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Tens of thousands flocked to the city on July 3rd for the annual Civic Days Block Party festivities that featured a plethora of family friendly activities, food and artisan vendors, live music and … ...
The newest entrant to the world of architectural gaming is Block’hood, a neighborhood-building simulator that challenges the user to create a functioning community out of 1x1x1 blocks of various ...
Young people with My Block, My Hood, My City resume their youth-led community walks program in Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood on July 14, 2022.
For the second year, the group My Block, My Hood, My City brought more than 1,500 kids from around the city to enjoy a day in the Loop in an event called Downtown Day.
FITCHBURG — Thousands of people ate, danced, winced, cheered and more as the Civic Days Block Party returned Sunday, July 3 after a two-year absence caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Founder and CEO of the social impact organization My Block, My Hood, My City Jahmal Cole is hitting the streets to better understand the needs of Chicago’s famous block clubs.
FITCHBURG — Thousands of people of all ages and all walks of life descended upon the downtown Wednesday evening for the annual Civic Days Block Party and fireworks. From antique cars and moto… ...
My Block, My Hood, My City is giving out micro-grants up to $2,500 to community leaders who will create what Cole calls tiny ripples of hope in Chicago's neighborhoods this weekend.
Judith Stofer Block, who was the first woman to chair the board of the Field Museum of Natural History, has died at 83.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Police investigate after a car hit a motorcycle rider and carried the victim on the hood of the car for at least a block. It happened early Friday morning at 35th Street ...
CHICAGO — The group “My Block, My Hood, My City” mobilized a small army of volunteers to light up King Drive for the holidays Saturday. In the six years My Block, My Hood, My City has been ...
The origins of Chicago organization My Block My Hood My City trace back to a session Jahmal Cole had with students in the Cook County Jail.