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Seed Chicago Set to Help Local Businesses, Projects Reach Funding Goals
Initiative includes 11 Chicago projects such as the Unísono Festival and The Tamale Spaceship in Pilsen Local entrepreneurs can now promote their start-up businesses and projects in Chicago through a website that hosts thousands of projects and allows anyone to add financial contributions. The idea is to support initiatives that could bring development and jobs [...]
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Yollocalli Arts Reach Celebrates Move to Little Village with Art Exhibit
After 16 years of community involvement, the Yollocalli Arts Reach will close its doors in Pilsen to reopen in Little Village at the Boys and Girls Club. The center is hosting an event to celebrate and is inviting the community to participate. The Little Village location is expected to be open to the community by [...]
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Pilsen Walks for Peace
A peace march on April 13 remembered victims of gang violence in Pilsen Pilsen youth marched for peace in memory of those that have recently died to gang violence in their community. Youth from Casa Juan Diego walked under the cold weather on the morning of April 13. Six boys led the walk pushing a [...]
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ElevArte Community Studio Promotes Fair Working Conditions with Clothing Swap
Spring cleaners will have an opportunity to pick, swap and donate clothes at a community clothing swap Thursday afternoon. Organized by ElevArte Community Studio’s Tejer y Poder program, the clothing swap invites all community members to drop off their gently used clothes and trade with others. Thelma Uranga, the teaching artist for Tejer y Poder, [...]
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“Maydays” Aims to Shoot Down Hollywood Clichés
Independent film will premiere at 29th Annual Chicago Latino Film Festival It’s a familiar story. The one where star-crossed lovers fight to keep their love alive despite coming from opposite sides of the world. It’s the Romeo and Juliet storyline. The one we’ve seen Hollywood regurgitate time and time again. Yet a group of young [...]
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“In the Heights” Musical Comes to Pilsen
Community members are bringing a little bit of Broadway to Pilsen this month with a concert reading of the Tony Award-winning musical, “In the Heights.” Set in the neighborhood of Washington Heights in New York, “In the Heights” follows the story of a tight-knit group of Dominican immigrants who struggle to make a life for [...]
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Pilsen Observes Good Friday with Annual Via Crucis (PHOTOS)
Hundreds of community and church members walked down 18th Street in Pilsen Friday morning to participate in the Good Friday procession. Church members dressed as Jesus and Roman soldiers reenacted the crucifixion of Christ in the annual Living Way of the Cross procession, more commonly known as the Via Crucis. Elaborately-dressed volunteers performed the [...]
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The Business of Music
Pilsen panel discussions are helping emerging artists become entrepeneurs. A series of panel discussions in Pilsen is helping local musicians turn their skills into a successful business. Organized by the Chicago Sinfonietta the “Art of Business: Making a Living From Your Music” series brings together professional musicians, lawyers, educators and musical directors to engage and [...]
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Comedy in the Classroom
Pilsen students use the power of comedy to build self-confidence “Zip. Zap. Zop.” It’s Wednesday morning at William F. Finkl Elementary School in Pilsen and the students in Mrs. Russell’s class have their attention directed to the front of the room. “Zip. Zap. Zop.” Three students are playing a game. Taking turns, they point to [...]
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Chicago Expands Recycling
131,000 new households will be using recycle bins by March and April but residents of some South Side neighborhoods might have to wait longer to see the service in their area Chicago’s recycling program is expanding citywide but neighborhoods like Back of the Yards, Pilsen and South Lawndale might have to wait longer to see [...]
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