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Vol. 32 No. 38
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September 19, 2018
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Residents chime in on proposed fruit orchard
Organizers of the Garfield Park orchard say community input is vital to project By IGOR STUDENKOV Contributing Reporter
The Garfield Park Community Council recently teamed up with the City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development and the Metropolitan Planning Council to figure out the details of the Fifth Avenue Eco Orchard — a fruit orchard that would be built near the intersection of 5th Avenue and Sacramento Boulevard. And they want the community to weigh in. On Sept. 11, the organizations held the first of three community planning meetings near the orchard’s future site at a banquet hall at 2946 W. Madison St. Residents and community activists in attendance got a chance to get some more information about the project and discuss what sort of features they want to see and how the orchard can benefit the community. The next meeting will be held on Sept. 25, 6 p.m., at the same location, while the final meeting will be held on Oct. 17, 6 p.m. The idea for the orchard grew from feedback by residents who shopped at CPCC’s Garfield Park Farmers Market who wantSee ORCHARD on page 6
Austin school attracts 300 fathers for sendoff Catalyst Circle Rock’s annual event featured fathers greeting students on Sept. 12 By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor
Around 300 fathers from the Austin community gathered at Catalyst Circle Rock School, 5608 W. Washington Blvd., on Sept. 12 to welcome their children to school. The fourth annual event allowed featured a breakfast program hosted by radio personality Ramonski Luv, of V103. “Fathers could be seen shaking hands, talking amongst one another, giving high See 300 FATHERS on page 4
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GREETINGS: Fathers and guardians “clap-in” and high five students as they walk into the school on Wednesday, Sept. 12, during the Dads Take Your Child To School day at Catalyst Circle Rock Charter School on Washington Boulevard in Austin. ALEXA ROGALS/Staff Photographer