Back in August, host Jacoby Cochran and librarian Ashley Rayner went to Ridge Park in Beverly to talk about Ashley’s history growing up in the neighborhood to now raising her own children blocks away from her childhood home. She also shared her favorite things to do, see, and eat in her neighborhood, and in nearby Morgan Park and Mount Greenwood, too.

Spots Ashley Recommends:
Afro Joe's
Ain't She Sweet Cafe
Beverly Dry Goods
Beverly Phono Mart
Big and Little Shoes
Blue Island Beer Company
Flippin Flavors
Kimmy Kakes
Milano's
Chi Tung
Major Taylor Trail
Nicky's
The Original Rainbow Cone
Ohana
Rock Island Public House
Ridge Park
Turkey

We have got more tours of the South Side for you including Pullman & Roseland, Auburn Gresham, South Shore, and Englewood! 

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