Escape Artistry For A Safer Wicker Park Bucktown
Our very own Melissa Schlesinger - or 13andit - talks to local reporters about new Ambassador program which launched recently in Wicker Park.
"WICKER PARK — Orange-vested folks will soon be walking the streets as part of a new effort to bring a welcoming vibe and extra eyes to Wicker Park and Bucktown’s commercial corridors.
“I was already kind of doing this, talking to strangers and helping them not be lost. It’s a thing I’m good at,” said Melissa Schlesinger, a WPB Neighborhood Ambassador, during a training walk on Wednesday.
The ambassador program “soft launched” last week and will officially start on Friday, to coincide with this weekend’s Wicker Park Fest.
A design director for Escape Artistry, a Milwaukee Avenue theater company, Schlesinger is part of a group of workers from local businesses who’ve agreed to get out of their shops or theaters and walk around outdoors up to 5 hours each week. "
