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Afternoon Shift: Flooding update, culinary success, and an ethnic education
Lisle mayor Joe Broda and WBEZ’s Lewis Wallace fill us in on the latest on the flooding. Jason Vincent on winning Food & Wine’s “Best New Chef” award. WBEZ’s Natalie Moore on the CHA’s “Plan Forward,” and a conversation on increasing ethnic awareness.
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Aerial shots of Chicago area flooding. Like a real life Waterworld. So sad. http://bit.ly/ZHWHe9RedEye Chicago
Flooding still has Chicago and suburbs reeling
Parts of the cityand suburbs are still bailing out from the recent floods that drenched theregion. Joe Broda, the Village of Lisle’s mayor whom Niala spoke to last week,gives a progress report. WBEZ Pritzker fellow Lewis Wallace looks into plans toupgrade infrastructure in Chicago’s Albany Park neighborhood, parts of whichwere underwater after the heavy rains. What’s happening in your town orneighborhood?
Des Plaines official: Work done on levee made our flooding worse http://trib.in/17OguzbChicago Tribune
Nightwood’s Jason Vincent one of Food & Wine’s Best New Chefs http://goo.gl/fb/2G1C0 #chicagoThe Local Tourist
Jason Vincent and the secrets of Nightwood
Nightwood’s Jason Vincent was named Food & Wine “Best New Chef of 2013.” Vincent’s Nightwood has been an anchor for a growing culinary scene in the Bridgeport/Pilsen corridor. As the accolades continue to pour in from around the world, host Niala Boodhoo asks Vincent and his partner Jason Hammel to share their secret. How do you run a successful restaurant in Chicago? Chefs, restaurateurs and foodies: Is it food, location, press, honors or service? Call 312.923.9239 or tweet using #AfternoonShift.
Nightwood’s Vincent Makes Food & Wine Best New Chefs ListNightwood’s Jason Vincent, one of the best chefs working in Chicago today, made Food & Wine magazine’s 2013 list of Best New Chefs. This …
the chicago housing authority releases the next phase of its plan for transformation. http://www.wbez.org/cha-reveals-next-phase-massive-public-housing-redevelopment-106757WBEZ Out Loud
New CHA plans, with 15% (3,750) of 25,000 housing units incomplete after 13 years: http://shar.es/JiqOc via @sharethisCCH Chicago
Rahm Emanuel tries to redefine public housing
The Chicago Housing Authority is unveiling “Plan Forward,” the next phase of its Plan for Transformation, the nation’s largest effort to redevelop public housing. WBEZ South Side bureau reporter Natalie Moore talks about Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s role in the controversial initiative.
Emanuel: ‘economic realities’ in new CHA plansMayor Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago Housing Authority on Saturday formally announced an updated version of the city’s 13-year-old effort t…
Every race & ethnicity in America fearing that #Boston suspects are one of their own.Khaled Bey
Educating America on your ethnicity
What do you wish Americans knew about your home country? What do they get wrong? Those are questions many immigrants are asking in the wake of the Boston marathon bombings. Pakistan native Imam Abdul Malik Mujahid, host and founder of Radio Islam, and ZJ Tong, president of the Chicago Chinese Cultural Institute, Inc., give their perspective. To weigh in, call 312.923.9239 or tweet using #AfternoonShift.
Boston bombing: 24-hour news cycle can’t offer aha moment in Boston tragediesIf you’re looking for the big speech about the Boston Marathon bombings and the motivations of the Tsarnaev brothers, wrapping it all up …
