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Name the nabe where the artist glimpses

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008

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Use the clues in this photo to identify the neighborhood pictured.  The first to identify it will receive a Yo yo-yo or a ladies' Yo t-shirt.

Name the nabe with the wall of water

Friday, July 18th, 2008

Come sail away...

Not very many people outside of Chicago think of it as a "water city." That's a shame since we have the nation's largest municipal harbor system. Be the first to name the neighborhood of this lazy helmsman and win a ladies' Yo t-shirt or a Yo yo-yo.

Bridgeport - a body, a bowling alley and more

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

Joe Askins and Joe Zekas of YoChicago took a new construction tour of Bridgeport on Monday with two great tour guides. Dave Samber, a friend of more than 30 years, is the proprietor of Bridgeport's Polo Café & Catering and a nearly 25-year resident of Bridgeport. Dave's Shark Veracruz recently won a Best of Taste of Chicago award. Our second guide, Donna Murray of Gordon Realty, was born and raised in Bridgeport and never left.

Part four of our new construction tour of Bridgeport begins with chatter about a back yard body and an at-home bowling alley and proeeds to a leisurely drive along Halsted Street.

The first three parts of our Bridgeport tour can be found on our Bridgeport channel at YouTube.

Name the nabe where the hole is the whole

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

Lay it on meAnyone know the status of this high-profile corner?

Be the first to name the neighborhood where Yo gazed down and win your choice of a Yo yo-yo or ladies' Yo t-shirt.

A drive through Old Bridgeport

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

Eleanor, Hillock, Lock, Short, Senour. These are streets whose names you've likely never heard and almost certainly never traversed.

They're found in Old Bridgeport, the gritty, formerly industrial area bounded by the Dan Ryan and Stevenson Expressways, Archer Ave and the Chicago River – and boast a surprising volume of newly-built homes and an unsurprising number of Bridgeport loyalists.

Joe Askins and Joe Zekas of YoChicago took a new construction tour of Bridgeport yesterday with two great tour guides. Dave Samber, a friend of more than 30 years, is the proprietor of Bridgeport's Polo Café & Catering and a nearly 25-year resident of Bridgeport. Dave's Shark Veracruz recently won a Best of Taste of Chicago award. Our second guide, Donna Murray of Gordon Realty, was born and raised in Bridgeport and never left.

Dave and Donna show us around Old Bridgeport in this third part of our tour. The first and second parts can be found on our Bridgeport channel at YouTube.

A drive through Bridgeport Heights

Monday, July 14th, 2008

Bridgeport is a place where newcomers come and go, and old-timers stay and stay. And stay. And know their begats.

This afternoon Joe Askins and I took a new construction tour of Bridgeport with two great guides. Dave Samber, a friend of more than 30 years, is the proprietor of Bridgeport's Polo Café & Catering and a nearly 25-year resident of Bridgeport. Dave's Shark Veracruz recently won a Best of Taste of Chicago award. Our second guide, Donna Murray of Gordon Realty, was born and raised in Bridgeport and "never left."

In this first part of our tour Dave and Donna show us around the eastern stretch of Bridgeport that the locals fondly call "Bridgeport Heights," and introduce us to a bit of the culture of Bridgeport.

We'll be posting more of our tour as the week progresses.

Name the nabe with the Roman touch

Monday, July 14th, 2008

Et tu, Yo?

Scrolls, studs, baskets and cherubs, these entrances are peppered with Classical references. All that's missing are the togas. Be the first to name the neighborhood that would make Julius Caesar grin and win a ladies' Yo t-shirt.

Clark Street Festival, Rogers Park

Sunday, July 13th, 2008

Chicago Clark Street Festival

Chicago Clark Street Festival

Some scenes from this afternoon's festivities on Clark Street.

Name the nabe with the tasty frieze

Friday, July 11th, 2008

Chicago frieze

Be the first to name the neighborhood where our photographer found relief and we'll send your choice of a YoChicago yo-yo or a ladies' t-shirt emblazoned with the Yo logo.

Dawg daze in West Rogers Park

Thursday, July 10th, 2008

Chicago, U Lucky Dawg

I rarely take a pass on a good sign or a bad pun.