What Next TBD: How One Block Got Through It

Over the past five months, city blocks have been slipping away. Bars are closed; restaurants are half-empty; retail is shuttered. As the country returns to varying states of lockdown, how long can these blocks hold on?
 
This week: how one commercial strip on Chicago’s South Side is weathering the pandemic. 
 
Guests:
Nedra Sims Fears, executive director of the Greater Chatham Initiative
Brian d'Antignac, The Woodshop
Jaidah Wilson-Turnbow, Frances Cocktail Lounge
Zoie Reams, Brown Sugar Bakery
 
 
Host
Henry Grabar
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