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BRONZEVILLE NEIGHBORHOOD COLLABORATIVE
Gallery Guichard hopes to be part of Bronzeville rebirth
June 22, 2014
When Andre and Frances Guichard opened their gallery nine years ago, they turned off the lights when the gallery was closed. Lights at night, they thought, might attract thieves to the African-American and African paintings, photographs and sculptures inside. “Honestly, we were afraid,” Ms. Guichard says.
Coalition To Revitalize Bronzeville's Dyett High School Demands Meeting With Mayor, CPS CEO (UPDATED)
A broad coalition of Chicago educators, parents and South Side activists demanded Wednesday that Chicago Public Schools (CPS) CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett and Mayor Rahm Emanuel meet with them on a community-driven proposal to keep Walter H. Dyett High School open and transition it into a "Global Leadership and Green Technology" neighborhood high school.
Harold’s Chicken faces opposition in Bronzeville
April 14, 2014
For nearly 65 years, Harold’s Chicken has been a staple in the black community. But there are signs the franchise, which has locations all over Chicago’s South Side, may have worn out its welcome — at least one planned for one neighborhood.
May 29, 2013
Two big retailers are honing in on properties for new stores in Bronzeville on the South Side.Milwaukee-based Roundy's Supermarkets Inc. plans to open a Mariano's Fresh Market on land owned by the Chicago Housing Authority near 39th Street and Martin Luther King Drive, according to a person familiar with the project.
