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Negotiations suspended between U. of C. and encampment organizers
Dozens of University of Chicago faculty are standing with student protestors behind the campus tent encampment for Palestine after a breakdown in communication with administrators and protestors over divestment demands. On Monday morning, as hundreds of students began to stir after a late night fortifying the encampment amid rumors of...
Two men shot early Sunday morning in Hyde Park
A 23-year-old man and a 24-year-old man are in good condition after suffering gunshot wounds early Sunday morning in Hyde Park. According to the Chicago Police Department, the two men sustained gunshot wounds to the shoulder and arm around 2:06 a.m. on the 5400 block of South Lake Park Avenue. The 24-year-old man was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center, and the 23-year-old man self-transported to the same hospital a short time later.
A bracing performance by a young pianist for the Dame Myra Hess series
Avery Gagliano is a pianist whose first prize performance at the 2020 10th National Chopin Piano Competition — where she also won the Best Concerto Prize — brought her to national attention. Last week she was the guest artist at the Dame Myra Hess concert series at the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, 55 E. Wacker Dr., offering a free lunchtime concert that charmed the good-sized audience.
‘Brooklyn Laundry’ brings together a mismatched pair
John Patrick Shanley's “Brooklyn Laundry,” which is enjoying a rolling world premiere at Northlight Theatre, clocks in at only about 80 minutes, but the dramedy is so stuffed with incident and emotion that it could be a TV or streaming series. Shanley begins with a budding rom-com between...
U. of C. President says he will ‘intervene’ in encampment for Palestine
In his most recent message to the school community on Friday, University of Chicago President Paul Alivisatos says the five-day encampment for Palestine “cannot continue” and the university will “intervene.”. In his May 3 email to students, Alivisatos mentioned his and the provost’s meeting with students on...
ISAC gets a bird’s-eye view of the past in ‘Pioneers of the Sky’
“Pioneers of the Sky,” a new exhibition at the University of Chicago’s 104-year-old archeology museum, the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures (ISAC), explores the practice of aerial photography in West Asia. “Archaeology in general is well known. Also people now know and almost always use Google...
City to sell vacant Bronzeville and Kenwood lots for housing development
Several city-owned lots in North Kenwood and Bronzeville are up for sale this summer as part of a new initiative to spur housing development in the area. The 30 parcels of land up for grabs, for sale through the city’s ChiBlockBuilder program, are on six lots located along Oakwood Boulevard and Lake Park Avenue. Development teams have until June 28 to submit their lot project proposals for consideration by the city.
One man killed in Woodlawn shooting Wednesday
One man was killed and another man was injured in a Woodlawn shooting on Wednesday afternoon. The two men were standing outside on the sidewalk in the 6600 block of South Blackstone Avenue at 4:48 p.m. when shooting began. Ozarius Jones, 29, was shot in the stomach and leg, according...
60 years of Robert Earl Paige on display at HPAC
“I’m in pursuit of beauty (in) everything I think about and develop,” said Robert Earl Paige, reflecting on his life’s work at a preview of his exhibition at the Hyde Park Art Center (HPAC) in early April. With a glint in his eye, the 87-year-old added, “this...
Kenwood students hold sit-in, march to U. of C. encampment for Palestine
Kenwood Academy students participated in a sit-in on campus during the school day on Wednesday, and later held a march to the University of Chicago encampment in support of Palestine. A group of about 25 students started their out-of-school protest behind Shoesmith Elementary at Kenwood Community Park, 1330 E. 50th...
UChicago Medicine photographer trains her eye on the of role hands in new solo show
Jordan Porter-Woodruff, the staff photographer at UChicago Medicine, never planned to be a visual artist. When she graduated from Loyola University Chicago with an English degree 11 years ago, she had hopes of being a screenwriter. But, as Porter-Woodruff told the Herald, she wanted the stability of a day job...
Isidore Quartet offers magnificent performance of Benjamin Britten quartet
University of Chicago Presents ended its 80th season with a sparkling performance by the Isidore Quartet at Mandel Hall. Adrian Steele and Phoenix Avalon (violins), Devin Moore (viola) and Joshua McClendon (cello) met at Juilliard and are the winners of the 14th Banff International String Quartet Competition held in 2022. They brought to Hyde Park youthful energy and a musical prowess beyond their years.
Talks open between pro-Palestine student protesters and U. of C.
Two days after pitching tents on the U. of C.’s leafy Hyde Park campus as a show of their support for Palestine, a small group of protesters met with a representative from the Dean of Students at the College’s office on Wednesday. “We had a formal discussion, but...
Measles cases rise in Chicago this year, detected locally at Murray Language Academy
Measles cases rose in Chicago in March, and are now seeing a slight decline. Locally, in early April, the disease was detected at Murray Language Academy. Murray Language Academy, 5335 S. Kenwood Ave., reported at least one measles case, joining other schools and pharmacy locations in the city where the disease has been detected.
Lee's Unleaded: The Blues are back on the South Side (not that they were ever away)
"The place is legendary," said Chicago Blues Revival (CBR) founder Jeff Pinzino, a bespectacled graduate of the University Chicago carrying a pleased-as-punch grin as he surveyed the packed house at Lee's Unleaded Blues last Friday evening. Neighborhood residents, Blues cognoscenti and musicians greeted each other as they entered the club;...
Minor assaulted Thursday at the Museum of Science and Industry
A minor was sexually assaulted at the Museum of Science and Industry (MSI) last Thursday, and police are still on the lookout for the offender. The Chicago Police Department issued an April 25 community alert for the 3rd District about the assault. Between the hours of around 10:30 a.m. and...
Kenwood Academy rehome pups in 4th Ward adoption drive
Shania Hughes, a Kenwood Academy senior, found it heartwarming seeing the two pups from the pound arrive at Lucky’s Pet Store, 924 E. 43rd St., for the adoption drive her high school civics class organized. “They seem so lovable,” she said, “like they just seem in need of a...
Stretch-centric wellness studio coming to 55th Street
StretchLab, a wellness studio that utilizes targeted stretching to improve mobility and alleviate stiffness and pain, is opening this summer at 1621 E. 55th Street. The studio will offer group stretches and one-on-one stretches led by “flexologists,” StretchLab trainers with certifications and experience in yoga, personal training or massage therapy.
U. of C. students set up campus encampment for Palestine
Hundreds of University of Chicago students erected a tent encampment on the campus main quad this morning to protest Israel’s war in Gaza, the latest in a wave of protest encampments on college campuses around the country. A few minutes before 10 a.m. on April 29, U. of C....
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