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All aboard for new season of the Architecture River Cruise
Nothing says spring like getting back out on the water. This Saturday the Chicago Architecture Foundation launches a new season of its Architecture Ri [...]
Friday night gallery-hopping
Buckle up. Tonight we're headed to Yo Chicago's neighborhood photo galleries for Uptown, Near North and Logan Square (samples below).
The Aragon Ba [...]
Friday is why-oh-why-oh-why day
Why can't a mouse have kittens? Tell me, why oh why?
Why has the National Association of Realtors launched a campaign that includes pricey TV commerc [...]
West Side story – Jackson Square replaces old CHA project
Just to get the weekend off to a good start we thought we'd open a can of worms by bringing up the Chicago Housing Authority's Plan for Transformation [...]
The daily Joeff
The lakefront at 31st St (June 2004). Photo by Joeff Davis.
More Bronzeville photos available in our Bronzeville photo gallery. [...]
South Side resurgence
New housing stirs hope and some fears in Woodlawn, Washington Park
New condo developments vie for buyers' attention on three of the four corners at [...]
Skokie's swift new homes
New housing shakes up a 'burb famous for its stability, diversity
I was a little confused last December when the guy I bought my Christmas tree fro [...]
Your mom at Le Lan
The elegant River North restaurant Le Lan (749 N. Clark St., 312-280-9100) is offering a three-course Mother's Day lunch menu featuring items such as [...]
Economy of space at 156 W Superior
All kitchen islands are not created equal. This one is more of a kitchen continent. It's actually an interesting use of space in a one-bedroom condo a [...]
The daily Joeff
Kids from Beverly getting ready to enter U.S. Cellular Field for the White Sox game. Photo by Joeff Davis
More Bridgeport photos available in our B [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
Lucky Ralph live in Wrigleyville
The Lucky Ralph Show is billed as a concert experience with a variety show edge. Organizers are urging potential audience members to picture "vintage [...]
Pulte takes top slot in Crain's list of biggest builders
Pulte Homes is clear and away the Chicago area's largest home builder, according to a new survey by Crain's Chicago Business (sorry, the link might no [...]
Fat Tire fills Chicago neighborhoods
A few years ago there were only a few bars in Chicago that sold Fat Tire, the amber ale microbrew from Fort Collins, Colo. Today the beer is widely av [...]
Tuesday, Tuesday, got the ugly building blues day
Pushing the envelope of ugly at 2040 West North Avenue.
If you've got the ugly building blues, send us an e-mail with a photo. [...]
Happy birthday, Alinea restaurant
The Chicago home of the international molecular gastronomy movement, Alinea restaurant (1723 N. Halsted St., 312-867-0110) in Lincoln Park, celebrates [...]
