Tag: Video
Hyde Park and Chicago politics
Living next door to the president's Chicago home can be like living in a "circus," according to neighbor Bill Grimshaw, who is selling his Hyde Park [...]
Union Row in East Pilsen
In Joe's recent visit to East Pilsen, he spent some time walking the immediate area around Union Row. Belgravia Group's townhome development on 16th [...]
Suburban showcase: Kirk Homes subdivisions in Woodstock and Lakemoor
The Tribune reports this morning on the liquidation of suburban home builder Kirk Homes, which had attempted and failed to reorganize under Chapter [...]
Making pre-construction sales in Woodlawn
We don't hear many homebuilders boasting of their pre-construction sales these days -- especially not in neighborhoods like Woodlawn -- so it came a [...]
Construction checkup: Parc Huron
There's quite a racket coming from the corner of Kingsbury and Erie Streets in River North, as a rotating fleet of cement mixers swarm around the co [...]
Construction checkup: River North high-rises
I stopped by a cluster of River North developments this Friday to check up on the progress of their construction. From ground level The Elysian look [...]
The Olympics and East Pilsen
Every neighborhood expects to benefit from an Olympics boom should Chicago win its bid, it seems. In the second half of his chat with Joe Zekas, Eas [...]
The changing scene in East Pilsen
I met Cuahutémoc Morfin while walking the streets of East Pilsen. He's a 28-year resident of the area and a former and future candidate for alderman [...]
Jefferson, Lumber and Cermak, in East Pilsen
One of my favorite Chicago intersections is Jefferson, Lumber and Cermak, in East Pilsen, just west of the Chicago River.
The street names themselv [...]
Erik's excursions: Uptown's Montrose Park
In our final installment of my Uptown walking tour, I head east on Montrose Avenue to Montrose Park. In stark contrast to the bustling and motoring [...]
Revisiting Woodlawn's Renaissance on Kimbark with Hasani Steele
Stonemason Group received a Good Neighbor Award from the Chicago Association of Realtors earlier this year for its ongoing Renaissance on Kimbark pr [...]
Obama's neighbor on Harold Washington
Harold Washington, Chicago's first African-American mayor, launched his mayoral campaign in Bill and Jacky Grimshaw's dining room. The Grimshaws' po [...]
Erik's excursions: Uptown, pt. 4
The beat goes on as I travel south down Sheridan Road, then over to Uptown's new development Wilson Yard on the corner of Broadway Street and Montro [...]
CA23's local dance studio
Being in the West Loop, CA23's new condos at 23 N Aberdeen St have neighborhood amenities that more or less go without saying. Residents are blocks f [...]
A glimpse of new homes from Navy Pier
Surely you've heard some of the hoopla over Navy Pier's new AeroBalloon by now. My advice to anyone who wants to take a ride: Call ahead, because th [...]
Erik's excursions: Walking Uptown, Part 3
Ethiopian food, Red Line murals, the Aragon Ballroom, and the mosaic facade of Alternatives Youth and Family Center are featured in this installment [...]
More scenes from the CA23 block party
When he wasn't busy sampling the eats or rocking out to U2 (or something like it) at The Brixton Group's block party on Aberdeen Street in the West [...]
Erik's excursions: more Uptown
In the second video of the series, we don't go beyond what is immediately available at the corner of Broadway and Lawrence Avenues. We see the Green [...]
Erik's excursions: strolling around Uptown
I recently conducted a walking tour of Uptown on the Far North Side to get a sense of its "walkability." At WalkScore.com, Uptown gets a rating of 9 [...]
Remembering David Hall
David Hall died peacefully, and unexpectedly, in his sleep earlier this week.
Seven months ago today I sat with David, an old friend who'd built Co [...]