A Great Lakes piping plover can be hard to spot. Walking up to the Montrose Beach Dunes Natural Area, you may initially confuse it for a killdeer—its taller cousin—or a spotted sandpiper. You may even need a pair of binoculars. But the piping plover’s light gray feathers, quick run, and distinctive “peep” will ultimately give […]
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Posted inFood & Drink
Old Habits is bar food reborn
The kitchen at Avondale’s Ludlow Liquors is so good it gets its own name.
Posted inBlogs
The essays in Tony Fitzpatrick’s Dime Stories are enlightening, funny as hell
In this collection of Newcity columns, the artist-poet-writer renders strong opinions in lovely, frank prose.
Posted inFilm
Steve Earle on hanging out with Levon Helm, learning to love Taylor Swift, and more
The veteran musician, budding actor, and unapologetic Harry Potter fan talks to local singer-songwriter Quinn Tsan.
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The best books we can’t wait to read in 2015
Here’s a list of 29 upcoming titles we’re looking forward to.
Posted inArts & Culture
With The Midnight City, Tony Fitzpatrick bids Chicago farewell
Tony Fitzpatrick bids Chicago farewell in The Midnight City, the last in a four-part series.
Posted inArts & Culture
‘The Secret Birds’ is Tony Fitzpatrick’s Chicago swan song
“The Secret Birds,” at the Poetry Foundation, is artist Tony Fitzpatrick’s Chicago swan song.
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Reader’s Agenda Thu 4/10: Words + Music, Everything Is Terrible!, and Juana Molina
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Thursday, April 10
Posted inCity Life
David Roth’s Evanston home links to his past
David Roth’s Evanston home links to his past with archival photos and a collection of analogue cameras used as decoration.
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After 20 years, Neighborhood Writing Alliance signs off
The nonprofit, which encouraged ordinary people to write their own stories, has shut down due to lack of funds.
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Reader’s Agenda Wed 12/4: Joe Henry, “Lunch Drawings,” and Speakeasy
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Wednesday, December 4
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In “Lunch Drawings,” Tony Fitzpatrick mourns a friend: Lou Reed
Lou Reed’s death inspired a change in style for longtime Chicago artist Tony Fitzpatrick.
