The Block Club Chicago Podcast

The Skater and the Artist

Episode Summary

"The Skater and the Artist," focuses on two Chicagoans using their talents to make their communities better. Enrico Hufana, a longtime skateboarder, has transformed a vacant storefront into a skate park to share his love of skateboarding and to keep kids “socially, mentally and physically” active. Trenton, a 14-year-old West Side student, won a competition to design the packaging for coffee bags for Drink Happy Thoughts, an Uptown cafe.

Episode Notes

Host - Jon Hansen

Reporters - Mina Bloom, Joe Ward, Jamie Nesbitt Golden, Kelly Bauer

Guests - Enrico Hufana, Trenton