August 18, 2014
Dear Deer
It seems simple enough; locating a recycling center. But I haven’t actually found it to…
Results for: Neighborhood Discoveries
July 7, 2014
Goodbye — Hello
Okay, they offered a very limited wine list and their tonic was usually flat. (All…
April 7, 2014
Welcome the the NEW Old World
Over the front window of Gene’s Sausage Shop and Delicatessen is a painted cow. The…
July 28, 2013
Made in the Shade
Shortly after leaving my house for a late-afternoon summer walk, I treaded over a swatch…
July 23, 2013
The Play’s the Thing
When I was coming home from my Sunday walk along the river, I made it…
July 8, 2013
Second Summer
Our first summer in the neighborhood blossomed with flights of fancy. They were usually triggered…
October 30, 2012
The Big One
Just outside the automatic sliding glass doors at Harvestime, the neighborhood grocery store I frequent,…
July 28, 2012
Lush
It’s been a difficult summer in the Midwest; drought conditions in 98 of our 102…
July 24, 2012
Mosaic
There’s a famous mosaic in downtown Chicago by Russian Jewish artist Marc Chagall. It’s called…