Category: Neighborhood journal
Neighborhood name game: Crain's 1, RedEye 0
You have to hand it to RedEye. The Trib's zombie rag today republished a rewritten version of the neighborhood name game story that Crain's published [...]
Are falcons forcing displacement in Uptown, or are critics pigeons in their own right?
Did we see the metaphorical implications of our recent Uptown pigeon-eating falcons post? Of course, we did, 'cause friends, everything in Uptown's [...]
Yo goes to Chinatown!
Check out Yo's brand-new neighborhood journal for Chinatown here and learn about an oft-overlooked neighborhood gem. Now represent your neighborhood [...]
Think River South is hot? Wait till you see NoNo-WeWe-LeLi
It's exciting to think of the new "River South" neighborhood we referred to in an earlier post. Sure, the new name would confuse people who might assu [...]
I live in the South Loop, er, River South
They're at it again, messing with the South Loop. Developers may have failed in their all-out effort to brand the neighborhood as SoLo in the 1990s, b [...]
Nova Art Fair turns el train into run(a)way fashion show
Just because most el trains smell faintly of piss doesn't mean they can't be the hot new spot to debut fashion. This evening Nova Art Fair is hosting [...]
It's fun to stay at South Side YMCA
Young man, there's no need to feel down. A couple of weeks ago Yo's Joeff Davis caught up with Jalen Hughes, 3, while he was getting (suffering?) a f [...]
The popularity of Potbelly
If you thought Potbelly sandwich shops would fly only in Lincoln Park and the suburbs, think again; the new store in Hyde Park (5428 S. Lake Park Ave. [...]
Eleven new high-rise condo projects planned for Streeterville
If you've ventured down to the southern end of Streeterville recently (the area bounded by the lake, the river, Michigan Avenue and Ontario Street) yo [...]
Willy Wonka and the Navy Pier
Erm, has anyone bothered to check out the draft master plan for the expansion of Navy Pier? It reads like something that Augustus Gloop and Veruca Sal [...]
Life on Easy Street-erville
Centrum Properties opened the ground-floor retail component of The Fairbanks at CityFront Plaza, 240 E Illinois St, a couple of months ago, and sudden [...]
How much is too much development in Streeterville – and for who?
We knew that Streeterville was going high-rise crazy, but we're still a little gobsmacked at the sheer number of condos up for grabs. In 2005, some 1, [...]
Hyde Park considers future of Harper Court
The Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference will hold a workshop from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. tomorrow night, April 25 at the Hyde Park Neighborhood Club, 548 [...]
Get on your bike and explore Pilsen
If you enjoy gawking at real estate and architecture in different neighborhoods across the city, and want to get some exercise at the same time, dust [...]
Birds of prey preside over development at busy Uptown intersection
Who needs gargoyles when you've got these birds watching over your intersection? Meet the peregrine falcons who have made the gentrifying corner of [...]
Faces of which Chicago 'hood (IV) ?
Ok, can you guess where Joeff Davis took this photo? [...]
Edgewater's M. Henry's expands into cafe space
Maybe the only good thing about rising early on a weekend morning is beating the brunch rush at M. Henry's, 5707 N Clark St (773-561-1600), a popular [...]
Houses in Humboldt Park and proud of it
The Chicago Public Library's Community Collection tells us, "...Humboldt Park has remained a neighborhood of persons 'passing through,' being an area [...]
Looking for a great one-bedroom in Andersonville? Good luck.
There was something liberating, but also terrifying, about telling my landlord that I wouldn't be renewing my lease this spring. It meant there would [...]
Mexican cooking class in hot Streeterville
Streeterville has had one of the hottest markets for new homes in the city lately, with a spate of high-profile high-rises, but upscale grocery and pr [...]