Robert Gomez: A secret committee shut out the public from Chicago’s Riverwalk
My venue had a proven track record on Chicago's Riverwalk, yet city records suggest that the process for choosing vendors was biased.
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Robert Gomez: Chicago’s Riverwalk vendor process is shrouded in secrecy. It’s time for real reform.
The city speaks often about equity, but the way it has treated Beat Kitchen as a Riverwalk vendor tells a different story.
Op-ed: COVID-19 is not the only threat to Chicago’s music venues
In the fall of 2019, Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events designated 2020-21 as the "Year of Chicago Music." As a lifelong Chicagoan,...