East Garfield Park is a gold mine
That's the view of Ernestine King of the Greater Garfield Park Chamber of Commerce, expressed in an interview with YoChicago's Barry Pearce. [...]
A drive through East Garfield Park
Hop in the car with YoChicago and take a look at some of the scenes just east of Garfield Park.
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A drive through East Garfield Park, Chicago
YoChicago takes a ride through some of the beautiful but economicallly depressed streets east of Garfield Park. [...]
The West Side is coming back
That's the word from 28th Ward Alderman Ed Smith, who talks about what's happening in part of his Ward, and what the Ward needs.
According to the C [...]
Chicago’s West Side is coming back, I
That's the word from 28th Ward Alderman Ed Smith, who set aside some time during his re-election campaign to talk with YoChicago's Barry Pearce. [...]
Chicago’s West Side is coming back, II
That's the word from 28th Ward Alderman Ed Smith, who set aside some time during his re-election campaign to talk with YoChicago's Barry Pearce. [...]
Comment of the day: cross out the Crosstown
"Keith - Building more highways to solve traffic congestion is like loosening your belt to cure obesity."
- Lee, on the topic of House Speaker Michae [...]
City new-home sales have slowed, but no bubble on horizon
Pontificating about a possible housing bubble seems to be everyone's favorite pastime these days, which makes hard numbers all the more valuable. Hous [...]
Quote of the day: cash it in, Burt
"Natarus (42nd) also let drop that his pension vested six years ago. Do us all a favor and cash it in."
-- Blogger Mike Doyle writing on Chicago Carl [...]
Walton on the Park opening this weekend
Walton on the Park, the two-tower River North development from The Enterprise Companies and Mesirow Financial Real Estate, will officially open for [...]
Chicago neighborhood name game: North Center or Northcenter?
North Center is one of the most livable neighborhoods on the North Side as far as we're concerned, but then again, so is Northcenter. We only recently [...]
We like to watch: inside Aspen 6
We sang the praises of architect Attila Demeter's Bucktown condo building, Aspen 6 (shown here under construction in November), back when it was jus [...]
Showers tread line between luxury and excess
Forget about that recent warning about water shortages out West. With the UN's World Water Day just around the corner, the International Builders' Sh [...]
Ripped from the headlines: closing groceries hurting neighborhoods
Dominick's closings hurt neighborhoods Trib
Preservationists criticize Farwell scaffolding Skyline
Chicago's Olympic jab at L.A. Trib
Olympic ambition [...]
More scenes from Garfield Park
We spent much of the week looking at housing and new developments in East Garfield Park, but we also spent a little time wandering around outside th [...]
Get a look at Provenance Condominiums
Meet developer Phenix Sun's Provenance Condominiums, 5230 N Kenmore Ave, if you haven't already. Remaining one- to three-bedroom units are priced fr [...]
What’s happening in Andersonville
Local resident Maggie Finegan talks about changing demographics and recent trends in Chicago's Andersonville neighborhood [...]
Andersonville, retail with a local feel
Maggie Finegan, a local resident, talks about efforts to develop small-scale retail in Chicago's Andersonville neighborhood [...]
The legend of Moody's Pub
The ski lodge-style open fireplaces, the wood plank booths with the burnt-orange vinyl padding, the stained glass signs over the bathrooms, the cand [...]
Is East Garfield Park ripe for revitalization?
A few years ago, a couple real estate agents in an office where I worked suggested I take a look at East Garfield Park. This was going to be a hot nei [...]