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Chicago Kitchen Incubator Will Be More Than Just a Place to Cook
- Next City, Jul 19, 2017
GPCC's Angela Taylor is featured in the story about the impact The Hatchery will have.
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Announcing The Hatchery - a new food incubator for Garfield Park
- Jul 11, 2017
Mayor Emanuel announces development of The Hatchery in Garfield Park.
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CBS2 TV piece on the opening of The Hatchery
- Jul 11, 2017
The GPCC's Angela Taylor is interviewed in a CBS2 news piece on the announcement of The Hatchery on July 11, 2017.
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Enrolling in energy savings programs
- Illinois Science and Education Foundation blog, Jan 5, 2017
Housing Counselor LaShone Kelly talks about the benefits of enrolling in energy education and savings programs.
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Food Business Incubator Planned for Garfield Park
- Austin Weekly News, Dec 7, 2016
http://www.austinweeklynews.com/News/Articles/12-7-2016/Food-business-incubator-planned-for-Garfield-Park/
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CBS2 TV interview with GPCC Wellness Coordinator Angela Taylor
- Sep 25, 2016
CBS 2 in Chicago interviews GPCC Wellness Coordinator Angela Taylor about Garfield Park Community Gardens and the Neighborhood Market.
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Chicago Parent Magazine on the GPCC's Neighborhood Market
- Sep 23, 2016
Chicago Parent blog on the GPCC's Neighborhood Market
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NBC5 Television Interview with GPCC Wellness Coordinator Angela Taylor
- Aug 1, 2016
NBC5 TV interviews GPCC Wellness Coordinator and Chicago Dept.of Health Director about the benefits of PlayStreets.
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Chicago Tribune: Meet the Musical Kelly Family
- Aug 31, 2015
Meet the incredibly talented family of GPCC Housing Specialist LaShone Kelly
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Chicago Tribune - Residents Get Behind $1 City Lot Program
- Jan 7, 2015
GPCC Executive Director Mike Tomas talks about the success of the Large Lots Program in East Garfild Park.
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Flower, Food Gardens Bloom at Millennium Park
- Jul 30, 2014
Community leaders Angela Taylor and Christie Webber are interviewed by ABC7's Frank Mathie about Garfield Park's contributions to the gardens at Millennium Park.
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Big Data + Large Lots = Fast Start for City Program
- Jul 8, 2014
GPCC Board Member Marie Cole talks with LISC Chicago about the City's Large Lots Program as it comes to Garfield Park.
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East Garfield Park $1 Lot Program Begins July 1 2014
- Jul 1, 2014
$1 Lot Program begins July 1 in East Garfield Park.
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City's vacant adjacent lot purchase program coming to Garfield Park
- May 6, 2014
The City of Chicago talks about the success of its pilot program to sell vacant lots for $1 to adjacent homeowners. The program is expanding to Garfield Park in July.
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Chicago Artists Month: October 25-27, 2013
- Sep 18, 2013
Chicago Artist Month: October 2013
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What started as one Garfield Park garden blooms into so much more
- BY KARA SPAK Staff Reporter for the Chicago Suntimes, Aug 20, 2013
What started as one Garfield Park garden blooms into so much more
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Garfield Council Aims for Safer Kedzie
- John McCarron, Oct 31, 2012
Question: How do you announce to the neighborhood that an inner-city commercial corner with a dicey reputation is now safe for strolling and shopping?
Answer: With music … lots of music, plus crowds of people blissed-out on R&B, pop, funk, jazz and gospel.
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Green Tie Event: New Community Greenhouse in West Garfield Park
- Jul 24, 2012
Green Tie Event: New Community Greenhouse in West Garfield Park
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Local Youth, Musicians begin a cultural exchange between Chicago’s West Side and Youth, Artists and Musicians in Santo Andre, Brazil
- Mike Tomas, Mar 22, 2012
Local Youth, Musicians begin a cultural exchange between Chicago’s West Side and Youth, Artists and Musicians in Santo Andre, Brazil
March 22, 2012
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New Mural Project Concludes: NCP Continues to Beautify the Community
- Sep 1, 2011
Rishona Taylor, New Communities Program, works with area teens to complete new mural at Van Buren and California.
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White House Award for Safer Foundation
- Mike Tomas, Sep 1, 2011
Diane Williams, CEO of East Garfield Park's Safer Foundation, was awarded a Champion of Change recipient for the organization's innovative and proven programs supporting formerly incarcerated individuals.
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Neighborhood Stabilization: 1 Year Later A Year in the Life of a Foreclosure Rehab
- Ash-har Quraishi, WTTW/ Chicago Tonight, Aug 17, 2011
Over the past year and a half, Melvin Bailey, head of the Community Male Empowerment Project, has been working as a developer under the Neighborhood Stabilization Program, a federal program to rehab foreclosed or vacant properties. Read about CMEP's progress in East Garfield Park as reported on Chicago Tonight.
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Susana Vasquez Named LISC/Chicago Executive Director
- Jul 18, 2011
Susana Vazquez takes the reins at LISC Chicago.
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Residents, city officials give problem liquor store the boot, encourage healthy foods in East Garfield Park
- Mike Tomas, Mar 29, 2011
Local residents take a stand to oust troubled liquor store.
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Known for Edna's, intersection attracts CVS
- Malik Elliott, Mar 8, 2011
When the GPCA’s “Retail and Urban Design Plan” was published in 2007, Madison and Kedzie was identified as a prime intersection for new commercial development. Little did the plan’s authors know their efforts would result in the successful attraction of a national pharmacy retailer.