This past weekend was Open House Chicago, which is put on by the Chicago Architecture Foundation, and gives free, behind-the-scenes access to 150 buildings across Chicago. This is the fourth year of the event, and I've done it all four years. It is now one of my favorite events of Autumn. Our first stop was to Sedgwick Studio, 1544 N. Sedgwick, which is described as "Hidden under the Sedgwick L station, this building opened in 1900 as an electrical substation. It now … [Read more...]
mid-July news: Kirk, Somlo
Hey there—hope you're having some summer fun. For summer reading you might want to check out two recent publications by Kathleen Kirk. She has a poem “We, the Impressionable” in One, which is a project by by Jacara Press, "a community active press." Also she has “Laundering Instructions” in Right Hand Pointing, a digital publication featuring "Short, poetry, short fiction and short art" for the past ten years. Patty Somlo has a story “The Moment I Parted the … [Read more...]
Glimpse of Solace: From the river
Stoking my love for Chicago
I love Chicago but I don't love the politics, the gun violence, the segregation and probably a few other things if I thought about it some more. But this past weekend I forgot about the negatives and rediscovered my love for Chicago. That's because it was Chicago Architecture Foundation's Open House Chicago. This free city-wide event has been around for three years now, and each year, I find something more to love about Chicago. Plus, the event is so well run and all the … [Read more...]
Glimpse of Solace: Kathy Buckland, Open House Chicago
Big thanks to Kathy Buckland for these glamorous shots of Chicago. Kathy is a photographer from Glenview, IL, who goes exploring with her camera just about every weekend. … [Read more...]