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- Commission on Chicago Landmarks
- Columbia Chronicle
- Chicago Children's Museum
- Alliance for a Greener South Loop
- Skinner Park
What we're reading...
- This American Life and Derrick Smith
- One year later: Goose Island-Budweiser
- 20 years ago: The great Loop flood
- Rahmfather portrait's artist unveiled
- What we know about G8/NATO
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A blog by Bonnie McGrath. Got feedback? E-mail bonmcgrath@aol.com.
Scoring Scones
Five winners in the South Loop
03/22/2011
The South Loop Whole Foods hosted a scone making contest--the first ever. It was a raisin in our very own South Loop sun. Read More...
Overflow is open for business for real
money will be accepted
03/21/2011
Today was the first time I ever paid for a cup of Overflow coffee, and it was really worth the money--and all the months of waiting for the coffee bar to open Read More...
I met the DAR and the DAR met me
in the South Loop yet!
03/19/2011
It was an honor to meet members of the Chicago Chapter of the DAR on their 120th anniversary; hope they felt the same about me Read More...
See new food
A tribute to Tribute
03/18/2011
Wow! Brandon Baltzley's food is really something. And it's on its way. Read More...
Foot traffic
gimme some of that
03/16/2011
When a new highrise fills up, or a popular public building or event or go-to destination catches on, some say it means congestion and crowds. Not me. Read More...
Old in the South Loop
do we have a dearth of oldness?
03/14/2011
We may have a lot in the South Loop--but the oldest of the old, we don't have. Read More...
Guy Fieri adds 10 restaurant seats for us to use
at Panozzo's Italian Market
03/10/2011
We can always use more seats in certain South Loop foodie places; so thanks, Guy, we couldn't have done it without you Read More...
Restaurant Buzz
a kudo and a mystery
03/07/2011
For one restaurant, we are fearing the worst and for another, it's the best! Read More...
Going through forbidden doors and picket lines
I did it this weekend
03/06/2011
Stealthily, I entered South Loop doors I haven't been able to enter for almost eight years. It was pretty interesting Read More...
For some reason, I'm craving a White Castle
and so are the landmark preservationists
03/02/2011
When I used to eat those greasy delicious burgers as a kid, I never thought any of the buildings they were prepared and sold in would become a pet cause of historic architecture buffs. Apparently, I just didn't see the future Read More...