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Building Bridges

People Matter empowers the Chinatown community with their sculpture at Ping Tom Memorial Park.

The Bookstore Your Dad Warned You About

A niche new bookstore opens in Pilsen, with little apparent interest in the community around it.

Anatomy of an Ofrenda

Parents of Florida school shooting victim memorialize him at the National Museum of Mexican Art.

Shorts Stories

The news from July.

Gentrification and the Future of Pilsen

What do we have to do to keep people in their homes?

Ruido: Spanish for Lollapalooza

Ruido Fest, the biggest Latin American music festival in the Midwest, took place in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood, July 7 - 9.

DISCO Art Exhibit: Old Vinyl Takes New Cultural Spin

A preview of this Friday's art opening at the Pilsen Outpost, featuring new artwork by Ricardo "Naco" Gonzalez and music by DJ Eddy Baca and 606 records.

The Zoning Fairy

A comic by Eric J. Garcia.

2nd Floor Rear Arts Festival Marks 5th Year

Creative Director of the Chicago art festival 2nd Floor Rear Katie Waddell talks to Kate Morris about five years working DIY.

A Lens on Pilsen

Filmmaker Amanda Gutierrez discusses gentrification in Pilsen.

The First Ever Quetzal Art Festival in Pilsen

What I encountered at the Quetzal Art Fest in Pilsen was a beautiful merging of live, interactive art and community.

Mana Contemporary

A New Community and Complex of Arts Activity in Pilsen

Work of Two Political Prisoners on Display

Exhibition highlights U.S.-Cuba relationships and issues in the federal prison system

Solis

A comic by Eric J. Garcia.

Pilsen’s Good Friday Procession

Views above the Pilsen Photo Studio.