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In the second of three parts, her photo essay #WeWereHere explores how Chicago’s West Side communities insist on presence and dignity in the face of displacement, revealing the persistence of life where others see only absence.
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We Are Here, pt. 2
In the second of three parts, a photo essay explores how Chicago's West Side communities insist on presence and dignity in the face of displacement, revealing the persistence of life where others see ...
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November 8, 2025 at 5:31 PM
In the second of three parts, her photo essay #WeWereHere explores how Chicago’s West Side communities insist on presence and dignity in the face of displacement, revealing the persistence of life where others see only absence.
www.15west.org/we-are-here-...
www.15west.org/we-are-here-...
From community pop-ups, games, scratch-made waffles to Seattle-roasted espresso, Addis is a space where connection is the main ingredient.
Visit 15west.org to read the full story.
Visit 15west.org to read the full story.
Eating Our Way Home: Addis Cafe
Part one of a series featuring food spaces that feel like home, this cafe thrives at the intersection of Ethiopian tradition and community turned family.
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November 1, 2025 at 4:17 PM
From community pop-ups, games, scratch-made waffles to Seattle-roasted espresso, Addis is a space where connection is the main ingredient.
Visit 15west.org to read the full story.
Visit 15west.org to read the full story.
Owner Kalkidan “Kalki” Tesfaye has created more than a coffee shop; she’s built a living room for the neighborhood, where world music drifts through conversation and coffee is brewed with intention.
November 1, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Owner Kalkidan “Kalki” Tesfaye has created more than a coffee shop; she’s built a living room for the neighborhood, where world music drifts through conversation and coffee is brewed with intention.
October 18, 2025 at 6:50 PM
“Is there no possible way to finish this work faster?” said Amari M., a commuter who frequents the Austin Station.
Once construction concludes, the station would benefit all residents, regardless of mobility.
Once construction concludes, the station would benefit all residents, regardless of mobility.
October 18, 2025 at 6:50 PM
“Is there no possible way to finish this work faster?” said Amari M., a commuter who frequents the Austin Station.
Once construction concludes, the station would benefit all residents, regardless of mobility.
Once construction concludes, the station would benefit all residents, regardless of mobility.
“Is there no possible way to finish this work faster?” said Amari M., a commuter who frequents the Austin Station.
Once construction concludes, the station would benefit all residents, regardless of mobility.
Once construction concludes, the station would benefit all residents, regardless of mobility.
October 18, 2025 at 6:34 PM
“Is there no possible way to finish this work faster?” said Amari M., a commuter who frequents the Austin Station.
Once construction concludes, the station would benefit all residents, regardless of mobility.
Once construction concludes, the station would benefit all residents, regardless of mobility.
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✍🏼Maya Swan-Sullivan
Social Pics: @nabeelawashington.com
#15West #UrbanFarming #Education #Youth
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✍🏼Maya Swan-Sullivan
Social Pics: @nabeelawashington.com
#15West #UrbanFarming #Education #Youth
Forgotten to flourishing: Heritage students transform school garden
Heritage Middle School students are learning that food doesn't just come from grocery stores; it grows from soil, seeds, and hard work in their seven-bed community garden.
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September 30, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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✍🏼Maya Swan-Sullivan
Social Pics: @nabeelawashington.com
#15West #UrbanFarming #Education #Youth
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✍🏼Maya Swan-Sullivan
Social Pics: @nabeelawashington.com
#15West #UrbanFarming #Education #Youth
From sixth to eighth grade, students learn the science of growing food and the power of community. “We need food,” shared eighth grader Lucas Prankus, summing it up simply.
With creativity and resourcefulness, they’re redefining urban farming, growing in buckets, pots, and whatever they can find.
With creativity and resourcefulness, they’re redefining urban farming, growing in buckets, pots, and whatever they can find.
September 30, 2025 at 7:45 PM
From sixth to eighth grade, students learn the science of growing food and the power of community. “We need food,” shared eighth grader Lucas Prankus, summing it up simply.
With creativity and resourcefulness, they’re redefining urban farming, growing in buckets, pots, and whatever they can find.
With creativity and resourcefulness, they’re redefining urban farming, growing in buckets, pots, and whatever they can find.
In the first of three parts, her photo essay #WeWereHere explores how Chicago’s West Side communities insist on presence and dignity in the face of displacement, revealing the persistence of life where others see only absence.
September 16, 2025 at 7:57 PM
In the first of three parts, her photo essay #WeWereHere explores how Chicago’s West Side communities insist on presence and dignity in the face of displacement, revealing the persistence of life where others see only absence.
The restaurant has long been known as a welcoming space for everyone in the neighborhood, with many regulars referring to the owner as “Grandma Irma” for her warmth and generosity.
✍🏽: NaBeela Washington (@nabeelawashington.com) & Zoë Takaki
📸: NaBeela Washington
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✍🏽: NaBeela Washington (@nabeelawashington.com) & Zoë Takaki
📸: NaBeela Washington
www.15west.org/grandma-irma...
Grandma Irma's Cocina Feeds Everyone
After 36 years as a waitress, Irma Ceballos opened her own Mexican restaurant in Little Village, where family recipes and unconditional hospitality have made her a neighborhood pillar.
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September 3, 2025 at 8:52 PM
The restaurant has long been known as a welcoming space for everyone in the neighborhood, with many regulars referring to the owner as “Grandma Irma” for her warmth and generosity.
✍🏽: NaBeela Washington (@nabeelawashington.com) & Zoë Takaki
📸: NaBeela Washington
www.15west.org/grandma-irma...
✍🏽: NaBeela Washington (@nabeelawashington.com) & Zoë Takaki
📸: NaBeela Washington
www.15west.org/grandma-irma...
The restaurant has a wide range of customers, from teachers and students from the neighboring school (Little Village Lawndale High School), to warehouse workers, to retired neighbors.
www.15west.org/grandma-irma...
www.15west.org/grandma-irma...
September 3, 2025 at 8:52 PM
The restaurant has a wide range of customers, from teachers and students from the neighboring school (Little Village Lawndale High School), to warehouse workers, to retired neighbors.
www.15west.org/grandma-irma...
www.15west.org/grandma-irma...
From selling homemade barbacoa from her kitchen to opening her own restaurant, Irma Ceballos has created a neighborhood pillar where family recipes meet unconditional hospitality.
September 3, 2025 at 8:52 PM
From selling homemade barbacoa from her kitchen to opening her own restaurant, Irma Ceballos has created a neighborhood pillar where family recipes meet unconditional hospitality.