July 4 - 10, 2022

July 4 - 10, 2022 Vol. 30 No. 27

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$3 $$

$1.10 + Tips goes go$1.10 to vendor to vendor

$1.85 + Tips go to your Vendor

Starting

June 27 Streetwise will cost

$3 + Tips

We Are Giving Our Vendors a Raise!

Beginning June 27, StreetWise costs $3.00 + tips.

Vendors will now earn $1.85 per issue instead of $1.10 for every magazine sold.

Why now?

StreetWise has not increased the price of our magazine to the vendors or customers since 2008! It was only the second increase in the 30-year history of StreetWise.

The cost of living has gone up 34% since 2008. A dollar's worth of goods in 2008 would cost $1.34 today. Our vendors deserve more money in their pockets to offset the rising costs of food, transportation and housing.

StreetWise magazine is an award-winning weekly publication that also serves as a platform for people with lived experience to share their stories and their views as writers and more.

Post-COVID inflation has hit us hard. Our production costs have increased 25% over last year.

Selling StreetWise is a Job Selling StreetWise isn’t begging, and it isn’t asking for charity. It’s a job. Our vendors are self-employed microentrepreneurs who build relationships and create connections between and across communities that change perceptions about homeless and low-income individuals.

The new price of $3, with vendors paying $1.15 for their papers, means each paper sold nets the vendor a solid $1.85. It raises the floor so that our vendors earn a wage that is worth their while. It’s time for this to happen.

We talked with our vendors and received feedback from some of our customers and supporters. We have nearly unanimous support for the price increase. Now is the time.

The price increase, by expanding one of the most reliable income sources we have, will give StreetWise vendors an income they need to thrive, and not just survive.

Our Vendors Deserve a Raise!

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Arts & (Home) Entertainment

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SportsWise

More and more events are happening in Chicago, and we want you to know about the best of the best!

The SportsWise team recaps the NBA season.

Cover Story: Summer fun

The City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) presents a smaller, shorter version of Taste of Chicago.

Equiticity, a Chicago-based racial equity nonprofit, preaches a message that "mobility is justice" and encourages biking as a form of public transportation – and access to all the opportunities Chicago offers – for all.

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From the Streets

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The Playground

Mayor Lori Lightfoot cuts the ribbon on new outdoor dining options in Rogers Park.

THIS PAGE: The Taste of Chicago (City of Chicago DCASE photo).

DISCLAIMER: The views, opinions, positions or strategies expressed by the authors and those providing comments are theirs alone, and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, or positions of StreetWise.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT RECOMMENDATIONS Compiled by Emma Slings

A Trip Through History!

'Ghost Army: The Combat Con Artists of World War II' "Ghost Army: The Combat Con Artists of World War II" visually shares the stories of the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops, a top-secret operations group known as the “Ghost Army,” the first multimedia and tactical deception unit in U.S. Army history. This exhibition shares secrets kept 50 years after the war and honors the members who saved thousands of lives. See artwork, uniforms, and other artifacts, along with the 22 large-scale deceptions the “Ghost Army” launched between D-Day and the end of the war. Originally curated by The National WWII Museum, Ghost Army is at the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center (9603 Woods Drive, Skokie) through Jan. 2, 2023. This exhibition is free for members. Non-members can choose their museum experience. All Access Admission includes general admission to the museum, reservations for "The Journey Back: A VR Experience, Survivor Stories Experience Holographic Theater" and current special exhibitions at no extra cost. Visit ilholocaustmuseum.org for details and tickets.

Sounds & Scenery!

14th Annual Baha’i Choral Music Festival Listen as over 200 voices in four-part a cappella soar up the 72-foot dome of the beautiful Bahá’í House of Worship, 100 Linden Ave., Wilmette. Since its 2006 beginning, the Bahá’í House of Worship Choral Festival has welcomed voices and harmonies of different cultures and faiths from around the world to share a broad range of choral music, including classical choral arrangements, new Bahá’í Gospel compositions, traditional folk songs and Black spirituals, all offering music as sacred devotional prayer. This festival is 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 8 to 5 p.m. Sunday, July 10. Admission fee varies. Visit bahaichoir.org for details.

Feel the Rhythm!

Rhythm World 32 Performance The Chicago Human Rhythm Project presents “America’s oldest and most comprehensive festival of tap” with Rhythm World 32 Performance! This event will feature Maria Majors, executive director at STL Rhythm Collaborative, the Eric Hochberg Trio, professional (and CHRP alum) Sean Kaminski and additional talent. Head to the DuSable Museum of African American History, 740 E. 56th Place, at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 9. This is a free event; tickets and seats are first come, first served. For the complete list of concerts, including locations like Navy Pier and Museum of Contemporary Art, see chicagotap.org.

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Music for the Environment!

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The EcoVoice Festival The EchoVoice Festival works to build awareness and ignite action against climate change through music that “informs, connects, and inspires people to act for environmentally just causes.” From Friday, July 8 at 7:30 p.m. to Sunday, July 10 at 5 p.m., enjoy a performance by New Earth Ensemble and other themed interactive concerts, join conversations at panels and discussions, mix in an outdoor soundwalk, and more at University of Illinois Chicago, James Stukel Towers Auditorium, 718 W. James M. Rochford St. Ticket prices vary. For details, visit ecovoiceproject.org.

A New Culture!

Chicago Street Soccer tour “IT'S NOT A SPORT. IT'S A CULTURE.” The Chicago Street Soccer Tour creates free, unstructured pickup games and encourages soccer as it was meant to be played – a game for everyone. CSS’s portable soccer pitches create a hub for community and fun where anyone can work on tactical skills, as well as interpersonal ones. By self-organizing, communities are creating bright spaces, encouraging social and physical development, building confidence and connection among players and neighborhoods, and building social equity. So head over to play and build community! Visit the MicKinley Park tour through July 13. For future tour dates and locations, visit chicagostreetsoccercup.com.

Aloha!

Chicago SummerDance Say “Aloha!” to Chicago’s SummerDance program as it comes to Welles Park (2333 W. Sunnyside Ave.) for Hawaiian fitness and dance exercises. All ages and skill levels are invited! Creative activities will start at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 6, followed by tutorials from the Aloha Center Chicago with Lanailoha Lee and Master Hula Teacher Kuma Hula of Ke Kula Kupa`a O Ka Pakipika. Pacific Soundz & Friends of Aloha will perform Hawaiian and South Pacific music. This free program is promoted by the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events. Future SummerDance sessions will be July 8-12 at Taste of Chicago in Grant Park, July 13 at Douglass Park, July 20 at Willye B White Park, and more. Visit chicago.gov for details.

Love Letters!

'Dear Jack, Dear Louise' U.S. Army Capt. Jack Ludwig, a military doctor stationed in Oregon, begins writing to Louise Rabiner, an aspiring actress and dancer in New York City, and hopes to meet her someday if World War II will allow. But as the war continues, it threatens to end their relationship before it even starts. In "Dear Jack, Dear Louise," two-time Olivier Award-winning playwright Ken Ludwig tells the poignant story of his own parents' unlikely courtship. It's playing one month only, July 7-August 7 at Northlight Theatre, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie. Performances are 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday & Saturday, 7 p.m. Sunday; 1 p.m. Wednesday, 2:30 p.m. Saturday & Sunday, with some exceptions. Call 847-673-6300 or visit northlight.org to verify.

Author Talk!

'Dele Weds Destiny' Follow Tomi Obaro’s narrative of three friends-turned-mothers in "Dele Weds Destiny," which Women & Children First calls “a sensational debut from a dazzling new voice of contemporary fiction.” Obari is a senior culture editor at BuzzFeed News, The Morning News and The Toast. She will be speaking with Britt Julious, music critic for the Chicago Tribune and freelance writer for The New York Times, Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Vice, and more. Doors open for this event at 6:30 p.m. Conversation begins at 7 p.m. with a book signing to follow. Women & Children First, 5233 N. Clark St., requires masks and proof of vaccination for in-person events.

Or, visit their YouTube page for later viewing. Check out womenandchildrenfirst.com for more.

Back to Festivals!

Southport Art Fest Find Chicago’s most diverse artists all in one place at the Southport Art Fest! Come July 9 and 10 to experience what TimeOut Chicago calls one of the “best festivals in town” with a broad range of art forms including oil, acrylic, jewelry, photography, glass, wood and more.

From 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., adults can enjoy artistic culture while kids join interactive games and activities. Proceeds of the fest go to the Southport Neighbors Association, the festival is at West Waveland and North Southport Avenues. Admission is free. Visit starevents.com for details.

Anatomy in the Gallery!

Opening Reception: James Wilke Artist in Residence 'Capstone' The International Museum of Surgical Sciences, 1524 N. Lake Shore Drive, hosts an open reception for its esteemed Spring 2022 Artist in Residence, James R. Wilke, featuring his work "Pox Americana: How Smallpox Once Plagued America & The World." Wilke’s work is part of the “Anatomy in the Gallery” rotating contemporary art gallery, an IMSS program to support Chicago arts. Wilke spent his residency researching the smallpox pandemic, vaccines and the history of inoculation. The opening reception is at 6 p.m., July 9, followed at 7 by a play reading of "A Mercy by Wilke;" adapted from the novel by Toni Morrison. Light refreshments and wine will be served. Seating is free. This event is first come, first served. Register at eventbrite.com. The exhibition will be on display until August 28. Beyond his work with the IMSS, Wilke’s many roles include author, playwright and producer and he is known around the world for his print work and media.

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Vendors Russell Adams, John Hagan and Donald Morris chat about the world of sports with Executive Assistant Patrick Edwards.

Patrick: The NBA season is over, and one team has been declared the champion: The Stephen-Curry-led Golden State Warriors. The Warriors defeated the Boston Celtics in 6 games: 4 to 2.

Russ: It started as a great series, but then…

John: I know, right? I felt it would go seven games…but, then, something happened and—

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Donald: Shoot, Stephen Curry happened. He was mostly phenomenal.

Patrick: You called it, my man.

I fought you, but you told me. I just didn’t listen.

Donald: Now you know.

[Laughter.]

Russ: Listen, all I have to say about the playoffs is that I don’t believe Golden State will repeat as champions. There’re

just too many good teams out here with a shot, and what they showed me in these Finals is that they are not a dynasty.

I mean, they’re dynasty-ish, meaning their epitaph will read: a really good team that wins championships; they just don’t have the weight of, say, Michael Jordan’s Bulls or Magic Johnson’s Lakers or Bill Russell’s Celtics. Plus, over in the Eastern Conference, Boston, Philly, and Milwaukee were all only two games back of the leader, the Miami Heat. All this, and I haven’t even mentioned the contenders in the Western Conference.

John: The main thing for me about the playoffs is that there were just too many blowouts.

So many that I found most games unwatchable. Too many teams were obsessed with shooting 3-pointers instead of taking the best shot available.

Pair that with getting key stops on the defensive end, and I may get re-interested.

Patrick: John, you’ve never lied. That was easily one of the biggest things most folks have mentioned when talking about the NBA: That the games were over before they even started.

Even if it becomes close at the end, the game is essentially a game of catch-up. It takes the fun out of it—even if it’s your team that comes back. Well, kinda.

Anthony Davis of the Lakers?

James Harden? Damian LilRashanah Baldwin liard? For the Bulls, we need trades. We need a big man and to improve on defense. We work on these, and we’ll be all right.

Donald: I think The Warriors will repeat. Klay Thompson’s healthy. Stephen Curry will get a much-needed summer off, and the role players—for example, Jordan Poole, Andrew Wiggins—will be more confident and prepared. Not a betting man, but I am calling this one: G-State wins it again next season.

Patrick: Agreed. As to the championship, I’m going to lean on the Milwaukee Bucks.

This season, I believed them to be the favorites for the trophy.

Unfortunately, a huge injury hit them. Khris Middleton, anyone? And, on the other side, as a Lakers fan, I believe with a change here, a nip there—Kyrie Irving?—and LeBron could have the opportunity for one more championship. [Laughter.]

Russ: Now, of course, Don, there’re things that’ll change everything. We got the NBA Draft and a ton of possible blockbuster trades. Kyrie Irving—where’s he gonna land?

John: I’ll stick with the Bulls.

If everyone stays healthy, they could go one round further— but no more.

Any comments or suggestions?

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The current outbreak of COVID-19 has led to stressful times for many of us. Our routines have been disrupted and there may be a lot of anxiety about what is happening.

Stress & COVId-19

Here are some tips from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services (SAMHSA) to help reduce stress for you and those around you.

Tips to help yourself • Give yourself a break. Remember, it is important to take breaks from watching, reading, or listening to news stories and social media stories about the pandemic. It is important to stay informed, but, practice moderation. Over-consumption of the news on the pandemic can be upsetting or stressful.

by Dr. LaTonia Sweet

• Take care of yourself and try to stay healthy. Try to eat healthy, exercise regularly, get plenty of sleep and avoid alcohol and drugs.

• Stay active and make time to relax. Try relaxation techniques such as stretching, meditating, praying or engage in activities you enjoy. Take breaks between stressful activities and do something fun after a hard task. This will help you maintain a sense of hope and keep you thinking positive. You may also keep a journal to write down your thoughts and things you are grateful for.

• Stay in touch. Talk with people you trust about your concerns and how you are feeling. Reaching out to people you trust is one of the best ways to reduce anxiety, depression, loneliness, and boredom during social distancing, quarantine, and isolation. You can use the telephone, email, text messaging, and social media to connect with friends, family, and others.

Tips for your child, family and others

• Listen and teach coping skills. Let your child know it is okay to feel upset. Share with them how you deal with your stress so that they can learn coping skills from you.

• Monitor your family’s exposure to news coverage. Children may misinterpret what they hear and can be frightened about something they do not understand.

• Establish a schedule or routine. It is important to keep a

• Check in with others often. Staying in touch can help you and your family feel less lonely and isolated. Use telephone, email, letters, text message, video chat and social media options to stay in touch.

Get Help If You Need It If you are experiencing a mental health emergency, please call 911. If you think you have questions or need help that and it is not an emergency, please contact your provider. You may also contact the SAMHSA Disaster Distress Helpline toll-free at 1-800985-5990.

Dr. Sweet is a Psychiatrist and Addiction Medicine specialist. She has been a leader in community mental health and integrating mental health care within hospital systems. Since 2018, Dr. Sweet has lead Molina Healthcare of Illinois and Wisconsin behavioral health operations..

Sources: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/ managing-stress-anxiety.html

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• Keep your child informed on what is going on with the pandemic. Answer any questions they may have and teach them ways of staying safe.

routine. Create a schedule for homeschool learning activities and be sure to make time for fun activities and relaxation.

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a Bite-sized Taste of Chicago

by Emma Slings & Suzanne Hanney, from prepared materials All photos provided by City of Chicago DCASE

Join over 30 food vendors and more than 25 performers at Grant Park, by Buckingham Fountain, 301 S. Columbus Drive, as the scaled down, “Bite-sized” Taste of Chicago returns after two years! Indulge in frozen treats and bite-sized meats; then cleanse your palate at the designated beer hall, wine tent, or cocktail lounge. Admission to the venue and concerts is free. Presented by John Deere, The Bite-sized Taste of Chicago will be Friday, July 8 - Sunday, July 10 from Noon - 8 p.m. Details at tasteofchicago.us.

“The Taste of Chicago is a wonderful tradition that showcases the diversity of our dynamic restaurant community.

It’s one of my favorite summertime pastimes,” said Sam Toia, president and CEO of the Illinois Restaurant Association. “This year’s Taste in the neighborhoods and Grant Park will offer a special bite of the city’s restaurant scenes and the reason why we are the greatest culinary city in the world.”

This is your last opportunity to enjoy Chicago-based delicacies at this summer’s Taste of Chicago. This year’s previous Taste of Chicago events were in the neighborhoods of Austin, Pullman, and Little Village on three consecutive Saturdays in June.

Vendors

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This year’s food vendors include:

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• Auntie Vee's Kitchen • Billy Goat Tavern • BJ's Market & Bakery • Buona Beef • Chicago's Doghouse • Churro Factory • Connie's Pizza • Cynthia's Gumbo Express Inc • Decadent Flavor • Don Paleta • Doom Street Eats • Eli's Cheesecake Company • Esperanza Kitchen Delights • Haire's Gulf Shrimp • Harold's Chicken • Healthy Substance • Josephine's Cooking

• La Cocinita Food Truck • Mr E Chef Catering LLC • Mr. Quiles Mexican Food • Ms Tittle's Cupcakes • Porkchop • Prime Tacos • Franco’s Ristorante • Robinson's No.1 Ribs • Seoul Taco Chicago LLC • SJL Inc DBA Arun's Thai Restaurant • Taco Sublime • Tandoor Char House • The Original Rainbow Cone • The Sole Ingredient Catering LLC • Yum Dum • Whadda Jerk

There will be no Taste tickets this year. Cash or credit cards will be accepted at each vendor's booth.

SummerDance

As you celebrate the food and music of Chicago, step into the rhythms of East Coast Swing and Afrobeat with Chicago SummerDance at Taste. Sessions start at noon Friday, July 8, with Line Dancing featuring the Cha-Cha Slide and continue throughout the day with Steppin’, Polka Hop, and Footwork, four dance styles born right here in Chicago.

Saturday’s sessions start at 11:30 and Sunday’s start at noon, each with new styles of dance to learn. Music for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday are by DJ Mwelwa, May I Have This Dance, and DJ Kimani Rashad, respectively.

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Music

This year’s lineup includes a broad range of music, from DJs to rock bands. Big names like Nelly and Aterciopelados will be performing, as well as newer artists, using Taste as a breakout spot. Divided between two stages with over 25 performers, you’re sure to hear something pleasing to the ear while munching on what’s pleasing to the tongue. The Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) presents daily headliners for the Taste Main Stage in part of its program to support Chicago makers and dreamers. Below is the list of performers, hosts, and partnering groups.

Goose Island Stage Friday, July 8

10:45 am - 1 pm DJ Janesita &

12:30 - 2 pm Eli’s Cheesecake

Bandwidth Chicago

Birthday Celebration

DJ, producer and host of Radio Muévelo, DJ Janesita will be coming to the Taste of Chicago.

2 - 3:30 pm DJ Lady D Trailblazer DJ Lady D is a host and producer of The Chicago Connection, as well as a deejay and remixer for big names and events around the world.

BandWith Chicago provides access to performing arts instruction and ensemble play to underserved Chicago youth.

3:30 - 4:30 pm happy Hour Karaoke with The People’s Stage

12: 30 - 2:15 pm

DJ Ayana Contreras

Ayana Contreras is the director/director of Content at Vocalo Radio in Chicago, the first Urban Alternative formatted radio station in the U.S.

Dj Mike P

4 - 5 pm Happy Hour Karaoke with The People’s Stage Happy Hour karaoke is partnering with The People’s Stage, a karaoke and dance bar.

6:30 - 8:30 pm DJ Mike P (see Taste Main Stage, Friday, July 8)

Sunday, July 10

5 - 6 pm Stroll Exhibition hosted by Lizzie G and DJ Breathlezz Lixxie G Entertainment strengthens the bond between youth and learning with music and motivational speaking. DJ Breathlezz specializes in deep house, hip-hop, house, R&B, reggae, and trap.

6 - 8:30 pm Trqpiteca This Chicago-based artist duo and production company aim to create better opportunities for artists who identify as LGBTQIA+. Experience what DJs Natalie Murillo and Jacquelyn Carmen Guerro are all about at the Taste.

10:45 am - 12:15 pm DJ Chuck Wren & Lakeside Pride Marching Band

Dj Lady D

2 - 3:30 pm DJ Selah Say Closing out the Taste of Chicago at Grant Park is Selah Say, a Chicago-based DJ and performer. Listen to her blend broad ranges of music, from classic rock to '60s Nigerian funk, as you close out the weekend.

10:45 am - 2 pm DJ Johnny

Jones Lingo Chicago & Lane Tech Varsity Band

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Host of the ska radio show “Everything Off-Beat,” DJ Chuck Wren will be joining the Lakeside Pride Marching Band as it reflects the legacy of the original Chicago Gay Pride Band.

12:15 - 2 pm DJ Machede DJ Machede wears many hats – from production manager to educator – but he will be DJing for you at Taste.

Saturday, July 9

DJ Johnny Jones is all about “DJing, entertaining, and rocking a crowd!” He and the Lane Tech College Prep Varsity Band will perform midday.

4:30 - 6:30 pm Sadie Woods Recipient of the 2020 City of Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events Esteemed Artist Award is Sadie Woods, an artist, independent curator and DJ.

Lakeside Pride Marching Band

Taste Main Stage Friday, July 8

Host and DJ for the evening: DJ Mike P DJ Mike P is a Chicago-based international traveling DJ, who has DJed for many celebrities, institutions, communities and corporations. He has traveled with various artists for tours but has a home foundation here in Chicago.

5 pm Shaylyn B & John the Author Shaylin B is a singer, songwriter, and dancer originally from Chicago. Performing since 5 years old, she’s been in the Tony Award-winning musical, "Lion King" on Broadway, as Young Nala at the Minskoff Theatre. She performed as Lil Inez in 3D Theatricals' production of "Hairspray" and has continued putting out her own music.

John The Author is a rapper, entrepreneur and activist from Chicago known for his variety in beats.

6 pm AMI AMI is a talented performer, music director, songwriter, and producer who has collaborated with artists such as Lizzo and SZA. Her passion for music pushes her beyond the limits of genre.

Artist Grant and was the first hip-hop artist to complete a residency at the Ragdale foundation.

6 pm Girl K Girl K is an indie-pop quartet that, as member Kathy Patino says, “[aims] to comfort you and validate you” through their music.

7:15 pm Aterciopelados Aterciopelados is a Colombian rock band known for standing firm in the classics while constantly reaching for the future for 11 albums. Familiar within the Latin American alternative music scene, Aterciopelados will be taking its talent to the Taste of Chicago.

Sunday, July 10

Nelly

7:15 pm Nelly Nelly is an American rapper, singer, and entrepreneur known for his hit songs “Hot in Here,” “Dilemma” and “Shake Ya Tailfeather.” His work is featured in six consecutive Top Ten albums and collaborates with other well-known artists such as Florida Georgia Line in “Lil Bit.”

5 pm Rebecca Brunner & Marina City

Rebecca Brunner, a former contestant on Season 13 of "The Voice," is a soulful singer/songwriter and piano player.

Saturday, July 9

Marina City is an alternative indie rock band that brings life back into wellknown throwbacks and more.

Host and DJ for the evening: Sandra Treviño

Sandra Treviño is a music journalist and DJ based in Chicago. She covers Latin alternative music, art and culture; and hosts and produces live radio broadcasts.

Aterciopelados

5 pm Vivian Garcia & Pinqy Ring Vivian Garcia is a Chicagoan influenced by her parents’ Cuban roots in music.

Since performing boleros and rumba flamenca covers in 1999 and studying music in Spain, Garcia has branched out to a blend of folk and blues music.

Native Chicago performer Pinqy Ring is a two-time recipient of Chicago’s Individual

Host and DJ for the evening: Miss Alex White (White Mystery) Part of the brother-sister rock’n’roll duo of White Mystery, Miss Alex White is a Chicago native who has performed with her brother Francis S.K. around the world. As DJ of the evening, Miss Alex White is bringing to Taste what Pitchfork calls, “jovial rock’n’roll delivery and DIY sensibility.”

6 pm Local H Local H formed an alternative rock duo out of a high school friendship. In three decades of performing, Local H has put out many successful albums and joined Metallica’s sold-out tour.

7:15 pm Drive-By Truckers Drive-By Truckers is a band from Georgia that travels around the world with its southern rock/alternative country music. its latest album, Welcome 2 Club XIII, is a reflection of its freewheeling energy that will come to the Taste of Chicago this July.

Drive-By Truckers

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Equiticity bikes to improve individuals, their neighborhoods and their cities.

by Emma Slings & Suzanne Hanney

“What happens when we turn on the Power and Equity moves like electricity through our homes, streets, neighborhoods and cities?” asks Olatunji Oboi Reed, president and CEO of Equiticity, the Chicago-based racial equity group.

“When trust increases in neighborhoods, perceptions of violence decrease,” Oboi Reed said. “A reduction in the concerns around neighborhood violence move people to walk, bike, shop, and explore their communities. More active and hyperlocal explorations make our streets more vibrant. More vibrant streets attract increased retail, leading to greater job creation in our neighborhoods, and will contribute to reducing violence in our communities.”

Equiticity targets its message that “mobility is justice” to three audiences: low-to-moderate-income residents, both Black and Brown, at the neighborhood level; elected officials and philanthropists at the citywide level; and allies such as organizations and researchers who focus on human and civil rights, as well as community development at the national level.

Equiticity facilitates its work through Community Mobility Rituals, including community bicycle rides, neighborhood walking tours, public transit excursions, group scooter rolls, and open streets festivals.

The Magic of Music Ride Series, for example, runs every fourth Friday from May through October this year. On May 27, it visited Humboldt Park for Latinx music and on June 24, Mandrake Park at 3858 S. Cottage Grove for Old School.

Still to come is Douglass Park, 1401 S. Sacramento, on July 22 for hip-hop; Hamilton Park in Englewood on August 26 for house music; Garfield Park on September 23 for Afro and reggae; and Jackson Park on October 28 for R&B. The Nature of Magic Walk Series, meanwhile, visited the Burnham Park Wildlife Corridor, 876 E. Oakwood Blvd., in June and will visit Garfield Park, Washington Park and Douglass Park in successive months. The series offers time for discussion and learning about history, culture and connection to community.

The mobility events have seven elements in common, which lend themselves to being ritualistic, Oboi Reed says.

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First, they have a rhythmic schedule. Second, the priority is socialization, followed by racialized healing. There are also reduced barriers to participation; natural development of shared customs; active disruption of the status quo; and hyperlocal collective ownership of "our" space.

Community Mobility Rituals at the hyperlocal, neighborhood level, Oboi Reed says, contribute to more trust within communities.

The Go Hub is an Equiticity grassroots answer to Mobility Justice. Located a quarter block away from the CTA Pink Line Pulaski station, the Go Hub provides loaner e-bikes, e-scooters, and shared electric vehicles. The two closest Divvy stations, meanwhile, are a 23-minute and a 36-minute walk, or a six-minute to seven-minute car ride, away.

Beyond providing the physical means of transportation, the Go Hub will provide information on how to get around Chicago. A physical and online space for a community to form around mobility justice and environmental justice, its programs include community bicycle and scooter rides, walking tours, public transit excursions, and more. The building itself provides a safe space to address and recover from mobility trauma, such as negative encounters with police.

In Jesus M. Barajas’s study “Biking Where Black,” for example, conceptualized by Oboi Reed and Kate Lowe of the University of Illinois at Chicago, Barajas found persistent bias in the number of bicycle citations in Black and Latino neighborhoods, compounded by inequities in cycling infrastructure. “While this is not evidence of a Biking While Black effect, it does suggest a relationship to Biking Where Black, in which neighborhood conditions, including sociodemographic characteristics, are associated with excess policing.”

Between 2008 and 2016, the top 10 neighborhoods for tickets issued were all majority Black or Latino, and twice the number of tickets were issued in majority Black neighborhoods as in majority Latino or white neighborhoods.

Ninety percent of bicycle citations are for riding on the sidewalk, but in focus groups, Black South Siders expressed frustration with receiving citations when there was no safe alternative to the sidewalk. “Cyclists generally break traffic rules for rational reasons.”

Cycling citations can generally be linked to the presence or absence of separated bicycle infrastructure, Barajas noted.

However, this infrastructure is more prevalent in whiter, wealthier neighborhoods than in those with residents of lower socioeconomic status, because of decades of disinvestment.

Tickets were more likely to be issued on busier streets. On streets without bicycle infrastructure, the rate of tickets issued to cyclists was 15 times higher on arterial roads and seven times higher on collector streets compared to local streets, adjusting for street segment length and bicycle volume.

Bicycle infrastructure like separated bike lanes might be a tool to advance racial justice, Barajas wrote, because it helps protect cyclists in Black and Latino neighborhoods from police overreach and keeps them safe when they need to be seen on major streets. But this infrastructure cannot be placed without community collaboration, he wrote. Cycling has been seen as a symbol of gentrification in low-income communities of color, and advocates are wary of placing concrete infrastructure without community building and input.

Transportation inequities deny access to job opportunities and thereby perpetuate the wealth gap in Chicago, said Jacky Grimshaw, vice president for government affairs at the Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT). Grimshaw, who is a board member at Equiticity, spoke during a “Mobility is Justice” panel hosted by Equiticity and the Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC) during the pandemic.

“You’re putting in an hour and a half to get to work” was one response.

“Employers ask on applications, ‘Do you have reliable transportation?’ I have public transportation, but I guess they don’t consider that reliable,” said another jobseeker.

Solutions involve listening to the workers, the panelists said.

Those working second and third shifts (3-11 p.m. and 11 p.m.-7 a.m.) are especially affected by late-night transit and bus service curtailment. Employers could subsidize transit use and should take transit schedules into consideration.

Panel moderator Audrey Wennink, MPC director of transportation, noted that despite many transportation planners trying for equity (along with sustainability and climate control) people still prefer cars.

Chelsie Coren, research assistant at the University of Illinois Chicago College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, said that cars offer these respondents a greater sense of control, a feeling of less exposure to violence and greater mobility when shopping for groceries, for example, with senior relatives.

How can we speed up change, Wennink asked.

Institutional change moves at glacial speed, at best, Grimshaw said. However, Equiticity’s vision of racial equity and mobility justice is interconnected:

Chicago ranks fifth nationally in terms of combined racial and economic segregation, according to the Mobility is Justice study. For those without a college degree, the majority of good-paying jobs are in the suburbs. Of the 100 longest commutes, 95 percent were by Black or Latinx people, with $31,000 median income. Those with the shortest commutes were majority white, with $75,000 median income.

• Community-building to help Black and Brown people recognize their power

Mobility is Justice survey respondents were 78 percent Black; 81 percent lacked a college degree. Three out of 4 (75 percent) said that transportation was a barrier to their job prospects.

• Policy work to take authentic commitment out of hands of well-meaning people who come and go from institutions

• Research in cooperation with those impacted to understand the severity of the problem • Advocacy to let people know the transportation status quo is deadly to marginalized people

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Chicago Alfresco: Glenwood Avenue

by Emma Slings, images courtesy of Rogers Park Business Alliance

The Rogers Park Business Alliance (RPBA) has launched Glenwood Avenue Alfresco between Lunt and Morse, part of a new initiative to open city streets, alleys, plazas and curbsides for dining in order to activate public life, community and culture, walking and biking.

Still to come for RPBA is the Jarvis Square Alfresco.

The first wave of Chicago Alfresco also includes: • Austin Chamber of Commerce (W. Madison Steet & W. Chicago Avenue) • Back of the Yards Neighborhood Council (W. 47th & S. Honore Streets) • Greater Chatham Initiative (E. 75th, E. 79th & E. 71st Sts.) • Lakeview East Chamber of Commerce (North Broadway) • Little Village Community Foundation (Perez Plaza-26th & Kolin) • Logan Square Chamber of Commerce (Woodard Plaza-Kimball & Milwaukee) • Morgan Park Beverly Hills (103rd & Wood Sts.) • Northwest Side CDC (W. Fullerton Ave. & W. Grand Ave.) • Puerto Rican Cultural Center (W. Division St.) • South Shore Chamber of Commerce (E. 71st St.) • South Chicago Parents & Friends (S. Commercial Ave.) • Uptown United (W. Argyle St.) • West Ridge Chamber of Commerce (W. Devon Ave.) • Woodlawn Chamber of Commerce (E. 62nd St. & S. Ingleside Ave.)

Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Ald. Maria Hadden (49th ward) joined RPBA Executive Director Sandi Price and representatives from Choose Chicago at the June 18 ribbon-cutting ceremony on the southbound lane of Glenwood Avenue, which will be closed to vehicular traffic. Instead of cars, the space will have lights, planters, outdoor seating for nearby restaurants and a new jazz stage for Glenwood Avenue Arts Fest on August 19-21. The Glenwood Sunday Farmers Market also uses the space.

These events were forced to cancel or relocate in the past two years due to COVID-19; for many adjacent bars and restaurants, festival and market season are their busiest time of the year, Price said. “With the implementation of Glenwood Avenue Alfresco, we are excited to bring back and expand our beloved community programming, which will give a much-needed boost for the local small businesses and foster an environment where residents can socialize with their neighbors.” Popup performances will have a new space.

The Chicago Department Transportation request for proposals for “Chicago Alfresco” encouraged “the thoughtful design of visually appealing community spaces that cultivate a sense of ownership, belonging, and safety through activation, physical transformation, community engagement, and economic development.” The City did not provide money, but Choose Chicago accepted applications from chambers of commerce, Special Service Areas, and not-for-profits that needed financial assistance.

FROM THE STREETS

Local artist art display throughout corridor

Raised platform ADA accessible From sidewalk at 3 locations

Option: Infill existing paved street with gravel and level turf

Stage for live music performances & art exhibitions

‘Movies on Morse’

Planters Built-In to Pergola structure

Cyprus Tree in concrete planters along mural wall

Oktoberfest

Christkindl Market Platform deck level to sidewalk with Pergolas structure supported by perimeter planters

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String lights throughout

Gas Heaters for enclosed deck space under the pergolas

Bike racks at entries

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