Outside.in, the aggregator of all things in neighborhoods across the country, recently tallied their numbers of neighborhood specific blogging and released the top 10 "bloggiest" neighborhoods in the country. Coming in at number 5 was Rogers Park/North Howard. Outside.in describes the neighborhood as, "Located in one of the last remaining pockets of poverty in Chicago's North Side, it‘s home to a culturally diverse group of residents that have very mixed feelings about the rapid gentrification."... more ›

Inspiration Corporation oversees Inspiration Cafe and The Living Room Cafe, in Uptown and Woodlawn respectively, where volunteers serve restaurant-style meals to homeless guests. Inspiration provides case management, housing, job training, and wellness services to guests that qualify for its programs. To qualify, guests must be drug- and alcohol-free for 30 days, with no recent history of violence, and must have a willingness to work towards exiting homelessness. more ›