Community and History
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My co-authored history of Chicago's Avondale neighborhood.
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Inside a former upholstery shop on North Avenue, a half dozen bystanders bundled in heavy
winter coats jam haphazardly into narrow spaces between tables stacked with used pants,
shirts, and socks. Coat racks hanging dress… Read
More »From Survival to Solidarity: People Helping
People in Humboldt Park
Was Humboldt Park's Pioneer Trust & Savings Bank Built to Last? “It was
magnificent…To me it's like stepping into a cathedral that you would see in some other
part of the world, but in your… Read More »A Community Anchor in a Story
Sea?
Data Journalism
As a data journalist, my focus areas include data wrangling, map-based storytelling, and data visualization.
1. Data Wrangling. I have over 20 years of experience in database and data warehouse development. See also my GitHub
repository for my more recent work mostly with public datasets.
2. Map-based Storytelling. Since completing Columbia University's Lede Program for Data Journalism this summer I've been using a variety of tools including QGIS, MapBox, and Javascript to create map-based stories.
3. Data Visualization. I primarily use Data Wrapper and Flourish to create charts, graphs, and static maps.
Following are a few short data stories as part of Columbia University's Lede Program for Data
Journalism in summer 2023.