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New Sports and Gold Medals at Spring Into Sports
Here's a recap of the sports action and medal ceremony at Spring Into Sports in Chicago, including plenty of new experiences for the 1500 youth who participated at four local high schools.
Audio slideshows
Chicago opened its streets for cycling, strolling and fitness activities on October 5, 2008. Thousands turned out to enjoy the car-free environment.
Instructor Charlie Barbera uses dance and drums to help ease social tensions as part of "Building Community through the Arts."
Learn about a new approach to helping low-income families reach financial stability in this slideshow, which features participants from CWFs in Baltimore and Chicago.
Vignettes from three communities give a flavor of the work underway as neighborhoods create quality-of-life plans and then implement their strategies.
Multimedia reporters Sarahmaria Gomez and Alex Fledderjohn visit a back-alley workshop where youth from West Town and Humboldt Park learn much more than bike-repair skills.
Listen in on the action as youth from Little Village and North Lawndale get together for Friday night basketball and other activities.
Listen in as community leaders, business owners and residents young and old talk about Auburn Gresham and its future. Read more about the festival.
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Videos
Elev8 Chicago helps public school students thrive by giving them the access to health centers, health programs and physical education on a more frequent basis.
2010 Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards - The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Award for Architectural Excellence in Community Design - Second Place - Farr Associates for Whistler Crossing.
2010 Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards - The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Award for Architectural Excellence in Community Design - Third Place - SMNG-A Architects for Langston Hughes Elementary School.
2010 Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards - Special Recognition Award to the Community Economic Development Law Project.
2010 Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards - The Outstanding For-Profit Neighborhood Real Estate Project Award to Holsten Real Estate Development Corporation and Turnstone Development for Whistler Crossing.
2010 Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards - The Polk Bros. Foundation Affordable Rental Housing Preservation Award to Mercy Housing Lakefront for Malden Arms Apartments.
2010 Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards - The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Award for Outstanding Non-Profit Real Estate Project to the Homan Arthington Foundation for the Charles H. Shaw Technology Learning Center.
2010 Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards - The Chicago Community Trust Outstanding Community Strategy of the Year Award to the Pilsen Quality-of-Life Planning Process.
Explore the heart of Albany Park where you can shop like a world traveller in a few short blocks. Converging here are goods from all over the world — from belly dancing gear to Korean herbs. When you're done shopping, eat hearty. In Albany Park, it's easy to sample ethnic delicacies ranging from Middle Eastern hummus to Swedish meatballs to Korean barbeque. Enjoy! Learn more: http://showcase.lisc-chicago.org/community/albany-park
Civil war to civil rights to White House Tour the Black Metropolis, a corridor rich with the cultural history of African-Americans in Chicago. The Learn more: http://showcase.lisc-chicago.org/community/qcdc Quad Communities neighborhoods of North Kenwood, Oakland, Douglas and Grand Boulevard are home to famous artists, poets and musicians. Visit the the DuSable Museum, and then take a spin by Little Black Pearl Workshop, where talented kids blossom into full fledged stars. As you continue your stroll, youll hit barricades, but they're barricades of hope, not despair. They signal the home of Quad Communities' most famous resident — President Barack Obama, who lives at 51st and Greenwood.
A thriving mosaic of Mexican-American life Take a stroll up 18th Street in Pilsen and enjoy the Bohemian wonder of Thalia Hall, visit the murals at Galeria Del Barrio and tour the National Museum of Mexican Art. Crown your visit with a walk though Pilsens thriving local business district complete with sidewalk vendors. And eat, eat, eat like you've never eaten Mexican food before! You'll feel like you're visiting a town center in Mexico on a gourmet cooking tour. Learn more: http://showcase.lisc-chicago.org/community/pilsen
Visit the lovely, historic Winneconna Lagoons then head over to 79th Street where trolley trains in the '20s created a thriving commercial destination. There you can sample soul food, West Indian cuisine or hot and spicy Creole/Cajun food. A must-see is St. Sabina, a magnificent church headed by nationally recognized community activist, Father Michael Pfleger. Plan your trip for the fall and arrive in time for the Auburn Gresham Renaissance Festival, where on the first Saturday after the Labor Day holiday you can enjoy a celebration of Chicago's best food, music and art created by local businesses and artists. Learn more: http://showcase.lisc-chicago.org/
n the 1950s, South Chicago was steel town. That's when the U.S. Steel Southworks employed 130,000 people at the height of its business. But today South Chicago is green town. If you visit in May, when the neighborhood hosts the Green Summit, you'll get to explore a showcase for urban green innovation in Chicago. But South Chicago is not without its old fashioned perennial favorites. Stroll down Commercial Avenue and sample the homemade ice cream at El Potrillo. Head over to the 95th Street Bridge where the Blues Brothers movie was filmed and enjoy the famous fried shrimp at Calumet Fisheries. Crown your tour with a visit to Calumet Park where 200 acres host volleyball, swimming and the S. E. Chicago Historical Society. Learn more: http://showcase.lisc-chicago.org/community/south-chicago
What better way to use up empty plots of city land than to help teens learn how to garden?
On a Tuesday afternoon, the blair of trumpets and strumming of guitars flood the halls of Cooper Elementary School in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood. It's time for mariachi class led by Victor and Jose Yahvi Pichardo, a father-son team with a wealth of Mexican music experience. This program is supported by LISC Chicago's Elev8 program.
This is a shorter version of "This Is Our Neighborhood," featuring community leaders talking about their garden, art center, murals, new buildings, foreclosure-prevention work, mariachi band and sports activities. It's a nice overview of LISC/Chicago's New Communities Program.
A special video presented on June 9 by New Communities Program leaders to celebrate the 10 years of work by MacArthur Foundation President Jonathan Fanton. Neighborhood leaders, youth, artists and others say thanks for the support that came to 16 neighborhoods in Chicago.
Here's a recap of the sports action and medal ceremony at Spring Into Sports in Chicago, including plenty of new experiences for the 1,500 youth who participated at four local high schools.
Hundreds of youth (and a few adults) learned how to use bows and arrows during Spring Into Sports in Chicago from April 4 to 11, with instruction from Watching Arrows Fly. Video by Brent Michel.
Kids compete, participate in sports demos and get active at four high schools during spring break. Sports include badminton, archery, soccer, basketball, dodgeball, double dutch, swimming, ping-pong, Wii and volleyball. Video by TuMultimedia.
Sports programs from basketball to jiujitsu are changing kids' lives in Chicago neighborhoods, and will be showcased at Spring Into Sports April 4 to 11, 2009. Produced by TuMultimedia. Run time 4:42.
St. Leonard's is a residential program for ex-offenders that provides support and training to help individuals rebuild their lives. Runtime: 5:12 Location: West Haven, Chicago, IL Created by: Tu Multimedia
A new boxing gym in La Villita, Chicago, is helping kids stay out of trouble while promoting a healthy lifestyle. La Villita, Little Village, Chicago, IL. Created by: Tu Multimedia, http://tumultimedia.org
Home foreclosures continue to damage Chicago neighborhoods at a rapid rate, but community members are coming together to put an end to this crisis. Runtime: 8:26 Location: Chicago, IL Created by; Tu Multimedia, http://tumultimedia.org
Curie Youth Radio podcasts
Students at the Curie Metro High School Youth Radio program tell stories about their neighborhoods.
Saying Goodbye on 56th and Fairfield, by Miguel Lopez. (2009)
Kurt Swan recounts the fire at Family Dollar, 79th and California. (2009))
Come taste the deliciousness at this strip mall on Pulaski, by Steven Gallardo. (2009)
We spy on Ana Romero's neighbor, who never stops sweeping. (2009)
Angela Griden provides a tour of Martin Luther King Plaza on the West Side. (2009)
A visit to Belmont, for the Hulk in all of us, by Mariah Steward. (2009)
A full game of Harry Potter Quidditch, Chicago style, by Kathryn Kaye. (2009)
Lamar Smith wants you to hear the laughter on 67th and California. (2009)
Come inside the Little Village Environmental Justice Center and see youth in action, by Xochitl Sandoval. (2009)
A railroad viaduct divides Little Village and North Lawndale and creates a border between African-Americans and Latinos that is not supposed to be crossed. Here is Ashley Woods' recollection of the death of a man who crossed the tracks. (2006)
Carlos Maeda lives right underneath the air traffic of Chicago's Midway Airport, where the shriek of jet engines surrounds everyone for blocks. Though not a traveler himself, he reflects on other people's journeys, every day. (2006)
Abdel Mutan brings us to the dinner table during tight times, and recognizes his mother's love for her family. (2008)
Keith Shine wants more for his neighborhood than a bad reputation. Look through the eyes of a Chicago teenager as he brings us to his favorite event of the summer: the annual basketball tournament at the Ickes Homes on Chicago's South Side. (2007)
Yvonne Rodriguez listens in as a bunch of guys debate the best way to dress and whether hip hop is better than rock. Their differences aren't so visible to others.
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