Remember Me Ramova
A meal at the Ramova Grill, while it was open, was “just about getting fed,” reminisced chef Mark Mendez from behind the former diner’s counter, pouring his version of the classic Ramova chili into a...
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DaHuang Zhou
by Ethan Tate DaHuang and his brother Shan Zuo are collectively the Zhou Brothers of Bridgeport’s Zhou B Art Center. Uniting Eastern and Western aesthetics, the Zhou Brothers were at the cutting edge...
View ArticleBridging the Gap
At Bridgeport's Co-Prosperity Sphere, locals sell North Side entrepreneurs on a neighborhood's future. Read more →
View ArticleCircle in the Fire
It’s Friday night, and a decidedly eclectic assortment of Chicagoans gather in the evening hours to traverse the Zhou B Art Center, sip beer, and mingle with fellow attendees. Read more →
View ArticleThe Dogs Are All Right - In search of the perfect hot dog joint
If searching for encased meats along the streets that made Upton Sinclair famous for "The Jungle" seems counterintuitive, I don't care. They taste too good.Read more →
View ArticleInto Focus - Photographs as conversation at the Bridgeport Art Center
"Multiple Exposures" achieves in the gallery what Jane Fulton Alt's photography critique group accomplishes behind closed doors.Read more →
View ArticleUncomfortable Intimacy - "Trying to be cute bc the abyss" at the...
Last weekend at the Co-Prosperity Sphere, “Trying to be cute bc the abyss” briefly turned the commodious white-walled gallery into an intimate space. This intimacy was not synonymous with comfort.Read...
View ArticleRed, White, and Green
Although Bridgeport has a reputation as one of Chicago's great Irish American neighborhoods, the neighborhood now supports a diverse and integrated cultural community.Read more →
View ArticleCome Summer, a Sweet Escape - The Sugar Shack in Bridgeport
The Sugar Shack, Bridgeport’s only spot for ice cream and funnel cake, is like a carnival without the rides. Read more →
View ArticleThe Woman Behind the Lens
Vivian Maier took more than 100,000 photographs of Chicago’s streets when she wasn't working as a nanny. To label her as a street photographer, however, oversimplifies her massively varied body of...
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