Where: The Revival, 1160 E. 55th St. When: Jan. 20 – Feb. 24. Tickets: $10-$20 Contact: the-revival.com By TONIA HILL Staff Writer “Hyde Ya Kids, Hyde Ya Park,” a new sketch comedy will open to the public next Saturday at the Revival, 1160 E. 55th St. The show is a montage of comedy sketches that […]
RECOMMENDED Where: Steppenwolf Upstairs Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted St. When: through Jan. 28 Tickets: $20-$89 Phone: 312-335-1650 By ANNE SPISELMAN Theater Critic If network television weren’t censored, Aziza Barnes’ “BLKS” could easily turn up as a sitcom, In fact, it probably would be considered suitable for cable nowadays even with all the explicit sex and […]
Congratulations Save the Midway! Score one for the park protestors. In this case the winner is the “Save the Midway” campaign group. The Obama Foundation, in the midst of the public arguments over using park land for the Obama Presidential Center, came up with the idea of building their parking garage at the east end […]
I am a third generation Hyde Park/Kenwood Chicagoan with strong ties to the community. I strongly object to the Jackson Park Location of the Obama Presidential Library, complete with the destruction of precious Green Park space in Jackson Park and on the 59th street Midway Plaisance causing huge disruptions with traffic, parking. The alternative location […]
By JOSEPH PHILLIPS Staff Writer The Kenwood Academy High School boys basketball team fell to No.1 ranked Simeon Career Academy 65-48 on last Tuesday night at Kenwood, 5015 S. Blackstone Ave. In the first half, the Kenwood Broncos surprised the Simeon Wolverines after jumping out to early leads of 15-12, 19-12 and 24-18 late in […]
By TONIA HILL Staff Writer Lawrence O’Donnell, host of the Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell on MSNBC, will speak at the University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics, Jan. 24, at the Quadrangle Club, 1155 E. 57th St. O’Donnell will discuss his new book “Playing With Fire: 1968 Election and the Transformation of American Politics.” O’Donnell […]
By JOSEPH PHILLIPS Staff Writer Bergstein’s NY Deli, 1164 E. 55th St., has closed permanently after four years of business in the Hyde Park area. The company used its website to announce its closing and sent a thank you letter to the community. “We want to thank the entire Hyde Park and University of Chicago […]
By TONIA HILL Staff Writer The pedestrian struck by a Metra Electric train on Monday morning has been identified. A train near the 47th Street Metra Line station that was headed for University Park on Monday struck Lateasha K. Phillips, 31, of the 4700 Block of South Ingleside Avenue, according to Chicago Police. The accident […]
By TONIA HILL Staff Writer Volunteers gathered, Jan. 15, at the Obama Foundation’s Hyde Park headquarters, 1538 E. 53rd St., to assist with service projects to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The Obama Foundation hosted volunteer activities with the Honeycomb Project. More than 80 people were expected to volunteer throughout the […]
By JOSEPH PHILLIPS Staff Writer The Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S. Cornell Ave., will host “Neighbors Night,” on Friday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The event is designed to host Hyde Park area neighbors for an evening of art-making, activities, music, films and, refreshments. The event is free and open to the public. […]