One Museum Park West foreclosure a good thing for South Loop
10/26/2011
It sounds big. It sounds scary. It sounds bad for the community. But we think a foreclosure on One Museum Park West would be great for the South Loop.
Read more...Chicago cop plan good for Near West Side
10/26/2011
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy's plan to shutter police stations around the city is making a lot of people angry. Folks in this town are attached to their cops. They see them as a direct factor in their personal safety.
Read more...Mariano's good for South Loop, sad for others
10/05/2011
The new Mariano's grocery store slated for 16th and Clark streets is a good thing. While the South Loop has a wealth of grocery stores along Roosevelt, including the brand-new Trader Joe's, adding another one to the neighborhood still can't hurt.
Read more...A bigger range
09/28/2011
We've been thinking about bike sharing for a while. When new Chicago Department of Transportation Commissioner Gabe Klein rode into town at the beginning of Mayor Rahm Emanuel's administration, that was practically all anyone talked about.
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Market daze
09/28/2011
It's too bad about the Grant Park farmers market. The idea had a lot of promise and it was a neat location, but in the end, it just couldn't get done this year.
Read more...What are the priorities at Ping Tom Park?
09/21/2011
We had a chance to stop by the Ping Tom Park expansion on Monday, the same day Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced his initiative to build four brand new boathouses along the river across the city - including one right here in Chinatown.
Read more...Get the lead out already
09/14/2011
Attorney General Lisa Madigan's crackdown on the H. Kramer copper smelting company is a welcome contribution to the assault on Pilsen's polluters. After years of activists trying in vain to get something done in the community, politicians finally seem to think it's a good idea to take care of this issue.
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Decision STEMs from right place
09/07/2011
This week was a big week at University Village's brand new STEM Magnet Academy. After months of preparation, the promising new school debuted, and we didn’t see a single kid crying outside.
Read more...Right motor-vation
09/07/2011
We're happy to see Ald. Bob Fioretti's push to help South Michigan Avenue's Motor Row district moving forward. It's a fantastically promising neighborhood with gorgeous buildings. Everything seems primed to go.
Read more...Clout-free park
08/24/2011
We went to the dedication ceremony for Mary Bartelme Park’s historic marker on Tuesday night, and it was a fine ceremony all around. Plenty of important and illustrious people were on hand to celebrate a year of the park’s existence and commemorate the woman it was named after.