Jer Sklar’s feature Tom of Your Life makes its local premiere in a one-week run at the newly reopened Music Box.
Author Archives: Kate Schmidt
Posted inCity Life
Do a Doubleday
Ride the Red Line for a cross-town series featuring both the city’s baseball teams.
Posted inArts & Culture
Lit recs for people in search of pleasure
The current book obsessions of Reader deputy editor Kate Schmidt and Super Tasty producer-host Karen Yates
Posted inArts & Culture
Lit (and food) recs for the politically minded Chicagoan
The current book obsessions of Reader deputy editor Kate Schmidt and OneIllinois editor Ted Cox
Posted inArts & Culture
Now’s the time to visit Jackson Park while you still can
See Frederick Law Olmsted’s stunning grounds before the Obama Center further encroaches.
Posted inBlogs
How Mordecai chef-owner Matthias Merges helped transform modern fine dining
A phone call to PolyScience in Niles resulted in the popularization of immersion circulators in restaurant kitchens.
Posted inNews & Politics
Chicago’s dismal recycling rate punctures any sense of civic pride
Less than 10 percent of the city’s waste is diverted from landfills, while the nationwide average is 35 percent.
Posted inBest of Chicago
All hail Steve Stone, the conscience of Chicago baseball
The broadcaster might have switched sides, but he’s beloved by everyone in the city.
Posted inBlogs
Farewell to the Reader wizard behind the curtain
A slide show of exceptional covers by departing Reader creative director Paul John Higgins
Posted inFood & Drink
Parachute’s staff meal is a family affair
Chef-owners Beverly Kim and Johnny Clark play host to a truly familial family meal.
Posted inBest of Chicago
In praise of the cheap seats at White Sox park
The Cubs are the team to watch this year, but the upper deck at U.S. Cellular Field remains the best place to see a game.
Posted inBlogs
After 40 years, Black History Month’s abolition is overdue
Stop presenting American history as if it were white history with a few black cameos.