Shweta Moorthy sits along Loyola Beach, reading “Dava Shastri’s Last Day” by Kirthana Ramisetti as waves crash in the background.
This is home. In the two years she’s lived in Rogers Park, Moorthy says neighbors have become friends, and she’s built a community. That’s despite the coronavirus pandemic and shutdowns. She regularly walks along Lake Michigan and picks up produce from local markets that remind her of her native India.
