It is about to begin again…WickerICE. The blend of nostalgia…quiet, mellow gliding along the ice, childhood challenges…strengthening of ankles and attempts at figure eights and spins, along with the fiery competition with flying pucks and sticks.
With the sun shining brightly, Chicago's Mayor Lori Lightfoot stopped at Smith Park and took in some baseball after a tour of the active park at 2526 W. Grand Ave.,
In the Humboldt Park Field House, Nellie Roman, the Park's Instructor, gives a big hug to this look-a-like gator as hundreds of children play with much energy and gusto in the many summer programs provided by the Chicago Park District.
Once again the Smith Park Baseball Season started with toots from a fire engine and an occasion wail of a police siren as officials from different government agencies, residents, parents and young people paraded "around the block" that encompasses Smith Park,
Mother Nature has stepped in to change some neighborhood cleanup efforts on Saturday. Not only is rain being forecast but so is up to four inches of snow!
As the ice was beginning to soften last Saturday morning, the shire joy and appreciation of skaters, parents and organizers and the sense of "well done" was hovering over the volunteer funded and maintained ice
From the littlest to biggest of skaters, there is no end of glee on Wicker ICE, the 60 by 120 foot ice rink in the middle of Wicker Park, 1425 N. Damen.
Known for its iconic World War II Army Tank, outdoor swimming pool, baseball programs and many other activities, Smith Park, 2526 W Grand Ave., has added another program to support the community, "Senior Citizen Day."
"Lincoln Yards…too much too fast… take it off the Planning Commission's January 24 agenda," Juanita Irizarry, Executive Director, Friends of the Park (FOTP), asks 2nd Ward Alderman Brian Hopkins.
Boo-Palooza returns this year with dancing, selecting a pumpkin from the Pumpkin Patch, an amazing journey through A Maze, bobbing for apples, activity tables and two costume parades, plus much more in Wicker Park, 1425 N. Damen, Sat., Oct. 27,
In a partnership between the Chicago Park District, 1st Ward Alderman Proco "Joe" Moreno and the community, $1.5 million has been raised to build a new field house in Maplewood Playlot Park, 1640 N. Maplewood Ave. that meets the needs of current neighbors.
An easy to use website divided in four sections provides information with pictures and minimal text on City Services, Blue Cart Basics and Your Questions, Answered as well as a guide as to what and how to recycle and information about the recycling schedule.
Keeping kids off the streets and in Chicago's Parks was the inspiration, says David Ramos, President, Smith Park Advisory Council (SPAC), for the 1st Annual West Town Dog Parade that began in Commercial Park, 1845 W. Rice St., and ended in Smith Park, 2526 W. Grand Ave. on July 29.
From 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, June 3, fun events, music and activities will be underway from one end of The 606 to the other during the 3rd Annual 606 Block Party: A Walk with Neighbors. Everyone is invited to participate in the free event.
![SmithPrkHist](/sites/default/files/imagecache/small/President Ramos with sons David, Jr., Nicholas, and Joshua with State Representative Williams and Patrick SmithMod.jpg "Patrick Smith (3rd from r) holds picture of his grandfather Joseph. (Left to right) David Jr. "DJ" Ramos, Nicholas Ramos, David Ramos, Smith, Omar Williams and Joshua Ramos.")
