For just over 100 years, there was the smell. Writer Upton Sinclair called it “an elemental odor, raw and crude,” in The Jungle, his 1906 novel revealing the conditions of Chicago’s Union Stock Yards. “It was rich, almost rancid, sensual, and strong,” he wrote. “There were some who drank it in as if it were […]
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When art and life are intertwined
“What kind of a community do you want to live in?” That question, which can be found on the Stockyard Institute’s home page, is at the core of the organization’s identity. Founded by Jim Duignan in 1995, the Stockyard Institute is part civics project, part art practice, and wholly an experiment in liberatory social practice […]
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Patti Smith makes her south-side debut on the (fantasy) gig poster of the week
This week’s featured gig poster was created by Chicago artist Daniel Williams.
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Where Rauner sees threat, I see my family’s refugee roots
Refugees such as my father have contributed to the vibrant mix that’s made Chicago a fascinating place.
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That Stockyards Aroma
They loved the smell of pig shit in the morning. It smelled like prosperity.
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Guy Vanek’s Czech dumplings
Stanley’s bartender Guy Vanek gives up his mom’s dumpling recipe.