Archive for April, 2010

We were there first, but better writers are easy to find if you hang around the Wobblies. Read a detailed article in Gapers Block by Matt Muchowski. In it you’ll learn something about Joe Hill that I think we left out.

Our neighbors at Uptown Update report on the groundbreaking for the Clark Street streetscaping project. They embedded a report from WGN-TV about the $7.4 million project.  

“The splendor of the rose and the whiteness of the lily do not rob the little violet of its scent nor the daisy of its simple charm.  If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.” Therese of Lisieux

It was probably among the most unusual places to make a wedding announcement: WTTW’s Chicago Tonight. The couple, the scion of a troubled local political family and her bride, smiled nervously as the show got rolling. And it was the relatively unknown bride, Christin Baker, who looked straight into the camera and smiled, before...

The UptownUpdate reports The Raven, the annual celebration of Chase Park, is expanding its artisan and not for profit area. The festival, planned for June 18 – 20 at Chase Park, 4701 N Ashland Ave., Chicago, can be contacted through its web site or by e-mailing chaseparkplayground (at) yahoo (dot) com. The festival raises...

Calling in the National Guard is not the answer By Adam Robinson Candidate for Illinois State Senate, 7th District This week, Illinois State Representatives John Fritchey (D-Chicago) and LaShawn Ford (D-Chicago) proposed calling in the National Guard to combat the street violence that plagues many neighborhoods on Chicago’s south side. To say that gang-related...

Just look at that face, and those eyes. That is Sadie, a 9-year-old Yorkshire Terrier who has been missing from the 1800 block of Eddy Street, near Addison and Damen since April 6, 2010.  Her owners Nicole and Henry Brownwell are devastated at the loss of their pet. They have posted a no questions...