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Woodlawn residents say they’ve been kept in the dark about the shelter by the city, but some see this as an opportunity to come together. wbez.org/stories/black-…

Sun, good people saying hi (+ heyyyy playboy + where'd you get all that hair), barbecue smell??? Lovely little morning walk through West Woodlawn earlier got me good

Damien Stewart, who told his story of police brutality, says he wants to do anti-violence work thru Passports for Peace. More on that program's struggle to access state funds it won: blockclubchicago.org/2022/12/05/as-…

Will Calloway told me the program now has the money and is moving ahead.

I'll never understand how an $1,800 laptop can completely crumble under the weight of three open Safari windows

Promontory Point Repairs Get $5 Million Boost From City As Officials Pledge To Preserve Its Iconic Limestone blockclubchicago.org/2023/01/31/pro… via Maxwell Evans/Block Club Chicago

Howdy! A few folks may know now, but I’m bursting with pride to tell everyone that I have come on board to work with the amazing team at @BlockClubChi! I will be covering the West Side neighborhoods of Austin, North Lawndale, and Garfield Park to bring their stories to life. 😄

The city will spend $5 million to design reinforcements to Promontory Point that preserve “its historic nature” and iconic limestone, officials announced this week.

Agencies will seek design proposals later this year and unveil them in public meetings. blockclubchicago.org/2023/01/31/pro…

Someone's 'careless use of smoking materials' in a 15th-floor bedroom at the Harper Square apartments accidently ignited flammable items, fire officials said.

The resulting blaze killed one person and injured at least 8 others Wednesday. blockclubchicago.org/2023/01/26/dea…

The Office of Fire Investigation has concluded the cause of the extra alarm fire on Lakepark is careless use of smoking materials that ignited combustibles in a bedroom. The fire is accidental. A smoke detector in the residence was not working at the time of the fire.

High-Rise Fire In Kenwood Kills 1 Person, And Firefighter Injured blockclubchicago.org/2023/01/25/hig…

4850 lake park 2 11 high rise with injuries

Promo for the new WTTW (Chicago PBS) architecture special, Building/Blocks: The Architecture of Chicago’s South Side (hosted by me) that debuts next month. Show is based on my book SouthernExposureBook