NEW CHEF-IN- RESIDENCE AT RETREAT AT THE CURRENCY EXCHANGE CAFÉ
Chef Ariya Taylor uses influences from her great grandmother, who is from Mississippi, and her great grandfather, who was from Louisiana. She also has her great grandmother’s recipe book. She started cooking when she was 8-years-old. Those styles of cooking really played a part in how she cooks.
Maverick Entertainment Presents, “Boxed In”
Maverick Entertainment is proud to present, “Boxed In,” a film directed by Ariel Julia Harston and starring Reginae Carter (Lil Wayne’s daughter). The premiere will be held outside of Atlanta on Nov. 3rd, attended by Reginae Carter and the rest of the cast. The movie will be available for streaming on all streaming platforms on Dec. 1st.
CITY OF CHICAGO SECURES FIRST FITCH RATING UPGRADE IN NEARLY 13 YEARS
Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot announced that Fitch Ratings (Fitch) upgraded their long-term ratings for the City of Chicago’s General Obligation Bonds (GO) by one notch from “BBB-” to “BBB” with a positive outlook. The positive outlook signals that Fitch believes there is potential for further upgrades over the next one-to-two-year period. This upgrade and positive outlook illustrate Fitch’s confidence in the financial plan that the City has laid out and made good on over the last three years and the prospects for continued improvement in the City’s finances in the years to come.
BLACK BUSINESS OWNER RECEIVES BRAND HELP FROM MARKETING EXPERT
Michelle Wainwright started Cute as a Cupcake in 2015 when she lost her job in the pharmaceutical industry. She took her severance and used it to start the business. She sold her cupcake jars at vendor fairs and Farmer’s Markets. Then she had a kiosk in the mall in Merrillville, and now, she has a brick-and-mortar location in Merrillville.
15th Annual 3Arts Awards Celebration grants nearly half a million dollars to Chicago artists
3Arts, the Chicago- based nonprofit grantmaking organization, honors the milestone 15th anniversary of the 3Arts Awards with nearly half a million dollars in unrestricted grants to Chicago artists. The 15th annual 3Arts Awards Celebration takes place Monday, November 7 via livestream on YouTube where the organization will honor ten new 3Arts Awards recipients with $30,000 cash grants, announce $50,000 Next Level/Spare Room awardees, and award ten additional artists with $2,000 cash grants through Make a Wave. The online event is free to the public and features commissioned performances by 3Arts artists, including Aram Han Sifuentes, Bethany Thomas, Robby Lee Williams, and Santiago X. Registration is required at https://3arts.org/event/.
The Fairmined Gold Flora Collection, by Christina Malle, Brings Attention to Transparency in Artisanal Mining
Former human rights attorney, goldsmith and gemologist Christina Malle designs collections with traceability at the forefront. Always questioning the materials, she is an industry leader who examines how to continue improving the supply chain and provide accountability. The Flora Collection is her Fairmined Challenge collection. Its aesthetic is drawn from images of the flora surrounding the Fairmined mines in Colombia and Peru.
Cook County Clerk’s Office “Trusted Source” Webpage Combats Election Misinformation
As Election Day approaches, Cook County Clerk Karen A. Yarbrough is encouraging voters who have concerns or questions about election security to visit the Clerk’s “Trusted Source” webpage for detailed facts on all aspects of election operations, from questions about voting by mail to the final tabulation of election results.
PUBLICIST AND MEDIA CONSULTANT HONORED BY THE COOK COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOR HIS 30 PLUS YEARS OF SERVICE
Deborah Sims- Cook County Commissioner of the 5th District- along with Board President Toni Preckwinkle and the full Cook County Board of Commissioners passed a resolution honoring the career of longtime Chicago area Publicist and Communications Consultant Sean Howard.
T.J.Maxx and “Find Your Maxx” Partner and Mentor Yvonne Orji Launch Interactive Workshop Series for Women Everywhere
As part of its mission to provide women with essential tools that empower them to ditch the fear of failure and put themselves first,T .J. Maxx is launching its Find Your Maxx workshop series this weekend. Find Your Maxx is part of The Maxx You Project, T.J. Maxx’s ongoing initiative to support women with tools and resources as they navigate the process of becoming their most authentic, unapologetic selves
Deeply Rooted Dance Theater to premier ‘Q After Dark’ and ‘Vespers’
Nicole Clarke- Springer is a huge Quincy Jones fan. She grew up on his music. His music was always around, and she always marveled at his musical genius, as a producer and as a humanitarian.
WEINBERG/NEWTON GALLERY, SKYART AND ARTS + PUBLIC LIFE
Weinberg/Newton Gallery (688 N. Milwaukee Ave.), a non-commercial gallery dedicated to promoting social justice causes, is partnering with South Side youth arts non-profit SkyART and Arts + Public Life, which fosters neighborhood vibrancy through the arts on the South Side of Chicago, to present Can you see me?. Across three galleries, artwork by incarcerated young people, contemporary artists and arts-justice organizations will explore themes of ascendance, innocence and freedom. The exhibition aims not only to highlight the humanity and potential of young people affected by the juvenile jus - tice system, but also to explore new aspirational possibilities for how art can be a tool of justice and healing. Extensive public programming will bring together diverse audiences and practitioners to create important dialogue and accessibility for new communities.
Dave East and droppLabs Offer Fans the Opportunity to Executive Produce His Next EP
droppLabs, a leading subsidiary of dropp group (“Dropp”), a future-forward Web3 enabler, and Dave East, commercially and critically acclaimed music artist and actor in Wu-Tang: An American Saga, today announced the launch of the flagship program “Dave East Total Access.” The program allows 5,000 members to collaborate with Dave East’s team, become credited executive producers for his upcoming EP, and receive exclusive benefits.
ILLINOIS COVID-RELATED MORTGAGE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO REOPEN NOV. 1
The state will reopen a mortgage assistance program for pandemic-impacted homeowners on Nov. 1. The Illinois Homeowner Assistance Fund, run through the Illinois Housing Development Authority, provides up to $30,000 in assistance to homeowners through payments made directly to mortgage servicers, taxing bodies or other approved entities.
Tips on saving for the unexpected
Finances are different for everyone, and so are the life events we all go through. An emergency fund is your financial line of defense against life’s lemons. Although there are many financial rules of thumb, there is no “normal” way to handle your emergency fund.
Poetry Foundation recognizes and honors writers with the 2022 Pegasus Awards
Dr. Haki R. Madhubuti founded Third World Press in 1967 in his basement apartment in Englewood on 62nd and Ada, with $200 and a lithograph machine. The idea was that Black people needed to read books unfiltered and uncensored. His love of books began when he read Richard Wright’s “Black Boy” at the age of 14.
Candidate apathy is worse than voter apathy
Over the last few years everyday people, along with the news media, have worn bare the phrase “voter apathy.” It has remained part of the English lexicon because it is a handy way to describe low voter turnout, as well as pundits being wrong with their predictions about certain races of candidates.
Tarell Alvin McCraney talks about playwrighting, screenwriting and building community intentionally
Tarell Alvin McCraney graduated from the New World School of the Arts in Miami, Fla., and auditioned for the Goodman School at DePaul University. He graduated from DePaul University with a BFA in Acting. While in that program, he received training in play, getting onstage and being in the world that the actors were imaging at the time. He also learned the craft of making sure he was playing an action, delivering a line, projecting a voice.
MAYOR LIGHTFOOT RELEASES THE CHICAGO BUILDING DECARBONIZATION WORKING GROUP RECOMMENDATIONS REPORT
Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot released the Chicago Building Decarbonization Working Group (CBDWG) report, which recommends equitable solutions to address the nearly 70% of total citywide greenhouse gas emissions that come from buildings in Chicago. The report release comes as Mayor Lightfoot continues to make progress on the City of Chicago’ s Green Recovery Agenda, a plan to combat climate change by drastically reducing the City’s largest sources of emissions, reducing the city’s reliance on fossil fuels and driving green economic opportunities for residents.
