Author: liz
Brunch is no yolk in the South Loop
With restaurants like Eleven City Diner at 1112 S Wabash Ave and a relatively new Bongo Room at 1152 S Wabash Ave (formerly Room 12), you'd think the [...]
A study in materials in Chicago's East Village
Check out the random mix of building materials on this new single-family home at 527 N Wood St in East Village, a neighborhood that has seen a massiv [...]
New kid on the condo block in Wicker Park
You can see from the sign that condos in this new development being sold by Koenig & Strey at 1055 N Wood St start in the low $400s. For that price, [...]
Dominick's almost ready to dominate Chicago Avenue in West Town
Construction continues on the 50,000-square-foot Dominick's slated to dominate the 2000 block of West Chicago Avenue in West Town by summer 2007. Th [...]
Astoria Tower in the works in the South Loop
Driving past the corner of State and 9th Streets, I noticed construction is underway on Astoria Tower Residences & Spa, a 30-story tower with 241 co [...]
Edison Grand condos finish up in River North
For months, La Scarola diners had to deal with construction on the neighboring Edison Grand condos at 711 W Grand Ave. Despite more work on the gro [...]
Somewhere over the rainbow in Chicago's East Village neighborhood
While Denver was clobbered with 25 inches of snow, Ashland Avenue in East Village was covered only with a rainbow on Dec. 22. [...]
The real deal in Wicker Park – 20k a month for the right real estate apprentice!
A tagger got in the way of this help wanted ad posted on a telephone pole at Damen Avenue and Division Street, in Wicker Park. Which is too bad becau [...]
Prime spot in Bucktown
While you're stuck in traffic, three green lights away from actuall getting through the intersection of Damen and Fullerton avenues, in Bucktown, the [...]
The original Iggy's gets a juicy makeover in River West
Even if you usually stumbled in after 2 a.m., you'll probably never forget the original Iggy's tucked away on the 600 block of North Milwaukee Avenu [...]
East Village house always in Christmas spirit – sort of
When I first discovered this East Village house on Chestnut Street and Ashland Avenue, it was too dark out to get a decent shot. I went back during t [...]
Condos replacing DeMar's Coffee Shop in East Village
We knew it wouldn't be long before the building that used to house DeMar's Coffee Shop on Chicago Avenue and Paulina Street was replaced with another [...]
Love is in the Aerosol in Wicker Park, Bucktown
It was last summer when I first noticed this tender tagging that has shown up all over Wicker Park and Bucktown. This example was spotted on Milwaukee [...]
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