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Home » Archives for Laura Pearson

Author Archives: Laura Pearson

Posted inArts & Culture

Chicago’s thirst for a ‘celebrity culture’ is an embarrassment

by Laura Pearson December 21, 2017August 18, 2021

The city does not need famous people to legitimize its existence.

Posted inArts & Culture

Chicago Park District pools are drowning in rules and regulations

by Laura Pearson December 21, 2017August 18, 2021

To take a dip, Chicagoans must navigate confusing hours of operation, byzantine swim schedules, and inflexible teen lifeguards.

Posted inBest of Chicago

Reevaluating why you stay in Chicago can be therapeutic

by Laura Pearson June 22, 2017August 18, 2021

As loved ones leave the city, consider the pros of sticking around.

Posted inArts & Culture

A beach read doesn’t have to be as light and fluffy as the sand

by Laura Pearson May 17, 2017August 18, 2021

Add some weight to your summer lit list with new books by Chicago-based or Chicago-adjacent authors.

Posted inArts & Culture

How to get on a boat during the summer in Chicago

by Laura Pearson May 17, 2017August 18, 2021

Especially if you don’t own one (or know someone who knows someone who does)

Posted inCity Life

A wondrous world of nature hides in plain sight at the Chicago Academy of Sciences collections facility

by Laura Pearson March 20, 2017August 18, 2021

The natural history haven in North Center contains nearly 300,000 specimens that document the biodiversity of the midwest, Illinois, and greater North America.

Posted inCity Life

Tiki collectors escape winter in their basement paradise

by Laura Pearson March 8, 2017August 18, 2021

Say aloha to David and Amy Carter’s Tabu Tiki Room.

Posted inCity Life

This Lego collector’s house is a world of stackable plastic bricks

by Laura Pearson February 20, 2017August 18, 2021

Alysa Kirkpatrick’s West Ridge apartment serves as headquarters for her no-nonsense hobby.

Posted inCity Life

Inside the former Hammond Organ factory, a marble sculptor has carved out an ideal studio

by Laura Pearson February 3, 2017August 18, 2021

A tour of Jyl Bonaguro’s art studio at Workshop 4200, an enormous industrial facility in Hermosa

Posted inCity Life

A coach house in Chicago’s land of mansions

by Laura Pearson January 25, 2017August 18, 2021

The charming Kenwood art studio of Candace Hunter and Arthur Wright has a rich history.

Posted inCity Life

For the visionary owners of VAM Studio, home is where the art is

by Laura Pearson January 12, 2017August 18, 2021

Tour the whimsical Logan Square apartment of Vincent Martell and Jordan Phelps.

Posted inCity Life

This Prince-themed Christmas lights display will help you get through this thing called life

by Laura Pearson December 22, 2016August 18, 2021

A Tudor-style house in Park Ridge is a seasonal spectacle dedicated to the late, great Purple One.

Posted inCity Life

Inside a puppeteer-novelist’s at-home creative workshop

by Laura Pearson December 7, 2016August 18, 2021

Mary Robinette Kowal makes puppets and writes in a 1913 building in the Ukrainian Village.

Posted inBlogs

Stevie Nicks reaches into her ‘dark gothic trunk of magical, mysterious things’

by Laura Pearson December 5, 2016August 18, 2021

The iconic Fleetwood Mac front woman, clad in a series of shawls and capes, put a fresh spin on her stage show.

Posted inCity Life

A home away from Humboldt House

by Laura Pearson November 23, 2016August 18, 2021

The owner of the popular shop has an open-door policy at her well-appointed cottage.

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