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The principalities of the West Loop
When I am asked where I live, the answer varies because our area goes by so many different names.
03/10/2010
When my mom tells people where I live, she says Greektown. “Anybody who has been to Chicago knows where Greektown is,” she says. The area’s rich history and the fond memory of her post-prom at one of Halsted Street’s Greek restaurants probably have her imagining my lazy Sundays including trips to the Athenian Bakery for a box of melomakarona. It is also easier than telling her friends I live in the neighborhood formerly known as Chicago’s Skid Row.
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Said it before
Say it again: income taxes should rise
03/10/2010
Staying vigilant on schools
One View
03/03/2010
The 3rd Ward was hit disproportionately hard this year with actions that would have impacted five schools, with a combined attendance of more than 1800 students.
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Clarify the process
03/03/2010
Alderman Fioretti's Citizens Advisory Committee, a group that makes recommendations to him about new development projects and zoning changes, is a fine-enough idea in theory.
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The businesses need us
We don't realize we are creating a depression outside our doors.
02/24/2010
Walking through the neighborhood recently with one of my pals, the conversation turned to one of our most recurring topics: How come there aren’t more businesses in the neighborhoods that are thriving? We seem to have the density now, right?
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The end of the Ickes Homes
One View
02/24/2010
From my purely unscientific and untrained perspective, when I first laid eyes upon the Harold Ickes Homes in 2006 – the year that we arrived in Chicago – it was apparent to me that I was looking at a “dead man walking.” I gave the place three years before it would meet its end.
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Three feathers
Credit where credit is due
02/24/2010
How to reform county government
02/17/2010
The epic spree of corruption exposed in Illinois in recent years have us confirmed as national laughingstock.
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Opportunity missed at Ickes
Dismantling Ickes wasn’t necessary
02/17/2010
From one craze to another
From running and yoga to Zumba and hockey.
02/10/2010
Last Monday was filled with work and community meetings. As the fourth one wrapped up after 7:00 p.m., I was ready to wind down. That would typically include my couch, Chicago Tonight on the television and a cup of vanilla tea (though Monday deserved a glass of wine).
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