The Chicago Reader debuted October 1, 1971—almost two years before DJ Kool Herc threw the very first hip-hop party in the Bronx in August 1973, nearly three years before the Ramones made their first appearance onstage at CBGB in August 1974, and more than five years before Frankie Knuckles first spun at the Warehouse in […]
Tag: Aimee Levitt
Posted inCity Life
The Reader’s stay-at-home chronicles: day 53
What we’re reading, watching, listening to, etc., to pass the time.
Posted inFilm
Remembering Andrea Gronvall
Farewell to a Reader contributor and much-valued colleague
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Note from an editor
About four years ago, the Gage Gallery at Roosevelt University mounted an exhibition of photographs from the Reader’s black-and-white era, which ended in 2004. The gallery is small, maybe three rooms, and on opening night, it was packed with old Reader people, many of whom had flown back to Chicago from wherever they’d moved to […]
Posted inArts & Culture
Lit recs for the reader exhausted by the weight of history
The current book obsessions of Reader culture editor Aimee Levitt and essayist and Women & Children First co-owner Sarah Hollenbeck.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
A note from the editor
As the first snowfalls of winter pummel our work-weary faces, it’s difficult to keep in mind that Chicago can be a safe haven, a destination for refugees, a warm and comforting environment for folks escaping the ravages of poverty and government oppression and war. Some felt it viscerally this week, as American border officials fired […]
Posted inFood & Drink
Starbucks doesn’t compare to Ukrainian coffee
“But American food? I love it! I like burgers, fries, chicken fingers, and cheese sticks,” Anna Tsymbaliuk says.
Posted inArts & Culture
2016 in theater was wildly convulsive on- and offstage
Controversies over abuse, alleged druggings, and “whitewashing” roiled even as Shakespeare 400 Chicago soared.
Posted inFood & Drink
Getting high (on butter) at Beacon Tavern
Billy Lawless’s new seafood-focused restaurant is intoxicating.
Posted inBlogs
Bitter Lemons editor blames Profiles Theatre victims, loses job
Colin Mitchell’s reaction to the Reader‘s expose angered many readers.
Posted inBlogs
On the cover: An investigation into abuse at Chicago’s acclaimed Profiles Theatre
Profiles Theatre actors and crew members break their 20-year silence.
Posted inBlogs
In praise of the subtle, difficult story
Both Aimee Levitt’s recent cover story on rape and Stephanie Andersen’s take on adoption let readers draw their own conclusions. And that’s a good thing.