WE SUPPORT SMALL FARMS AND HOPE YOU DO TOO! YOU CAN DO SO THIS SATURDAY BY BUYING AT BEVERLY UNITARIAN CHURCH’S INDOOR FARMERS MARKET. SATURDAY MARCH 31, 2012 BEVERLY UNITARIAN CHURCH (The Castle) 10244 S Longwood Drive Chicago, IL 60643 9:00 am – 1:00 pm FARMERS AND VENDORS AT THIS WEEK’S MARKET: BREAD FROM THE […]
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Doreen’s Pizza, a locally known tasty pizza offered on the Southeast Side has a frozen pizza offering. When gas prices started climbing four years ago, owner Bob Wisz made the prudent decision to switch his delivery trucks out for ones that used alternative energy. You can read more about Bob and his greener trucks here: http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20120324/ISSUE02/120329890/even-the-smallest-businesses-are-exploring-alternative-energy#ixzz1qG36eThR Stay on top of Chicago
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The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District will participate in a National Take Back Day (unused prescription drugs) on Saturday, April 28, 2012, from 10:00 am to 2:00 PM at three District locations: MAIN GATENorth Side – 3500 Howard St: SkokieStickney – 6001 W Pershing: CiceroCalumet (South side) 400 E. 130th Street Visit www.dea.gov or call 800-882-9539
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The Chicago Conservation Corps (C3) is now recruiting for its Spring 2012 Environmental Leadership Training Series. You’ll learn from community and environmental leaders about urban environmental challenges and then lead an environmental service project with C3 support and resources. Attend an orientations below to learn more. For questions or to reserve a seat, contact (312)
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The February 10th screening of the “Dirty Business of Coal” was well attended in spite of the blowing snow and cold temperature. Additional seating had to be added once it was apparent that the turnout was going to be greater than anticipated. Peter Bull, an award winning writer/producer/director of film and TV documentaries and director of the
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Eagles have been discovered nesting within the Blue Heron Rookery adjacent to the site for the proposed CPD outdoor firing range – the first to nest within our great city. The Bald Eagle, though no longer on the endangered list, is still protected by the Bald and Golden Eagle Act. The Act prohibits anyone from “disturbing”
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In addition to firing ranges, coal gasification plants, cement kilns, wetland fill-ins and delayed construction on the promised Calumet Environmental Center, Alderman Beale of the 9th Ward recently proposed an ordiance to lift the current 20 year Landfill Moratorium that isn’t even halfway through it’s life span. If the moratorium is lifted the impact will be most strongly
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If you would like to get a peek at the bald eagles’ nest built atop the trees on the proposed police gun range site stop by Windjammers at 13701 Hoxie Avenue. Mike Olson, the proprietor, will be glad to serve you a cold brew while pointing out the nest. Just be sure to bring a pair
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On Friday, February 17th, the Task Force hosted one of it’s more popular workshops. Our “Natural Beauty” workshop emphasizes the importance of using fewer chemicals in the name of beauty, and instead substituting everyday “good for you ” ingredients that can be found in your kitchen. The ingredients cost only pennies and do the job. Things like cornmeal, lemons,
We had the perfect winter day for our “Winter Walk”. There was a sprinkling of snow, and the temperature was in the low 30’s, made even lower by the wind chill factor. Linda Ruxton, John Pastrik, and Kevin Kuhn, our volunteer guides, met the adults and children at the Egger’s Grove parking lot. John and Kevin had