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Part of the fun and allure of the Ravenswood Art Walk is the opportunity to poke in and out of many of the art galleries and businesses along this former light industrial corridor on Chicago’s Northside. This is as much an architectural tour as it …
A quest for success, what is legal, what is fair and ultimately, what is right and what is wrong. Real estate developer Harmond Wilks who has aspirations of becoming mayor finds himself at odds with his wife and his business partner after encountering a couple …
Enjoy a quick glimpse of the Andersonville shopping area as the neighborhood gears up for an evening of festivities centered around the annual Andersonville Arts Week. This video features a close-up look at the creation of an anamorphic 3D chalk drawing by Chris Carlson on the …
Hey kids before 3D printing there was (and still is) something called injection molding. In this process hot plastic goo is forced between two molded pieces of steel that have been “carved” into a particular shape. When the molds are released the plastic quickly cools …
The great debate continues to rage over thick or thin. Maybe it’s more of a sou’side, nortside thing like Sox or Cubs, but I adamantly say “real” Chicago is crispy thin crust pizza cut into squares. Deep dish is fine when that is what you feel …
It is a well known adage that Chicago has the largest Polish population of any city outside Warsaw and it is probably even larger if you consider all those of Polish descent throughout all of Chicagoland. As a third generation half-Pole (both of my maternal …
This is a fun summer event that happens every Thursday night throughout the summer bringing together retail and food vendors as well as local not-for-profit organizations and social service agencies to share information, products, and services with the local community. Argyle street has sometimes been …
Porchlight Music Theatre visited Washington Square Park in Chicago this afternoon to offer a sneak preview of their upcoming 2018 season including selections from 1776, Gypsy and A Chorus Line with performances by Leah Davis, James Earl Jones II, Michelle Lauto, Liam Quealy, and Music …
Chicago radio legend Bob Sirott and Marianne Murciano interview John Vincent on Facebook Live at Ditka’s, the moment the singer learns he will be leading the national anthem at the Cubs World Series game October 29, 2016.
Washington Square Park near Walton and Clark Streets in Chicago featured a pop-up piano recital by The Lake Shore Music Studio thanks to Pianos in the Park. The popular Gold Coast location was also the site of the Newberry Library’s annual Bughouse Square Debates based …
The Blues Man: Review Summary “Rick Stone The Blues Man” at the Black Ensemble Theater is a jukebox musical starring Rick Stone and six seasoned blues singers backed-up by an awesome house band led by the very talented Robert Reddrick on drums. You feel like …
Review Summary: An inspired performance art meets multi-media entertainment extravaganza probably unlike anything you might have seen before. The combination of live action, shadow puppetry, and video centers around a chance encounter between a meals-on-wheels driver and a QVC home shopping obsessed elderly woman that …