A raised crosswalk is one traffic calming device that hasn’t been tried beyond the two installations in the Lincoln Square pedestrian area at Lawrence and Lincoln Avenues. The Pedestrian and Traffic Safety committee rescheduled their important meeting... »
“Bicycle Pugilists 1″ by Marnie Galloway Yesterday I dropped by the opening for Cycle-Pedia, a new show of prints celebrating cycling and other forms of human-powered transportation at Chicago Printmakers Collaborative, 4642 N. Lincoln in Lincoln Squar... »
A group of renegade culinary students decide to take the industry by storm. Then a death row inmate requests their brunch for his final meal. That’s the premise of Annoyance Theatre’s new musical, “Brunch Punkx,” opening Saturday, March 31. Director Ir... »
For full disclosure, I am not a chef or a trained food professional with a culinary degree. I was fortunate enough to go to the Peter Kump Cooking School (now called I.C.E., the Institute of Culinary Education) in New York City and complete their Frenc... »
Soon, not quite yet but soon, garlic and spring onions will appear at the markets. People are continuing to seek out greens. Greens not only are great for you, taste best when fresh but I think give such signs of hope and of Spring. What are on Henry’s... »
Sweet! Uncommon Ground, Fig Catering, Hoosier Mama Pie Company, Browntrout, Katherine Anne Confections, Swim Cafe, Metropolis Coffee and other local chocolatiers and bakeries will come together Wednesday, March 28, for “Desserts for Deserts,” a fundrai... »
This is the first article published in “Checkerboard City,” John’s new column about sustainable transportation that will run in print in every issue of Newcity magazine, which hits the streets on Wednesday evenings. “Bikers of Chicago unite! You have n... »
“We believe in the vendor, we believe in the little guy,” declared Beth Kregor in her opening remarks of Saturday’s food truck symposium. Kregor, who is the director of the UofC Law School’s Institute for Justice Clinic of Entrepreneurship, addressed a... »
