Solace in a Book

Saying thanks to Ernie Banks, #14 forever

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I went down to Fourth Presbyterian Church on Michigan Avenue and Chestnut to say good-bye to Ernie Banks. I am so glad I did. After I viewed the casket and we went to the pews, I said my thanks to him. It is odd to me that pictures are taken at a church, of a casket, but since everyone else was doing it, I took my camera out too. After  having our moments of quiet reflection, we went back to the entrance to see the video that was playing of Ernie's life. The images were … [Read more...]

Glimpse of Solace: In the City (Chicago Open House)

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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...]

Pizza, Papercuts, and Weiwei

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Last week The Chicagoist published "The 20 Best Pizzas in the Chicago Area." When I posted the link on FB, it got more “likes” than a lot of my posts.  Wednesday I went with two of my sisters to try a place on the list. It’s Flo & Santos, 1310 S. Wabash.  The Chicagoist was right, the pizza was good. We all wanted different ingredients on our pizza so we ordered the lunch special, which was an individual one-topping pizza and side salad. Delish. After lunch we walked … [Read more...]

Glimpse of Solace: Kevin Nance, St. James Cathedral

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  Not my will but thine © Kevin Nance, 2014     Kevin Nance is a Chicago-based art photographer, photojournalist and freelance writer. His work appears in the Chicago Tribune, the Chicago-Sun-Times, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Poets & Writers Magazine and other publications. You can follow him on Twitter at @kevinnance1 or visit his photo blog at kevinnance.tumblr.com. You can see an … [Read more...]