2 Hyde Park Herald, February 26, 2014Changing timesFormer engineer and Rev. Terry Gallager explains the benefits of a carbontax in slowing global warming Sunday at First Unitarian Church, 5650 S.Woodlawn Ave.Owen M. Lawson IIIMystery author visits historical societyMystery novelist Frances McNamarawill discuss her work from 2 p.m. to 4p.m. on Sunday, March 2, at the HydePark Historical Society, 5529 S. LakePark Ave.McNamara is the author of severalChicago whodunit tales, including “Deathand Hull House” — which takes place at19th century social worker Jane Addams’famed West Side settlement house — and“Death at the Fair,” set at the 1893World’s Columbian Exposition.Her latest book, “Death at Woods Hole,”was published in July 2012.U. of C. updates on Harper Ct.By LINDSAY WELBERSStaff WriterOne restaurant that had been expected toopen in Harper Court fell through leaving agap in the retail block in the development.Park Tavern, an upscale sports bar that hadleased 5,000 square feet of space in HarperCourt, nixed its plans to open its doors.Jim Hennesy, associate vice president forCommercial Real Estate for the Universityof Chicago, said it is considering dividingthe space into two or three smaller retailareas.Hennessey said the new retailers are likelyto be soft goods, such as clothing orhousewares.“If we did another restaurant it would haveto be another chef-driven destination,”Hennessey said. Any more restaurantswould need to be higher-end places likeA10, 1462 E. 53rd St., as opposed to a fast,casual restaurant like Chipotle or FiveGuys.Three businesses that will open in HarperCourt, as well as the Harper Theater, arelooking to obtain liquor licenses for theirbusinesses.Native Foods, 1518 E. Harper Ct., hasrequested a liquor license that will allowbeer and liquor sales incidental with itsvegan fare. Native Foods expects to beginserving patrons in its 54-seat restaurant,with another 15 seats on its patio, on March11.Native Foods expects liquor to account foronly 1 to 2 percent of its overall sales.Porkchop, 1516 E. Harper Ct., will requesta liquor license that will allow for a full baropen during its business hours, whichinclude breakfast through evening.Porkchop expects liquor to account for onethirdof its sales. Porkchop will offersouthern-style barbeque. It plans to offer 22draught beers, all local to the Chicago area,as well as wine and spirits.Jamaican restaurant Ja’Grill, 1510 E.Harper Ct., is also requesting a liquorlicense that would allow it to have a full bar.The restaurant will have 80 indoor seats andexpects 30 percent of its sales to come fromliquor.“People really enjoy our food, but the bestway to do it is with a Red Stripe or a rumpunch,” owner Tony Coates said.Tony Fox, owner of the Harper Theater,5238 S. Harper Ave., is also seeking a liquorlicense that will allow for a full bar in themovie house.Fox said the theater’s liquor license wouldallow it to stay competitive with alcoholsales offered at other theaters, including TheNew 400, the Harper’s sister theater inRogers Park, which is also owned by Fox.Hennessey also suggested that fashionclothingretailer Akira, 1539 E. 53rd St., hasexceeded its own sales expectations andmay look to expand to include a shoe storein another retail space nearby.Promontory, the music venue andrestaurant located at the back of the Akirabuilding is now expecting to open in April,Hennessey said.l.welbers@hpherald.comCACfrom page 1point plan is a broader list of concerns suchas opportunities for a middle schoolexperience, early childhood education,social emotional development andmarketing for neighborhood schools.“The four points are a working documentand are flexible in development as we learnwhat the schools need,” Papczun said.“There will be a lot of communication withadministrators and community about howthey should be developed.”The group is still accepting membershipapplications. Camille Hamilton-Doyle, cochairof the bylaws committee of HP-KCAC, said there are currently 21applicants, “which is fine but CPS prefersthat we have more.”According to a proclamation from CPSCEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett CACs shouldhave approximately 25 voting membersthat include community stakeholders suchas parents, students, community basedorganizations, faith-community leaders,elected officials, administrators frominstitutions of higher education and othereducation leaders, local business ownersand community members.Hamilton-Doyle said the HP-K CAC hasa good mix of members but is in need ofmore members who own businesses in thecommunity.The HP-K CAC will meet at 6 p.m. every4th Thursday of the month at Kenwood.d.phillips@hpherald.comChicago’s Old est Community News pa per • Since 1882Volume 132 Issue 9 Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014Phone: 1-773-643-8533 • Fax: 1-773-643-8542e-mail: hpherald@hpherald.com • www.hpherald.comPublisher: Bruce Sagan, ext. 126V. P./General Manager: Susan J. 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The Pearl touts own schoolBy DASCHELL M. PHILLIPSStaff WriterLittle Black Pearl shed its alternative highschool partnership with Youth ConnectionsCharter School and opened a public highschool through Chicago Public Schools(CPS). The school is hosting an open houseWednesday.Little Black Pearl, an art and design centerfor youth, 1060 E. 47th St., launched TheLittle Black Pearl Art and Design Academyas a CPS contract school in August 2013.About two years prior to its opening, theLittle Black Pearl housed the OptionsLaboratory School, a branch of YouthConnections Charter School (YCCS).YCCSserves at-risk students and high schooldropouts between the ages of 16 to 21 whohave been underserved and /or disconnectedfrom traditional education. It has about 20campuses across the city.“We wanted to be able to serve a youngerpopulation,” said Monica Haslip, founder ofthe Little Black Pearl. “The students nowhave a longer opportunity to build up theirinterests in the arts.”The high school now serves about 200students between the ages of 14 and 18 andoffers an arts integrated curriculum thatincludes music, visual arts and technology.Haslip said the school also focuses onproviding in-school and after-schooltutoring to freshmen who need extraacademic support.“There are a large number of 8th graderswho enter high school with learningchallenges. We work to get them back ontrack in reading and math,” Haslip said,adding that the school is also required toprepare its students for standardized testing.Haslip said the school makes sure that thestudents know all their options before theymake a choice about which art disciplinethey will choose. In their freshman year,the students rotate through all the arts suchas music production, choir, computergraphics and glass blowing. Then, in theirsophomore year, the students can choose amajor and concentrate on what mostinterests them.While the school is arts-focused, Haslipsaid the main goal is to create eager learners.“We use the arts to keep them motivated,”Haslip said. “Those interested in arts as acareer we help them build a portfolio and getthem on the right path.”The Little Black Pearl Art and DesignAcademy will host an open house Wednesday,Feb. 26 and another one on Wednesday,March 5 from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.d.phillips@hpherald.comConstantly creativeArtist Denise Rhoden discusses her work on display at the Museum ofScience and Industry, 5700 S. Lake Shore Dr., as part of its annual BlackCreativity Exhibit.Owen M. Lawson IIIMURRAYfrom page 1children to be given standardized tests.During Murray’s Feb. 19 local schoolcouncil (LSC) meeting the resolution wasapproved by a 9-0 vote with one absence andthe principal abstaining.“The LSC considered this resolution as acurrent policy issue and determined that weare in agreement with its aims and goals,”said Michael Scott, communityrepresentative of the Murray LSC. “As theLSC looked at the amount of time [that] isspent on mandated tests versus the timespent on other instruction we decided thatFebruary 26, 2014, Hyde Park Herald 3this is a sensible thing to do.”In the resolution the school is calling on thegovernor, General Assembly and Board ofEducation to reexamine how it uses testsresults and develop a new system that doesnot rely heavily on standardized tests todetermine student promotion and teachereffectiveness.The resolution also calls for an overhaul ofthe No Child Left Behind Act, which wouldreduce the number of mandated tests, thestrict set of guidelines toward preparing forthe tests and fixed role for the use of studenttest scores in evaluating educators.Editor’s note: See the full resolution on pg.4.d.phillips@hpherald.comSenior Jordan Chambers removes a glob of molten glass from the furnace during TracyKirchmann’s class at the Little Black Pearl Art & Design Academy, 1060 E. 47th St., Mondaymorning.Marc MonaghanAffordable Portraitschildrengrandchildrenpetsyour homeyourselfCrafted withskill and love byKenwood artistArthur WrightPrices aslow as $30773.896.5790wrightdesigninc@aol.comfacebook.com/wrightdesigninc
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