The Odds of Becoming a MLB Umpire are Slim to None — But Don’t Tell That to Vincent Stio
Ben Friedl Medill Reports Young baseball fans often dream of playing shortstop for their favorite Major-League teams. Chicago Cubs. However, for 11-year-old Vincent Stio, this dream is trivial. Instead, Vincent wants to be where the real action is, behind home plate calling balls and strikes. “Umpires actually get to call the game, which is more […]
American students become kung fu masters at Chicago studio
By Jessy Zhou Medill Reports Master Wu Jing Chao came to the United States from China with a dream: to allow individuals in America to understand, appreciate and practice authentic Chinese martial arts. He founded Bei Dou Kung Fu in 2006, and says he was one of the first schools to officially offer classes that […]
The Bronzeville Incubator hopes to rekindle the community’s history of black entrepreneurship
Ebony JJ Curry Medill Reports Bronzeville, also known as the Black Metropolis, is a center of African-American history on Chicago’s south side. At its peak in the 1930s and 1940s, Bronzeville was a mecca of entrepreneurship and culture, creating a black renaissance that rivaled the one in Harlem. Today, The Bronzeville Incubator has re-introduced that […]
