
Zoe Pharo
Staff Writer at Hyde Park Herald
Staff writer for @HydeParkHerald and freelancer. Previously @inthesetimesmag @gonggershowitz. Send tips to: [email protected]
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1 week ago |
hpherald.com | Zoe Pharo
Organizers of the neighborhood's 4th on 53rd Parade are hosting a Hyde Park-themed trivia night next week to help cover the rising costs of putting on the march and festival. Organized by the Nichols Park Advisory Council and Patricia L. Morse, a neighborhood historian and Herald contributor, the event will take place at Woodlawn Tap on June 26.
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1 week ago |
hpherald.com | Zoe Pharo
Local doctors say they will continue to advise patients "based on science" and caution people about the ongoing public health risk of Covid-19 amid new federal guidelines on vaccines. On , Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.
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2 weeks ago |
hpherald.com | Zoe Pharo
On the last day of school at Bret Harte Elementary, dozens of students celebrated the freedom of summer break by climbing on playground equipment and chasing each other around the schoolyard as parents arrived to pick them up. Catching her breath after sprinting through the schoolyard, 8-year-old Jameela Posey said her favorite subjects this year were "music" and "computers." In an interview with the Herald, she recounted a packed last day of class. "We had pizza, cookies ...
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2 weeks ago |
hpherald.com | Zoe Pharo
An activist for mental health care access and an educator championing criminal justice reform are two of this year's Leaders for a New Chicago. Alice Kim of the Beyond Prisons Initiative and Cheryl Miller of Southside Together will each receive a $50,000 individual award and $2,500 general operating grant for their respective nonprofits, the program's funders announced late last month.
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2 weeks ago |
hpherald.com | Zoe Pharo
John Roberson, the city's chief operating officer, is leaving Mayor Brandon Johnson's administration this month for a top spot at the Obama Foundation. A veteran of City Hall, Roberson was announced as the next executive vice president of the Obama Presidential Center, which is currently under construction in Jackson Park. Roberson will succeed Robbin Cohen, who has led the center's development for 11 years.
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