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[April 11, 2012]
Kickoff for the Garden Fair
The first meeting for the 53rd Annual Hyde Park Garden Fair will discuss budgets, special projects, and grants for the coming spring.

[April 21, 2012]
Logan Center
The Universitiy of Chicago officially unwraps the new Logan Center for the Arts.

[May 18-19, 2012]
Hyde Park Garden Fair
It's never too soon to start planning for one of my favorite events of the year, the 53rd annual Hyde Park Garden Fair.


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Help "Envision" 53rd Street

Join 4th Ward Alderman Will Burns, the University of Chicago, the South East Chicago Commission, the Hyde Park Chamber of Commerce, and other community stakeholders on Saturday morning, April 21, to discuss the redevelopment of 53rd Street.

Workshop topics include:

  • An update on 53rd Street
  • Feedback from the community regarding the Mobil Station and former MacDonald's site
  • Access and use of Nichols Park
  • Increased connectivity between 53rd Street and the University of Chicago
  • How to market 53rd Street as the main commercial corridor in Hyde Park

Date: Saturday, April 21, 2012
Continental Breakfast from 8:30 am to 9:00 am
Meeting lasts from 9:00 am until 12:00 pm
Location: Nichols Park Field House, 1365 East 53rd Street

Please RSVP by April 13, 2012, at www.53rdstreetvisioningworkshop.eventbrite.com

What You Can Do

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Shop local, whenever possible. Go to meetings. Speak up, speak out, play a role. Change begins at the ground, with community input.
Key Issues

Rumsey discusses key issues with Scott and Yokoyama

 Rumsey Engages the Neighborhood.
Basic services. Development. Health care. Crime and safety. Jobs. Affordable and accessible housing. Schools and libraries. Transportation. Greening.

 
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