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Author Archives: Patrick Sisson

Posted inBlogs

What happens now that Chicago is taxing the ‘share’ economy?

by Patrick Sisson March 30, 2015August 18, 2021

The recent implementation of a 4.5 percent tax on Airbnb and other share transactions hasn’t satisfied the hotel industry.

Posted inFood & Drink

Catching up with the Danny behind Danny’s in Bucktown

by Patrick Sisson March 12, 2015August 18, 2021

Struggling 80s rocker Danny Cimaglio turned a former bookie joint into a Chicago nightlife institution.

Posted inBlogs

UIC students take a class in Kickstarter

by Patrick Sisson January 30, 2015August 18, 2021

Local designer—and crowd-funding success story—Craighton Berman gives young designers a hands-on lesson in self-promotion in the new Entrepreneurial Product Development class.

Posted inBlogs

The Frankie Knuckles Foundation kicks off Sunday with a showcase of house-music royalty

by Patrick Sisson January 16, 2015August 18, 2021

David Morales, Louie Vega, Jamie Principle, and more play Smart Bar on Sunday night to celebrate what would have been the house-music legend’s 60th birthday.

Posted inBlogs

Are eSports the next big thing in college athletics?

by Patrick Sisson October 10, 2014August 18, 2021

Robert Morris University leads the charge from the confines of its eSports arena.

Posted inBlogs

A new light installation illuminates the Farnsworth House

by Patrick Sisson October 7, 2014August 18, 2021

Luftwerk’s light show turns Mies van der Rohe’s iconic home into a transfixing piece of art.

Posted inBlogs

The time David Bowie called Chicago home

by Patrick Sisson September 29, 2014August 18, 2021

The artist’s monthlong stint in Chicago in 1980 provides some insight into his career and the MCA’s blockbuster retrospective.

Posted inBlogs

A couple of UI students are taking on campus crime

by Patrick Sisson September 9, 2014August 18, 2021

A student hardware start-up is prototyping a campus-safety device and app called Shadow.

Posted inBlogs

Bit Bash puts Chicago’s indie-gaming scene in the spotlight

by Patrick Sisson August 28, 2014August 18, 2021

“It’s not all Call of Duty.”

Posted inBlogs

Chicago stories in the New Yorker archive to read right now

by Patrick Sisson August 13, 2014August 18, 2021

The New Yorker opened its archives and it’s a longread lovers dream come true.

Posted inBlogs

‘Picturing Logan Square’ showcases turn-of-the-(last)-century images

by Patrick Sisson July 31, 2014August 18, 2021

Logan Square—forever changing

Posted inBlogs

Nymphs, pigs, and Mayor Daley for Thanksgiving: The radical art of Chicago Seed

by Patrick Sisson July 29, 2014August 18, 2021

Movements, mantras, and, yes, hallucinogens were all cover subjects for Chicago’s own 60s community paper.

Posted inBlogs

The ultimate Chicago bike, revealed—meet the BLACKLINE

by Patrick Sisson July 26, 2014August 18, 2021

Chicago’s entry into the Oregon Manifest bike design competition was revealed on Friday night.

Minimal’s conceptual sketches for load-carrying and integrated-lighting systems
Posted inArts & Culture

‘This is the bike for Chicago’

by Patrick Sisson July 23, 2014August 18, 2021

The worst winter in decades inspired a design firm and frame builder to fashion a bike tough enough for this town.

Posted inBlogs

A Millennium Park in Logan Square? Three guys have a plan

by Patrick Sisson July 8, 2014August 18, 2021

The Bicentennial Improvements Project aims to get people talking.

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