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Artist Adrianne Hawthorne wearing an entirely yellow outfit sitting on the floor in front of a display of art prints at her store Ponnopozz
Posted inBest of Chicago

Best boutique that started on the back of a truck

by Isa Giallorenzo March 3, 2022March 15, 2022

The cat sign on the shop window says everything. “I have two cats [Sweet Pea and Naomi] that I bring to the shop when I’m in,” says Adrianne Hawthorne, 36, the owner of Ponnopozz Studio and Store in Ravenswood (4839 N. Damen). “The shop has a sign in the window indicating if a kitty is […]

Posted inMusic

Rosebud Allday showcases its sunny sound on its first label compilation, Buds Volume 1

by Jack Riedy May 22, 2020August 18, 2021

On its first compilation, Buds Volume 1, Chicago label Rosebud Allday showcases the talent of its roster and its friends from the local scene. Founded in 2018 by Bill Ocean and producer Jayson “Jsun” Rose, Rosebud Allday specializes in the overlap of pop, hip-hop, and R&B; its sunny sounds recall Chicago neosoul groups such as […]

Posted inArts & Culture

Sara McIntosh teaches shoemaking as a first step toward self-reliance

by Jamie Ramsay July 25, 2018August 18, 2021

Here’s a look at how students at the Chicago School of Shoemaking craft custom footwear.

Posted inNews & Politics

Women are forging a space of their own in Chicago’s manufacturing industry

by Libby Berry January 18, 2018August 18, 2021

Local programs are supporting women in their fight for greater representation in the male-dominated trades.

Posted inMusic

CHIRP sees the transmitter at the end of the tunnel

by Kevin Warwick August 16, 2017August 18, 2021

Ten years after the Chicago Independent Radio Project recruited its first volunteers, it’s finally hitting the airwaves.

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 inBlogs

Angered by homicides, activists leave coffins at Rahm Emanuel’s home

by Derrick Clifton December 22, 2016August 18, 2021

“Behind each of these deaths is a failure,” activists said.

Posted inBlogs

Dovetail Brewery’s tour serves up a potent look at the art of making craft beer

by Julia Thiel July 25, 2016August 18, 2021

The month-old Ravenswood brewery offers a boozy and informative Saturday tour.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Mayor Rahm decides it’s a good time to give himself credit for improving CPS

by Ben Joravsky June 22, 2016August 18, 2021

The mayor stops bashing the schools so he can take credit for fixing them.

Posted inFood & Drink

The Northman is cider central for Chicago

by Mike Sula May 4, 2016August 18, 2021

At Chicago’s first cider pub, the food is no match for the juice.

Posted inBlogs

The raw bar at the Ravenswood Mariano’s is shucking some great bivalves

by Mike Sula September 25, 2014August 18, 2021

Stumbling upon a terrific $10 lunch special at the supermarket’s oyster bar.

James Callen tickles the ivories at the Mariano's at 1800 W. Lawrence
Posted inNews & Politics

In employing pianists, Mariano’s picks up where Nordstrom left off

by Kerry Cardoza September 13, 2014August 18, 2021

Mariano’s pianist James Callen jazzes up the grocery shopping experience.

Trumbull grammar school, at Foster and Ashland, was shuttered in 2013, and now some developers want to raze it to make way for condos.
Posted inColumns & Opinion

Why Chicago can’t afford to demolish another school

by Ben Joravsky September 3, 2014August 18, 2021

Mayor Rahm shouldn’t have shuttered Trumbull grammar school; it would be another big mistake to raze it.

Ernest Dawkins's Deep Tone Trio plays an Outer Ear show.
Posted inBest of Chicago

Best Concert Series in a Recording Studio

by Peter Margasak June 25, 2014August 18, 2021

Folks who attend these shows mostly sit within ten or 15 feet of the performer, basking in rich sonic detail.

Posted inBlogs

Rahm’s alderman explains why Chicagoans will now have to pay more taxes to get less

by Mick Dumke June 10, 2014August 18, 2021

Ameya Pawar, alderman of the 47th Ward, says the city’s pension obligations and budget problems are forcing “really tough choices.”

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