Children and adults alike in Flint, Michigan have been impacted by the high levels of lead in their drinking water. And although many people and organizations are sending their prayers and doing their parts in providing them with clean and safe water, Alberto Che Guevara of Chicago thought that it was time that he did something too.

He along with a group of artists and musicians are organizing The Water for Flint Event which will be held at The Black Couch at 4200 W Diversey at 9 PM this Saturday. They will raise money and water, have live art, body painting, and a band playing for the event.

You can donate at the door or by following this link.

Trinidad Garcia, who is a pro-boxer that grew up in Albany Park, is partnering up with his trainee Yuri Polyak to open up a boxing gym in Logan Square at 2764 N. Milwaukee. Garcia fights to help kids in Chicago who–like his son Jesiah– are autistic.

Unanimous Boxing Gym will be open to all, so you don’t have to be a professional boxer in order to go there. Parents can also bring their kids there because they will be holding classes once a week for special needs kids. They are expected to open late this summer.

Read more about this story here by Paul Biasco.

The Shambles located at 2050 W. Division in Wicker Park has been closed since March 21 due to renovation plans. The bar/restaurant is in the process of expanding not only in size, but hopes to add more seating to accompany their new family-friendly seafood concept, according to this DNAinfo article by Alisa Hauser.

They are also in the midst of getting a zoning change which will allow them to have a tavern license, since they expect most of their business to come from alcohol sales instead of food.

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Since the Bloomingdale Trail (the 606) unveiled last summer, we have been hearing loads of great things about the rails-to-trails pathway that connects four of Chicago’s most popular neighborhoods. About a week and a half ago it was announced that the trail had won the American Planning Association’s 2016 National Planning Excellence for Urban Design award.

According to this article on the Chicagoist by Mae Rice, the association warrants the award going to the 606 because it is the country’s most successful rails-to-trail project. It is also almost two-times the size of New York’s High Line. Six more ground-level parks will be added to the trail, bringing in more green space to the 2.7-mile trail.