From the In The Paint website:
"In the Paint and Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corp presents:Nice to see that the site is being used for something! It'd be nice if perhaps a church could take over the site on a permanent basis, if they can't get another grocery store (like Pete's Produce, or a black-owned grocery), or other store.
"TRUE HOOPIN"
What: Free basketball clinic, tryouts and games. Ages 8-19,
When: August 29, and September 5, 2009.
Where: 79th and the Dan Ryan at the old Dominick's parking lot.
Time: 12-4pm
Please take photos, or submit photos of previous events that happened there this past month.
Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corp., a co-sponsor, has details on their event website.
The flyer is here .
Sponsors include:
- 17th Ward – Alderman Latasha Thomas
- 21st Ward – Alderman Howard Brookins Jr.
- Mt. Herman M.B. Church
- Southside Tabernacle Church
- Greater Omega M.B. Church
- Pleasant Green M.B. Church
- West Chatham Park Advisory Council
- West Chatham Improvement Association
- Crown Commercial Real Estate and Development Inc.
- Thompson Community Relations Group
It would be nice to see another grocery store but we have a developer that is not liked by the grocery industry. Tadros Development is also behind the 83rd & Stony Island.
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