Maywood Fine Arts
Maywood’s Own Rockette
By Katie Hills Purdie Baumann, who grew up in Maywood, Ill., has had a distinguished dance career, notable for her eight years as a Radio City Rockette in New York City.
Read MoreAnchoring a Community
By Katie Hills Vacant lots and boarded-up buildings have come to represent loss and despair in the town of Maywood, but the vacant lot owned by Stairway of the Stars is a symbol of hope for residents to rebuild their community. “We actually anchor the business in north Maywood. But there are no businesses; we would like to see ourselves
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