Maxwell Evans
Reporter at Block Club Chicago
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Articles
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1 week ago |
blockclubchicago.org | Maxwell Evans
HYDE PARK — It’s been nearly a decade since the University of Chicago’s concrete car was restored and moved to its current home inside a campus garage, and the artwork is still baffling its viewers — if they notice it at all. “Concrete Traffic,” a 1957 Cadillac DeVille encased in concrete, was conceived by German artist Wolf Vostell.
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1 week ago |
blockclubchicago.org | Maxwell Evans
SOUTH SHORE — Neighbors participating in a storied South Side garage sale are celebrating a major milestone by donating some of their profits to charities. The 40th annual Jackson Park Highlands garage sale is 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday in the 6700-7000 blocks of Cregier, Constance, Bennett and Euclid avenues in South Shore. About 30 homes will participate in this year’s event, with neighbors selling everything from vintage designer clothing to furniture, handbags, toys, books and tools.
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2 weeks ago |
blockclubchicago.org | Maxwell Evans
HYDE PARK — New works from local artists and those with ties to the neighborhood are now on display at two viaducts in Hyde Park, replacing pieces that were there for nearly two decades. The 53rd Street and 55th Street viaducts under the Metra Electric tracks near Lake Park Avenue have been home to the Viaduct Galleries, where panels have featured artworks from Margaret Burroughs, Calvin Jones, Terry Evans and others since 2008.
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2 weeks ago |
blockclubchicago.org | Maxwell Evans
WOODLAWN — Woodlawn’s vacant schools can foster stability in the neighborhood by hosting new amenities, activities and housing, residents said this week as they got a head start on planning for the sites’ reuse. Neighbors met Tuesday at Harris Park, 6200 S. Drexel Ave., to brainstorm ideas for three vacant Chicago Public Schools properties in Woodlawn: the former Wadsworth and Fiske elementary schools, as well as Emmett Till Elementary School’s unused annex. CPS put the former Wadsworth, 6420 S.
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3 weeks ago |
blockclubchicago.org | Maxwell Evans
HYDE PARK — A pitch to bridge the city’s affordable housing gap and bring new community centers to divested neighborhoods by taxing the landlords of vacant homes won top prize at a University of Chicago competition this week.
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