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Student journalist with experience in crafting articles, editing online and print media, pitching, and conducting and transcribing interviews. Passionate about creative angles, data accessibility, community engagement and empathetic coverage. Focused on human-centered stories about arts, culture and politics in the Chicago area and nationally. DePaul student double majoring in Journalism and Public Relations with a minor in American Politics.

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14 East Magazine:

“Bad Game of Musical Chairs:” The Downfall of Chicago’s Single-room Occupancies

Free Street Theatre’s ‘Parched’ Lets Teenagers Combine the Personal with the Political

Living in Logan: How Students Living Off-Campus Can Be Better Members of Gentrifying Chicago Communities

Croatia, Continued

Indie Rock Collective boygenius Proves Sensibility Is Better When Shared

DePaulia:

Valerie Johnson brings activism to academia

Diversity ratings show inclusion efforts at DePaul fall short of real progress

Panel at DePaul event proves power of community art

DePaul president on waning enrollment, diversity concerns in State of University

DePaul duo will use grant to research violence in African American youth

Logan Squarist

New Nonprofit Aims to Combat Sexual Harassment in the Food and Drink Industry

Chicago People’s Inauguration Works to Bridge the Gap Between Institutions, Aldermen and Citizens

Spring is here – not sure if that was evident from the recent swarm of Chicago bikers who have been on hiatus for the past couple of months.

It’s finally warm. No longer do we have the weather as an excuse to remain holed up in tiny apartments.

AND, you don’t need to pay for the Art Institute to see some of Chicago’s best artists throughout the city (though you get into the museum for free with a student ID). Chicago has a plethora of public art and murals, and its data registry now provides a direct means to locate it. The new mural registry comes after several murals in Hermosa, Wicker Park and Lakeview were painted over, mistaken as graffiti.

The map below is a full detail of all of Chicago’s public murals and art featured in public parks. Tree icons are indicative of public park art, and the paint icons are for public murals.

Data provided by the City of Chicago. Public Park Art by the Chicago Park District. Mural Registry by Cultural Affairs & Special Events.

If you’re going to capitalize on anything that Chicago offers, public art seems like a pretty good bet.