Grand Crossing

Here's a link to Metra's "Updated: NATO Summit" page for additional details--the page includes a link to alternate transportation suggestions (including the Rock Island trains at 87th & Halsted/Vincennes):

http://metrarail.com/metra/en/home/service_updates/g8_nato_summit.html

For those who use flag stop stations, those stations may be closed at specific times on Monday, 21 May. Metra's web page includes this information (copied 11:30 p.m., 14 May 2012). Check the page for updates.

"Monday, May 21:
Inbound trains: Operate all trains (except Blue Island trains) scheduled to arrive downtown until noon, with the following stations closed:

o On the main line, trains will not stop at 111th Street (Pullman), 107th Street, 103rd Street (Rosemoor), 95th Street (Chicago State University), 91st Street (Chesterfield), 87th Street (Woodruff), 83rd Street (Avalon Park), 79th Street (Chatham), 75th Street (Grand Crossing), 63rd Street, 47th Street (Kenwood), 27th Street, McCormick Place, 18th Street and Museum Campus/11th Street.
o On the South Chicago branch, trains will not stop at 87th Street, Cheltenham (79th Street), Windsor Park and Bryn Mawr.
o Trains will not operate on the Blue Island branch.

Inbound main line trains scheduled to arrive at Millennium between 12:57 p.m. and 6:46 p.m. will not operate.

Outbound trains: Operate normal service all day, except at closed stations and on Blue Island branch."

Although I don't live in the area and may have only been there twice, I think this is a great opportunity for those in the community and I might look into volunteering. Roseland has a reputation but I hope this is the beginning of a big positive boom since I hear residents are trying. I pray that residents and visitors will respect the space and that the fear ppl have will fade away leaving a safe revived community for decades to come.

In a video a kid said it is a light in the darkness...may it shine bright for that child and many many more.

Thanks, B.K. Ray.

Playback Theatre could be another resource. The Bob Edwards Weekend radio show featured Memphis Playback Theatre last July. See the description under 30-31 July at this link: http://www.bobedwardsradio.com/bew-july-2011/

Edwards interviewed Jonathon Fox, who founded Playback Theatre, and featured Playback Memphis (http://www.playbackmemphis.com/). Unfortunately, Bob Edwards Weekend no longer provides podcasts of the shows.

This article in the Memphis Daily News describes Playback Memphis, including their partnership with Victims to Victory--an organization that serves families of homicide victims: http://www.memphisdailynews.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=54183

Here's a review of Playback Memphis 2010 performance in collaboration with Victims to Victory: http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2010/mar/02/reliving-painful-scenes-for-relief/

Today my mother and I talked to the Dean of South Shore School of Leadership and he related information regarding the incident/shooting on 79th and Jeffery that involved South Shore Students. I am on the PAC at South Shore and will help our PAC plan workshops regarding how we will move forward in the community to help keep our children safe, involve law enforcement to help minimize and eventually eridicate the gun violence in our area. We want to involve as many parents/cargivers and those that are concerned about gun violence to participate when you see the notices, please respond in a positive way. Anyone who has special information that will help in this instance please feel free to make it known so that we may pursue the avenues that are particular to this quest. And again, please sign the petition on Change.org. The petition is will be a measure of what type of respose we can expect from downtown and help us plan further.