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Wabash Avenue – romantic or blighted?
Judging from responses to our earlier post, Wabash Avenue has its share of admirers, who think the old el track metalwork has a certain urban romance [...]
Lofty Ambitions
Latest lofts offer new finishes in new neighborhoods
On one side of West Belmont Avenue just before Pulaski Road stands an old abandoned shoe factory [...]
Waiting on the 37th anniversary for Block 37
It's nearing the silver anniversary of the day I sold the leaning office tower on Block 37 that I owned for a split-second. Older Chicagoans will reme [...]
The daily Joeff
Photo by Joeff Davis
Several readers have complained about the previous title of this feature.
Readers, thy will be done. We've washed the offens [...]
One Gouletas blessed by Lincoln Park, the other must be hoping for a miracle
We've been wondering what were the topics of conversation around the dinnertable at Thanksgiving at the Gouletas family home. The elder Nicholas Goule [...]
Landmark that lady!
Recognizing just how much of a pillar Lois Weisberg is in our community, the Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois is intent on making her a land [...]
The sound of Scottish d'dums
Hyde Park is the setting for a unique drum concert this Sunday, Jan. 22, when Scottish percussionist Colin Currie is featured in "Veni, Veni Emmanuel, [...]
Where you Goin?
And another thing about Suzanne Goin (which is pronounced like "goin' to California"). If you ever go to California, you should eat at her restaurants [...]
Bye-bye, dives
During dinner last night at the West Loop's Blackbird restaurant, a dinner cooked by visiting chef Suzanne Goin, who owns A.O.C. and Lucques in Los An [...]
Millennium Park area gets another condo highrise
Maybe the city needs to designate Millennium Park an actual neighborhood rather than a mere green space, judging by the seismic boom in residential de [...]
Helmut Jahn touts 600 North Fairbanks condominium tower
Say what you want about Helmut Jahn, the man has presence. He held court the other night before a crowd of would-be clients for Urban R2 Development [...]
Photographer Joeff Davis' exhibition opens tonight
For a unique and insightful perspective on some of the leading political figures of our time get along to New Homes Magazine photographer Joeff Davis' [...]
The Coast is Magnificent
File this one under, "From Pilsen to the Magnificent Mile." Walkabout Theater opens its production of The Coast of Chicago, a stage adaptation of Stua [...]