Hey Chicago Peeps -- It is one of the best weekends of the year. It is the weekend of Open House Chicago. Make sure you get out and see some of the sites. Peace, love, and solace … [Read more...]
Open House Chicago and a sweet steak side trip
Saturday it poured on and off all day, but we didn’t let that stop is from enjoying Open House Chicago, which is put on by the Chicago Architecture Foundation. We also made a side trip to Taurus Flavors, a restaurant that features the sweet steak sandwich touted by Ernest Wilkins in his article "The sweet steak sandwich should be a Chicago food icon" in the Chicago Reader. Here was our itinerary. First stop was Aloft Circus Lofts. Second stop was Old Chicago Inn, … [Read more...]
News and calls for submissions
Oy. What to say? I’m still thinking about the slaughter in Las Vegas. And our country’s lack of response to gun violence. One thing I plan to do is continue to support the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. Now for news. First off, I want to express my sadness at learning Susan Elbe passed away. We both had work in Kiss Me Goodnight so I met her that way, but I was also her FB friend and I enjoyed her posts and poems. An obituary is linked here. Also, I want … [Read more...]
Open House Chicago, 2016
Hello! Yesterday I visited some of the sites open to the public through Open House Chicago, which is put on by the Chicago Architecture Foundation. We saw three sites in the Jefferson Park/Portage Park area: Portage Arts Lofts, and visted some of its tenants (Inside Out Art Studio & Mask Shop and the National Veterans Art Museum), the Portage Theater, and the Jefferson Masonic Temple. Next on our list was the Bath House Cultural Center (1019 N. Wolcott), which is … [Read more...]
Glimpse of Solace: Open House Chicago 2015
Those of you who read my posts will know that Open House Chicago is one of my fav weekends in the fall. This year was no exception. We started Sunday with doughnuts from Glazed and Infused and then visited McCormick Place, Bronzeville, Back of the Yards, and Pilsen. Here are my pics. … [Read more...]