Susan Philipsz's 'We Shall Be All' Opens at MCA
SOUND BITES: Artist of the moment Susan Philipsz gives voice to Chicago’s turbulent labor history
Year: 2011
How Boeing Won the KC-X Tanker Contract, Maybe For Good This Time
Yesterday’s big business news was that Chicago-based Boeing won a $35b contract to replace the Air Force’s extremely old tanker planes over the European conglomerate EADS. It’s the third time the contract has been awarded, and the latest development in one of Washington’s longest, most expensive dramas.
All of the Lights
Terry Ledford, the owner of The White Attic just informed us that the Lamp Bar he has at his Andersonville shop now lives online, too…
Mayor-Elect Rahm’s High-Profile Brothers
Rich Daley suffered his share of controversial stories about his brothers Bill and John, but they were not nearly as dramatic as what awaits us with Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Last night on WIND’s Mike Gallagher Show, the conservative host was in full outrage mode over a story…
Chicago Panics Over Record Snow! (Circa 1896)
The city is set to break a monthly snowfall record that’s stood since the 19th century. Just be grateful that it’s not a dark mush of cigar ashes, soot, and “horseshoe particle” like the one that fell back then.
North Shore Nightlife: Five questions for Viper Alley’s Scott Greenberg
A Highland Park resident and developer of the Wit hotel, Scott Greenberg will unveil his latest brainchild, the 15,000-square-foot “boutique concert venue and nightclub” Viper Alley, on March 11th in Lincolnshire. With final sound checks underway, he explained to the Chaser why he thinks the North Shore is ready to rock…
Room to Grow
How to create a nursery that’s not all babyish? Set the tone with a crib, but make sure that once the bambino graduates from his or her little cage, you’re left with a put-together space that neither you nor your offspring will outgrow.
Political Roundup: In the Wake of the Chicago Mayoral Election
Rahm Emanuel names his transition team; more theories on why voter turnout was so low; the ongoing problems of Meritorious Good Time; sobering stats on minority poverty and unemployment; and more.
Free chairs, LaGrange Antique Show, Sacred Art Bday
The Blizzard of 2011 has mostly melted away, so it’s increasingly rare to see furniture/placeholders sitting on the street, holding dibs on parking spots for commandeering shovelers (and we saw a lot of them last month, huh?)…
Suz.e.teriors
When local interior designer SuzAnn Kletzien shared her new a la carte business model, called suz.e.teriors with me, I thought, great, another designer making her services more accessible…