dawns on Douglas Boulevard 12/2/2009
- Fifty-four low- to moderate-income families are experiencing a new chapter in their lives as they move into the Renaissance Apartments on Douglas Boulevard in North Lawndale, celebrated Nov. 12 during an open house and unveiling of a brightly colored, three-story-high mural.
- Plaza gets new face, residents get new space 10/30/2009
- Little Village’s Manuel Perez, Jr. Memorial Plaza has become a little brighter with the unveiling of two murals and a mosaic created by students as part of Enlace Chicago’s Community Schools Program.
- Auburn-Gresham continues Renaissance; Quad Communities keeps on Groovin' 9/24/2009
- On Sept. 12, the fourth annual 79th Street Renaissance Festival kicked off with Miami Heat sensation Dwayne Wade leading hundreds of youth in a silent march against violence. Meanwhile, in Quad Communities, several hundred people came out for the Groovin’ & Gospel on the Grove Festival, held Sept. 12-13.
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