Author: barry pearce
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 [...]
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 [...]
Ripped from the headlines: $500M mixed-use project planned for South Side
$500M project planned for S. Side Globe St.
Suit alleges Falor misled investors Crain's
$77M loan for project near Cabrini Globe St.
Pilsen TIF not di [...]
Ripped from the headlines: downtown Chicago rents to rise
Rents to rise for downtown apartments Crain's
Madigan revives crosstown highway talk Trib
Real estate is heavy contributor to Matlak Booster
Mesa secu [...]
Nina critiques Sheridan Tower condo conversion in Lake View
It's no mystery why our first post on the conversion of Sheridan Tower, 2930 N Sheridan Rd, elicited many comments. The location overlooking Lincoln P [...]
Wine shop coming to Jarvis in Rogers Park – don't worry, it's gourmet
Looking to get away from Chicago's miserable weather and the January blues, I took the opportunity last week to visit Yo's home office in sunny Pitts [...]
Quote of the day: overcome the psychology of negativity
"We do see the bottoming out of the market, so if consumers can overcome the psychology of negativity, it will be fine."
--Lawrence Yun, NAR senior e [...]
Nookies, Uncommon Ground coming to Edgewater – EDC's Adam Burck
Uncommon Ground, the popular Lake View restaurant, wants to open a location in Edgewater, and Nookie's, the diner with locations in Lake View and Lin [...]
Are phony condo conversions hurting Chicago neighborhoods?
It's poorly written and even more poorly edited, but a Sun-Times Homelife story chronicling the ways in which fraudulent condo conversions hurt neighb [...]
Tour Berwyn's hidden gems in Chicago's Edgewater neighborhood
The revitalized Bryn Mawr Historic District has gotten a lot of attention, but Killian Walsh, a sales agent for Century 21 S.G.R. and an Edgewater bo [...]
Why move a business to Edgewater?
As Edgewater week continues at YoChicago, we bring you interviews with a couple of local business owners. Dan Aquado, of Blue Hydrangea, 1113 W Berwy [...]
Getting a rise on key Edgewater corner
We want to like La Baguette Panaderia, 5712 N Clark St, really we do. This is perhaps the coolest location for a bakery on the North Side, perched at [...]
New townhouses brighten faded Ravenswood corner
No details are available for the Sunnyside and Wolcott Rowhomes on Mangan Builders' Web site, but a rendering shows orange and dark brick for the to [...]
Real estate brokerage Koenig & Strey hires Coldwell's Doug Ayers
In a strategic move that signals its expansion ambitions, Koenig & Strey GMAC has hired Doug Ayers, who was with rival Coldwell Banker Residential Bro [...]
See Chicago's Edgewater neighborhood by bike with Nat
YoChicago's Nathaniel Swift spent the weekend riding his little bicycle through Edgewater, and here's what he had to say about it:
"I didn't get quit [...]
Housing, diversity and changes in Edgewater from the Edgewater Community Council
Acting Executive Director Aida Kulasic and President Nancy Schroeder of the Edgewater Community Council talk about diversity, housing and transformat [...]
Plunge into Edgewater next week at YoChicago
Next week is Edgewater week at the Yo. All week long we'll be bringing you posts, photos, links and videos from Chicago's densest neighborhood, the l [...]
A tale of 2 temples – Ravenswood's Buddhists more neighborhood-friendly than Uptown's
The area around Leland and Broadway in Uptown has seen some positive activity during the last several years, with a variety of new shops, a new heal [...]
Early morning bunnies, beneficent neighbors in Ravenswood
One of the pleasures of an early morning walk in Ravenswood is that when you pass an intersection that's completely submerged after a night of rain, [...]
Life in Pill Hill, business in Calumet Heights from the 87th Street Chamber
Fallon Russell, program director for the 87th Street Stony Island Chamber of Commerce, sat down with Yo to talk about life in Pill Hill (so named for [...]