A blog by Bonnie McGrath. Got feedback? E-mail bonmcgrath@aol.com.
Suddenly, I'm doing my part for the Gulf disaster
And it's not costing me time--or money
06/05/2010
For more than a month, I have been wanting to do something to help the efforts to combat the BP tragedy. But I thought there wasn't much any one person in Chicago could do Read More...
Sex and the City, too
satc2 is attracting a crowd to the neighborhood
06/04/2010
Lots of young women in high heels are flocking to the South Loop Read More...
Memorial Day Weekend in the South Loop
mired in memorable moments
05/31/2010
As another Memorial Day Weekend comes to a close in the South Loop, I'm glad I'm here, enjoying it all Read More...
Two stone boulders
I've waited too long to hear the real story
05/30/2010
I've been looking at two big rocks for years in Grant Park. Everyone says they have something to do with the old IC station. But what? Read More...
Such a deal
but maybe we South Loop taxpayers are paying
05/28/2010
Coach is bellyaching that they're being ripped off in the South Loop--maybe us South Loopers should be the ones bellyaching Read More...
Oh, the things you can learn about Soldier Field
when you go on a private behind-the-scenes tour
05/25/2010
Going behind the scenes at Soldier Field makes it seem like a lot more than just a bathtub resting on an old pedestal Read More...
I journeyed to the stars tonight
and it was really foggy on the way home
05/22/2010
Adler Planetarium is still the best! It needs our support to do things like transport us to the ultimate horizon 13.5 billion light years away Read More...
Printers Row playwright has a hit on his hands
it's a blockbuster
05/19/2010
It isn't every day you get an opportunity to badger a playwright--but if he lives in the neighborhood, it's a little easier Read More...
South Looper wins eight awards
and then wins an award for winning the most awards
05/15/2010
Dearborn Parker Jan Lisa Huttner won eight journalism awards from the Illinois Woman's Press Association today; and a ninth for winning the most awards. But I won one, too. Only one, though Read More...
Cuatro, you hardly started
and now you're finished?
05/14/2010
I only ate one thing at Cuatro--salmon. But it's what it always came with that will go down in my own personal gastronomic history Read More...