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Chicago design studio has MAPPED out local community-based resources
An online database launched this year is trying to fill an information gap on Chicago-area community projects. MAPPED, a project of Design Trust Chicago, was started because the three founders of the trust realized there was a lack of accessible information about community design programs. “The website, we wanted it to be playful, fun, engaging, conversational,” said Emma Jasinski, the community designer at Design Trust Chicago. “A lot of this information lives on city websites or on other platforms, but oftentimes it’s really dense information that’s hard to navigate.” Clio Lyons, the operations manager for Design Trust Chicago, said the goal is for the site to act as a “Wikipedia…
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Third Annual Patotsav Held At Umiya Mata Mandir, Chicago
Deep prajwalan- Lighting the lamps to begin the cultural event at the Aug. 11-14, 2022, annual Patotsav and India Independence Day celebrations of the Umiya Mataji Sanstha Chicago Midwest (UMSCM) at the Umiya Mata Mandir in West Chicago, Ill. Photo: Asian Media USA The Umiya Mataji Sanstha Chicago Midwest (UMSCM) hosted its 3rd Annual Patotsav, held at Umiya Mata Mandir in West Chicago, IL, from August 11 to August 14, 2022. More than 3,000 devotees attended during the four-day festival, a press release from Asian Media USA said. Women took part and performed garba at cultural program of the Umiya Mataji Sanstha Chicago Midwest (UMSCM) 3rd Annual Patotsav, held at…