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Sarah Steimer

Reflections on the Chicago Rat Hole, One Year Later
By Sarah Steimer
The man who drew attention to a rodent-shaped crevice in a Roscoe Village sidewalk looks back at the whimsy and woe it generated. Read more
How to Make Billy Zureikat’s Malört Cookies
By Sarah Steimer
The chocolate-grapefruit cookie is topped with a liqueur glaze — and it won't make you wince. Read more
Photo Essay: Inside the Salt Shed’s Rebirth
Photos by Sandra Steinbrecher
Sandra Steinbrecher’s images capture how Chicagoans transformed and preserved the industrial complex into a cultural center. Read more
“That’s Not Water, Buddy”: An Oral History of Poopgate
By Sarah Steimer
August 8 marks the 20th anniversary of an incident that will go down in Chicago scatological history: a Dave Matthews Band bus dumping human waste on a boat of sightseers. Here's what happened that day — and in the aftermath — in the words of those who lived through it. Read more
Top 5 Things We Just Learned About High Fidelity
By Sarah Steimer
In a nod to High Fidelity’s famed “Top Five” lists, we’ve pulled together our favorite new Chicago insights from the book by Andrew Buss. Read more
Photo Essay: Collecting Christmas Blow Molds
Interview by Sarah Steimer
Photographer Sheila Barabad wanted to maintain her midcentury home's atomic curb appeal, which led to a collection of groovy lawn art. Read more
Andrew Bird’s Gezelligheid Returns to Chicago
By Sarah Steimer
The cozy holiday tradition is revived after a pandemic hiatus. Read more
“We Just Want Safe Spaces to Bike”
Interview by Sarah Steimer
Christina Whitehouse is trying to make Chicago’s streets less dangerous for cyclists. Read more
Record Plant Smashed Plastic Is Keeping It Local
By Emily Dreibelbis
Known for pressing vinyl for Chicago artists, the shop’s new partnership with Jeff Tweedy will help keep the records spinning. Read more
50 Years of Music in Chicago, Photographed
Interview by Sarah Steimer
Paul Natkin tells the stories behind shooting world-renowned superstars as they played Chicago-area stages. Read more
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