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D.C. Cherry Blossoms Heading Into Peak Bloom Week

The Huffington Post | Posted 03.21.2012

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WASHINGTON -- D.C.'s cherry blossoms will be in full floral form this week after weeks of above-normal temperatures and plenty of anticipation of when...

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Race: Are We Over It? Event Offers Lively Discussion About Segregation, Race Relations In Chicago And Beyond

HuffPost Eyes&Ears Local | Diana Novak | Posted 05.25.2011

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Produced by HuffPost's Eyes & Ears Citizen Journalism Unit When Barack Obama was elected, many people wanted to shout "racism no longer exists!" from...

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Home Of The Obamas' Chicago Neighbors For Sale

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Yearning to get closer to President Obama? A rare opportunity just opened up. The home next door to Barack and Michelle Obama in Kenwood's mansion di...

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Food, Retail Deserts Cause South Siders To Spend Billions In Other Areas

Chicago Public Radio | Natalie Moore | Posted 05.25.2011

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South Side of Chicago residents are forced to spend billions of dollars each year outside of their communities. There are few restaurants or retail sh...

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An Obama Boom in Hyde Park?

David Hoyt | Posted 05.25.2011

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David Hoyt

It will take a lot more than the impulse spending of a presidential entourage to provide the housing, transit, jobs, and retail amenities that are needed in the President-elect's own back yard.

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Judge Mugged Near Obama's Home

Chicago Sun-Times | Abdon M. Pallasch | Posted 05.25.2011

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The night before Election Day, a Cook County judge was mugged just blocks from Barack Obama's home in the Kenwood neighborhood. Judge Eileen Brewer, ...

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Real Estate Spotlight On Obama's Neighborhood

Sara Bonert | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sara Bonert

Among all the negative news you have heard about the real estate market lately, home values have actually increased in Kenwood by 13.7% over the last year, with the average home in the neighborhood having a value of approximately $320,000.

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Neighbors Debate U. of C. Expansion Into Washington Park

Chicago Public Radio | Natalie Moore | Posted 05.25.2011

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The University of Chicago's foray into the Washington Park neighborhood is being met with a mix of skepticism and anticipation. For decades, Washingto...

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Security Increased At Obama's Home

Chicago Tribune | Deanese Williams-Harris and Steve Schmadeke | Posted 05.25.2011

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As the U.S. Secret Service steps up security for Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, parking restrictions in the area around his South Side...

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