Columbia-St. Mary’s has proposed a new Family Health Center (FHC) for the vacant portion of the Jewel-Osco complex on the southeast corner of Humboldt and North Ave.
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A Conversation with Dan Leonhardt, Sculptor
by Abigail M. Wolfe
Dan Leonhardt has a definite attraction to working out artistic ideas in a material-based way. His work expresses many parts of the sculpture spectrum, from very solid and imposing pieces all the way to delicate and graceful expressions. The concepts of stability and balance seem to permeate Dan’s works. We caught up with Dan and asked him a little more about his style, his background, and what he’s planning to do in the future.
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Neighborhood Watch In Action
by John Zutz
Booth Street block club members joined together to capture a burglar and turn him over to the police recently. At least five neighbors were involved in tracking and, after a brief chase, capturing the thief.
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Saved by the Light
by Janice Christensen
The gallery shines like a little jewel from the side of the red brick building on Center and Bremen, just around the corner from Fuel Cafe. Saved by the Light Gallery is chock full of glowing, multi-colored art; sculptures made of found objects and fiber optics; television sets playing videos of old commercials and educational films you might remember from grade school. Couches perch near the ceiling (“Sit up here–you get a great perspective. And that one’s perfect for meditation!”). Mrs. Jones, the 13-month-old store-front feline, lounges in the Puma Orange crate, projecting kitty love to all her Riverwest neighbors.
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The Neighborhood Ice Cream Man – A Refreshing Point of View
by Marlene De La Cruz-Guzman
“There are black children and there are blond children. I do not distinguish amongst them because of color or race. There is no reason not to love children. They are children, and that is that.”