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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 [...]
Geaux Bears!
On Sunday the Bears begin their march toward the Super Bowl, a game they haven't reached in 20 years. Incidentally, that was Super Bowl XX--those NFL [...]
Hey, how about your own gap?
Minding the Gap, An Assessment of Racial Disparity In Metropolitan Chicago (PDF file) is a 2003 study from the Jane Addams Hull House Association.
Th [...]
Cabrini-Green tower falling near N. Town Village
One of the biggest complaints among residents of North Town Village, probably the best known mixed-income project in the redevelopment of the Chicago [...]
Slice of Chicago history dies with Berghoff
As YoChicago's Michael Austin pointed out in his Dec. 28 post, the legendary Berghoff Restaurant, 17 W Adams St, will close its doors on Feb. 28. It's [...]
The message from Central Lake View
I'm puzzled by the Central Lake View Merchants Association's street banners along Belmont and Sheffield. They're the only ones I've ever seen in Ch [...]
Old Town, Fit Town
Old Town must be the fittest neighborhood in the city with three full-service gym/spas within a couple of blocks of each other. Obviously there are en [...]