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News about the Garfield Park Community Council, our partners, and community events and information.

Arthur Watts’ barbecue helped him build a new life after slavery. Nearly 160 years later, his recipes are helping his family build a business.: Adam Lukach, Chicago Tribune, Jul 15, 2020; Arthur Watts knew his way around an open pit barbecue from the time he was just 6 years old. Born into slavery in the Kansas City, Missouri, area, his job was to manage the cooking fires throughout…
Matching transit to economic need: Roberto Requejo, Crain's Chicago Business, Jun 4, 2020; We have a new way to develop all neighborhoods without displacing people: equitable transit-oriented development.
A model to prevent a wave of evictions in the wake of coronavirus recession: Curtis Black, The Chicago Reporter, May 13, 2020; A new coalition in East Garfield Park is aiming to head off displacement, gentrification and a land grab by speculators by protecting affordable housing and heeding the lessons of 2008.
New coalition takes aim at displacement: Igor Studenkov, Austin Weekly News, May 7, 2020; The Preserving Affordability Together Garfield Park Housing Coalition seeks to hold developers accountable.
West Side Community Garden Giving Away Raspberry Bushes: Pascal Sabino, Blockclub Chicago, Apr 28, 2020; "If you can walk outside into your yard and eat a few raspberries every day, that's pretty empowering to have control over your own food," said garden manager John Perryman.

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