California State of Mind
Maybe it was the man dressed in a canary yellow suit, but the Smart Museum seemed filled with a lightness and ease that only the sunny, relaxed vibes of California could have accomplished. As the...
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The Bookseller
Illustration by Hanna Petroski “Jack is the soul of the bookstore. Many others have contributed to the growth and success of the store, but Jack has made it what it is.” Now, after forty-three years...
View ArticleThe Past and Future of the SECC
The University of Chicago announced on January 26 that over the course of this year, the nonprofit South East Chicago Commission (SECC) will gain considerable independence from the university. Much of...
View ArticlePriority in Planning
Of the 150 individuals who attended the first Washington Park Summit on April 1, only fourteen actually lived in the neighborhood, according to the Hyde Park Herald. Cecilia Butler, longtime Washington...
View ArticleCracks in the Foundation
In mid-March, the New York Times published a warm profile of Theaster Gates’s new exhibition at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., describing his creations as “monumental structures that...
View ArticleA Complicated Wild
Wildness: Relations of People & Place is a rare bird. It’s a collection bound not by genre or intended audience, but by a singular theme: that “human and wild communities are entangled, and can...
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When Will Divvy Be For Everyone?
Over the past year, the city’s Divvy bike share program—one of the largest in North America—has added over a hundred stations across the city, dozens of them on the South Side. A year ago, the last...
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We Tell: States of Violence
The University of Chicago is playing host to “We Tell: 50 Years of Participatory Community Media,” a national traveling exhibition of short documentaries produced by community media organizations. The...
View ArticleUofC Medicine Takes to the Streets
Forty-four years ago, the Rev. Tom Behrens drove through the streets of Chicago with a trunk full of food and medical supplies, seeking to help people experiencing homelessness in need and engage with...
View ArticleCalifornia State of Mind
Maybe it was the man dressed in a canary yellow suit, but the Smart Museum seemed filled with a lightness and ease that only the sunny, relaxed vibes of California could have accomplished. As the...
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The Bookseller
Illustration by Hanna Petroski “Jack is the soul of the bookstore. Many others have contributed to the growth and success of the store, but Jack has made it what it is.” Now, after forty-three years...
View ArticleThe Past and Future of the SECC
The University of Chicago announced on January 26 that over the course of this year, the nonprofit South East Chicago Commission (SECC) will gain considerable independence from the university. Much of...
View ArticlePriority in Planning
Of the 150 individuals who attended the first Washington Park Summit on April 1, only fourteen actually lived in the neighborhood, according to the Hyde Park Herald. Cecilia Butler, longtime Washington...
View ArticleCracks in the Foundation
In mid-March, the New York Times published a warm profile of Theaster Gates’s new exhibition at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., describing his creations as “monumental structures that...
View ArticleA Complicated Wild
Wildness: Relations of People & Place is a rare bird. It’s a collection bound not by genre or intended audience, but by a singular theme: that “human and wild communities are entangled, and can...
View ArticleClik here to view.
When Will Divvy Be For Everyone?
Over the past year, the city’s Divvy bike share program—one of the largest in North America—has added over a hundred stations across the city, dozens of them on the South Side. A year ago, the last...
View ArticleClik here to view.
We Tell: States of Violence
The University of Chicago is playing host to “We Tell: 50 Years of Participatory Community Media,” a national traveling exhibition of short documentaries produced by community media organizations. The...
View ArticleUofC Medicine Takes to the Streets
Forty-four years ago, the Rev. Tom Behrens drove through the streets of Chicago with a trunk full of food and medical supplies, seeking to help people experiencing homelessness in need and engage with...
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