A blog by Bonnie McGrath. Got feedback? E-mail bonmcgrath@aol.com.
Election Night
burgers and burnt steaks and long faces
11/03/2010
Printers Row, Dearborn Park, South Loop School, cable tv, election day Read More...
The Daleys are giving out good tricks and treats
I saw the booty
10/31/2010
Mayor Daley and his wife Maggie are giving out good Halloween treats; a couple just came by Read More...
Halloween fright
two cash registers in the South Loop are running
10/29/2010
I never saw any business in our two neighborhood Halloween stores--until tonight Read More...
Good BBQ news
We have one now
10/29/2010
I didn't realize we didn't really have one until we got one Read More...
Dust storm
but after the dust settles, smooth streets ahead
10/21/2010
There may be a lot of dust swirling but it will be worth it at the end, say State Street drivers Read More...
The Glessner House courtyard at night
in a word: quiet; in another word: peaceful
10/17/2010
I had the opportunity, thanks to a Greater South Loop Association event, to experience an empty courtyard at the Glessner House. And it was wonderful. Read More...
Four trains running
but only in our memories
10/16/2010
Several South Loopers were able to take a (train) trip down memory lane last night, and I can still hear the whistles blowing and the conductors shouting "all aboard!" Read More...
Mission Impossible Accomplished
Silk Road stages a play with two difficult quests
10/11/2010
South Loopers stage another perfect play at STRP: in 2002, two 22-year-old twins, a boy and a girl, leave Canada when they are forced to solve a family mystery in the middle east. Read More...
Sipping Sangria
GSLA thanks volunteers with a little party
10/08/2010
To thank their Bash on Wabash volunteers, the Greater South Loop Association had a little party at the neighborhood wine shop Read More...
South Looper writes book
and has a nice signing
10/05/2010
If you like Architectural Digest, you'll like South Loop neighbor Robert Gordon's latest book Read More...