Something's brewing on Motor Row

06/22/2011

We couldn’t be more excited about the new brewery coming to Motor Row. This paper has made no secret of its passion for local beers, though most of the fun has been in the West Loop and on the Near West Side recently.
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Showcasing the South Loop

06/15/2011

We took a walk down South Michigan Avenue this week for our piece on a proposed entertainment district on Motor Row, and were astounded by the three blocks of ornate buildings we found.
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Keeping the faith

06/15/2011

Last Friday evening, I sat down with 13 longtime reform leaders including Dawn Clark Netsch, Don Rose, and June Rosner for our informal annual reunion dinner at Yoshi’s Café. Over the past 40 years, we worked together on dozens of political campaigns and government reform project. We still play leadership roles in a number of organizations, although some of us are now only “senior statesmen” and have grown less active with age.
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Dressing up for Taste of Randolph

06/08/2011

Each summer, Chicago welcomes visitors from across the U.S. to neighborhood street fairs and festivals. They peruse the wares, get a feel for the architecture, a taste of the local restaurants, and hopefully the urge to visit again. One of the keys to a successful festival is showcasing the neighborhood’s assets to the public.
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Cure mobs with programming

06/08/2011

Since Memorial Day, the city has been abuzz with worried energy over the recent spate of mob attacks and robberies around the downtown and in University Village. Rightfully so.
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New Chicago bike lanes a fine ride

06/08/2011

The new walled-off bike lanes on Kinzie look fantastic, and it’s shocking to see city government moving this quickly. When Ald. Brendan Reilly announced the new lanes in his newsletter last Friday night, it seemed like a cool idea. But we didn’t expect to see things move this quickly.
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We'll miss you, Oprah

06/01/2011

We bid farewell to two West Loop staples this month. One’s gone for a few months and one's gone probably gone forever. We're speaking, of course, of the Bulls and the Blackhawks' summer vacation and Oprah Winfrey’s departure to California.
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Get rid of buses in South Loop

Letter to the editor

06/01/2011

Time to rethink the use of the two-lane South Canal, by Dominick’s as a virtual parking lot for school buses.
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Cannes 2011 a winner for Film Fest founder

One view

06/01/2011

What a spectacular year for the Cannes Film Festival. Everything just seemed to fall into place: the wonderful weather, the screenings, the talented guests and the audiences. I found myself falling in love with film after film. That’s unusual, especially when you screen around four films a day and throw in a few late-night galas!
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Daley leaving South Loop, but legacy remains

05/25/2011

There was a lot about Mayor Daley the Second I didn’t like: that he called the folks in the East Loop racists who didn’t want to see a children’s museum built in Grant Park; that he destroyed the runways in the middle of the night at Meigs Field — a truly quaint amenity in a big city — so his pals could build Olympic-sized buildings (no pun intended) in the vicinity without worrying a whit about the FAA.
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