New Starbucks hopes to perk up Gage Park, West Englewood The Starbucks, 5807 S. Western Ave., has added 35 jobs and cost $3 million to open. Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 21, 2023
11th Ward Ald. Nicole Lee heads toward runoff Early results showed Lee and her top challenger, Anthony Ciaravino, each with about 30% of the vote; In the 12th Ward, Anabel Abarca was trailing her challenger, Julia Ramirez. Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 1, 2023
Alderpersons call in crews to cut branches of tree in Gage Park after they say homeowner refused to take down noose The owner said the noose was left from Halloween display, but Ald. Stephanie Coleman (16th) said it didn’t matter why the noose was hung because people still saw it as a racist symbol from the days of lynching. Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 9, 2023
South Side alderpersons condemn Gresham Aldi closure: ‘You have to do right by all of Chicago’ “If you would rather pay for an empty store and an abandoned store for the next five years than invest in our community, you don’t deserve to be here,” Ald. Stephanie Coleman said. “And quite frankly, we don’t want you here.” Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 23, 2022
College where teacher died of Covid ‘encouraged staff to break rules and endangered lives’ Burnely College in Lancashire found to have failed to ensure staff safety during outbreak of virus in report by Health and Safety Executive The Independent UK · May 24, 2022
College where teacher died of Covid 'encouraged staff to break pandemic rules' Burnley College, where teacher Donna Coleman died in January last year, was found to have broken Covid rules by the Health and Safety Executive, and even held a Christmas party for all staff Daily Mirror · May 23, 2022
Englewood Whole Foods to close after just 6 years in neighborhood, leaving few healthy options The store in Englewood Square Shopping Center is among six stores targeted for closure nationwide, including a store in Lincoln Park. Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 29, 2022