A blog by Bonnie McGrath. Got feedback? E-mail bonmcgrath@aol.com.


Samosas for everyone

samosas galore!

03/10/2010

It was really something to see: samosas like there was no tomorrow Read More...

I had a great Oscar night

maybe even better than some who were really there

03/08/2010

After 15 years of watching the Oscars in the South Loop--sometimes at parties, sometimes alone--I think Helen's party was the best ever Read More...

Happy Birthday, Three Peas Art Lounge

you hit a milestone

03/07/2010

Three Peas Art Lounge has been in business a year--and the owners say their business is thriving Read More...

No gloves in the whole store

and it was February, yet!

03/04/2010

All I wanted was a quick pair of gloves--and they were nowhere to be found--in February????? Read More...

The dawn of a new gallery

Realtor Colleen Harper takes on a new role

02/28/2010

Colleen Harper does a lot of things and she's good at them all. She just opened a new art gallery on South Michigan Avenue--which I predict will be a great success... Read More...

Roosevelt Cleaners by any other name

Who knew? It's named after the University

02/24/2010

It was news to me that the Roosevelt Cleaners on Printers Row happens to be named after Roosevelt University. And there's a good family story behind it, too, according to a couple of South Loopers... Read More...

A wonderful Sunday morning

at the neighborhood movie theater

02/14/2010

Sunday morning at a Roosevelt Collection movie--in this case "Up in the Air"--sure beats the Sunday morning talk shows Read More...

A love letter to my South Loop pals

I couldn't have survived this without you

02/03/2010

I may have lost an election, but I sure found out that my South Loop friends are tried and true and that they really care Read More...

THE most underappreciated places in the 'hood

Veteran South Loopers make a list

01/18/2010

Sorry to say, it may be true: Some of the best spots in the South Loop may also be the most overlooked Read More...

Let it snow!

It doesn't seem to matter

01/10/2010

In the South Loop we get around fine after even the most extensive snowfalls. Is it our grit? Our snow gear? Our snow combatting companies? Or what? Read More...

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