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Remembering Don & Soul Train

Remembering Don & Soul Train
The day after Don Cornelius died, when I arrived at the South Side YMCA that morning for Zumba, the girls called me to hurry and join them for an impromptu Soul Train Line before class.  What fun!   All Saturday evening the television was tuned to a 7-hour Soul Train marathon.  Periodically, throughout the evening friend... Read more »

Washington Park: Sacred Ground

Washington Park: Sacred Ground
As fall arrives in a blaze of glory, shedding her coat of many colors, I’m reminded of how blessed and fortunate we are on the South side of Chicago to be surrounded by parks, especially in summer.  There’s Jackson Park on the east, its easternmost border abutting Lake Michigan and the harbor where tethered motor... Read more »