2/16/06
Neighborhood boosters in Rogers Park really want to see Morse Avenue transform into something special. The plan is to entice restaurants and cafes to...
2/16/06
Developers have added 1,000 new-construction and condo conversion units to the housing stock in Rogers Park in the last two years. Not bad for...
2/14/06
Brad Inman’s latest venture, Inman Stories, brings you “spaces, places and faces” from around the real estate business. We just noticed the video on...
2/13/06
A lot of Wikipedia‘s write-ups about Chicago neighborhoods don’t have much more to offer than a good laugh. We’re not much inclined to laugh...
2/10/06
Buckle up. Tonight we’re headed to Yo Chicago’s galleries for Uptown, Near north side and East Rogers Park (samples below). Uptown Near north side...
2/9/06
Every successful neighborhood is successful, to an extent that would surprise most of its residents, because of the efforts of small groups of committed...
2/4/06
Uh, you might want to move your spray paint to your trunk, and put a newspaper over it, before you park your car in...
1/30/06
This one is in the part of Humboldt Park that some are trying to annex as West Bucktown. Goats have interesting ways of marking...
1/30/06
How do you turn a collection of highrises into a community? Add a park. It seems to be working at Lakeshore East, the new...
1/29/06
As far as we kow, Sub-Division is not the name of a new neighborhood that’s south of Division Street. But hey, what does Yo...
1/26/06
Cub fans, now would be the time for you to make your way to your beloved Wrigley Field for some prime picture-taking opportunities. The...
1/25/06
We can see why some people are raving about the North Branch of the Chicago River as a nice place to live. While people...
1/24/06
When is Uptown going to really regain its buzz? Yes, we know it’s starting to get more expensive around there but really, with the...
1/24/06
With all the condo construction running amok across Chicago it was nice to have a rare sighting of a dog playing in a spacious...
1/23/06
You just never know what is around the corner in Lincoln Park and money can’t necessarily buy freedom of mind, it seems. A storm...
1/23/06
We mentioned the other day that loft developments are shifting west to neighborhoods like Avondale because downtown land prices are so expensive and the...
1/20/06
YoChicago took a breather and sat down next to the Tin Man in Lincoln Park’s Oz Park the other day after spending an hour...
1/20/06
Just when we thought Lincoln Park had ventured beyond gentrification straight into la-la land (multimillion dollar homes, restaurants with cell phone booths and catwalks,...
1/19/06
Bucktown, Wicker Park, Lincoln Park and Lake View are the hot spots for rat infestation, according to today’s RedEye. I guess that’s what happens...
1/19/06
When you stand at the intersection of West Belmont Avenue and North Pulaski Road in Avondale it feels like the calm before the storm....