A blog by Bonnie McGrath. Got feedback? E-mail bonmcgrath@aol.com.
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...
My friend Kathy coincides with my South Loop
It's hard to think of one without the other
01/04/2010
Kathy never lived in the South Loop--although she did work on Plymouth and Jackson at one time, but her observations of my new neighborhood through the years always make me associate one with the other... Read More...
Once in a blue moon
Under the blue moon, I drank two Blue Moons
12/31/2009
Lou Malnati's closed up from under us tonight. That could only happen once in a blue moon. Read More...
It's a season to be CTA happy
If you ride the Holiday Train
12/23/2009
It's green and red and lit up all over; and Santa's there and elves with candy canes....You'd never guess it's the CTA. But it is. And it's right outside a lot of our doors. Read More...
It's that time of year again
A great time to celebrate with NSPB
12/20/2009
It wouldn't be the Xmas season without a taste of the South Loop with the Near South Planning Board in the atrium of the building they're in on Indiana, not to mention their silent auction, and the movers and shakers who are always there and fun to talk to Read More...
My red light camera doesn't work
It hardly ever flashes but safety is much worse
12/09/2009
I really hated that red light camera outside my house until it got all the drivers scared enough not to go through red lights anymore. You'd think there would be a lot fewer accidents, right? That's what I thought until I found out the truth Read More...