A blog by Bonnie McGrath. Got feedback? E-mail bonmcgrath@aol.com.
Fireworks as seen from the Shedd
if you're a member, the best spot in town is free
06/30/2010
Membership in the Shedd Aquarium is the best deal in town if you want a great view and a pleasant evening watching the Navy Pier fireworks Read More...
So long, 2010 stickers
these years sure do fly by fast
06/29/2010
Another year, and another trip to City Hall for new daily parking passes Read More...
Butterflies are invading
and it's wonderful, of course
06/27/2010
One good thing about having lots of weeds--Milkweed, to be exact--is that they are a magnet for butterflies Read More...
Chicago hostel has a birthday
and I went to the party
06/23/2010
It's a nice place to visit but I wouldn't want to live there. Or even stay there for a night Read More...
Sign of the times
zoning out on signs
06/21/2010
It looks like tomorrow morning the Committee on Buildings is going to vote on whether a new sign can be put on a building in the South Loop Read More...
Alpana visits the South Loop
and she recommended a wine--and I bought it
06/19/2010
My friend Brenda said Alpana Singh was one of the nicest people she ever met. So I had to find out what all the fuss was about Read More...
Lek & Yai. Who are you? Where are you
hither, thither and yon
06/17/2010
Never open, never there, now it's closed? That was fast. Read More...
The Book Fair is 26 years old
another one bites the dust
06/13/2010
It hit me that I've been going to the Printers Row book fair now for more than 25 years. Every year I get to know it a little better Read More...
Nancy and Clark take leave
but maybe not forever
06/10/2010
I hate it when neighbors leave the neighborhood, and will be very happy if Nancy and Clark, after this unexpected hiatus, return and pick up where they left off Read More...
Finally met Rabbi Funnye
and in the South Loop yet!
06/06/2010
He's known as Barack's rabbi! And I got a chance to see him in the flesh today in the neighborhood Read More...