By LINDSAY WELBERS Staff Writer A protest in January ended with a reignited the call for a trauma care center on the South Side of Chicago. It also created calls from University of Chicago staff, faculty and students to review the university’s police department’s policies and practices after four were arrested and many treated roughly.(…)
By JEFFREY BISHKU-AYKUL Assistant to the Editor The Hyde Park Historical Society is holding a series of talks on home preservation titled, “This Old (Hyde Park) House,” scheduled to take place at 2 p.m. every third Sunday for the next four months at The Hyde Park Union Church, 5600 S. Woodlawn Ave. According to Jack(…)
By JEFFREY BISHKU-AYKUL Assistant to the Editor A Hyde Park resident since 1994, Andy Austin is well-known among some in the neighborhood for her involvement with the University of Chicago “Revels,” a yearly comedic play incorporating the area’s historical events and figures. More remarkable, however, is the story of Austin’s 44-year career as a freelance(…)
By DASCHELL M. PHILLIPS Staff Writer The Chicago Public Schools Science Fair took place Friday at the Museum of Science and Industry, 57th Street and Lake Shore Drive. Students from two local high schools presented their projects at the citywide competition. This year’s science fair, a three-day event titled “Meeting Global Needs through Science, Technology,(…)
By LINDSAY WELBERS Staff Writer The Hyde Park Players will present “The Good Doctor” from April 12 to 14 at the Experimental Station, 6100 S. Blackstone Ave. “The Good Doctor” is a series of short skits based on the writings on 19th century Russian novelist Anton Chekov and adapted for the stage by “Odd Couple”(…)
By JEFFREY BISHKU-AYKUL Assistant to the Editor Spring means warmer weather, longer days and for some neighborhood residents, a return to gardening. Hyde Parker Debra Hammond is one of them. The consultant for non-profits with an MBA from the University of Chicago is also the founder of The Kitchen Gardener, an internet-based small business that(…)
By DASCHELL M. PHILLIPS Staff Writer DuSable Museum of African American History will host a panel discussion titled “Watered Down” to discuss issues surrounding the global water crisis. The discussion, which will take place at DuSable, 740 East 56th Pl., from 6:29 p.m. to 8:29 p.m. on Friday, March 22, is in conjunction with the(…)
By LINDSAY WELBERS Staff Writer City Hyde Park is one step closer to having its financial ducks in a row so construction can start. The Jeanne Gang designed building was initially scheduled to begin construction in the fall of 2013 but financial hurdles delayed the project. On Friday the City of Chicago Committee on Finance(…)