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Tag: douglass park

Posted inCommunity

‘Our people can do without big festivals’

by Jacqueline Cardenas/Block Club Chicago September 20, 2022September 20, 2022

West Siders held their own music festival on Sept. 17 to protest Riot Fest taking over a portion of nearby Douglass Park over the weekend. The People’s Music Fest was held Saturday at the corner of Cermak Road and Marshall Boulevard as a part of residents’ long-running effort to remove Riot Fest and other mega […]

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West Siders grill city about festivals in Douglass Park

by Leen Yassine/Block Club Chicago August 29, 2022August 29, 2022
Posted inCommunity

Mini-golf coming back to Douglass Park in style 

by Pascal Sabino/Block Club Chicago May 16, 2022May 16, 2022
Posted inNews

Some residents want festival out, Juneteenth in at park

by Pascal Sabino/Block Club Chicago May 9, 2022May 9, 2022
Posted inArt Beat

Now that it’s over, West Siders debate merits of Riot Fest

by Pascal Sabino | Block Club Chicago September 27, 2021September 27, 2021

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