Mariano’s Bronzeville opens to the public Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 6 a.m., but the preparation for the highly anticipated location started long before the big date. In addition to intense training, Mariano’s staff will start unloading trucks, baking, and preparing food as early as 10 p.m. the night before opening day so that patrons can […]
This past weekend, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Park District, family, friends, community members and public officials gathered for a special ceremony to cut the ribbon on Hadiya Pendleton Park located at 4347 S. Calumet Ave. The park formerly known as Buckthorn Park was renamed after 17-year old student, Hadiya Pendleton who was killed in 2013. […]
The Rosenwald is redeveloped and reimagined to provide affordable housing for Bronzeville residents. From 1929 through the 1960s, the Michigan Boulevard Garden Apartments, dubbed by residents as “the Rosenwald,” was the bustling home of Chicago’s Black working families and booming retail storefronts. Julius Rosenwald, then president of Sears, Roebuck & Co., built the 454-unit complex, […]
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