By JOSEPH PHILLIPS Staff Writer Experimental Station, 6100 S. Blackstone Ave., will host a book discussion with author, prominent scholar and Quaker activist George Lakey entitled “Viking Economics: How the Scandinavians Got It Right and How We Can, Too,” on Wednesday, Sept. 27, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Lakey, a sociologist and former Swarthmore […]
By JOSEPH PHILLIPS Staff Writer Montgomery Place, 5550 South Shore Drive, will host a mixer and discussion with Grammy award-winning journalist Neil Tesser, on Thursday, Sept. 14, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. During the event attendees will have to opportunity to discuss the importance of creativity and miracles of jazz music with Tesser. Tesser […]
By TONIA HILL Staff Writer The University of Chicago (UChicago), Urban Education Institute recently appointed Jeanette Bartley and Bill Kennedy as co-directors of the UChicago Urban Teacher Education Program (UTEP). The pair will oversee UTEP’s programming, curriculum and program operations as well as the recruitment of students, staff, faculty, and clinical instructors. Both have also […]
By TONIA HILL Staff Writer The Obama Foundation will host a public meeting next week to gather feedback on the development and construction for the future Barack Obama Presidential Center (OPC). The meeting will be held Thursday, Sept. 14, at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place, 2233 S. Martin Luther King Drive. Michael Strautmanis, vice […]
By TONIA HILL Staff Writer The Hyde Park Refugee Project will host the first in a series of community dialogue events regarding refugee resettlement on Saturday, Sept. 16, at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, 1100 E. 55th St. The program titled, “Coming to America: The Refugee Experience” will explore challenges faced by refugees. […]
BY JOSEPH PHILLIPS Staff Writer The Hyde Park Chamber of Commerce in collaboration with Eat Drink and Be Events company will host its “2nd Annual Brews, Brats, and Brass Oktoberfest,” on Friday, Sept. 15, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 16, and Sunday, Sept. 17, from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. “It’s […]
By JOSEPH PHILLIPS Staff Writer For a third year in a row, the South East Chicago Commission will renew its business development partnership with Bank of America. Through the continued partnership, which was announced on Wednesday, Aug. 30, the bank will provide funding for SECC programming through grants. The SECC will provide technical assistance support and will help […]
By KYLER SUMTER Herald Intern Jahkil Jackson was eight years old when he realized he wanted to do more to help those in need. After the Ray Elementary School student helped his aunt distribute food to homeless people around Chicago, he immediately wanted to do more. He started creating “Blessing Bags” filled with wipes, socks, […]
By KYLER SUMTER Herald Intern Two years ago Melanie Ross spent an unforgettable month in West Africa in the country of Sierra Leone. She wasn’t there for a vacation or to admire Sierra Leone’s beaches; she spent her time riding past Ebola burial sites that left her in an “emotionally jarring state”. She spent 30 […]
