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March 2012
Your Plans This Week
On your agenda: DePaul Art Museum displays Malick Sidibé’s style-packed portraits from ’60s- and ’70s-era Mali … Anoushka Shankar plays sitar with Spanish flair at Pick-Staiger … Court Theatre assembles an all-star cast for Angels in America Read more
The Art and Science of Parking in Chicago
By Whet Moser
Demand for parking in new Chicago apartment building drops, and the drop all comes from renters, not buyers. Millennials just aren't buying cars, so expect the trend to continue... and, hopefully, make architecture better. Read more
The Social Value of Horrifying Open Comment Threads
By Whet Moser
Journalists hate what's become of most comment sections, something that was supposed to be a great hope of the social web, because they run counter to the philosophy of reasoned discourse. But there's a great deal of gold to be mined from that pit (even if news organizations shouldn't be hosting it themselves). Read more
More Evidence That Blacks, Latinos Were Hit Harder by Housing Bust
By Dennis Rodkin
Positive signs in the housing market these days are outnumbered by negative ones—such as the data released Tuesday by Case Shiller that showed Chicago home values in January 2012 dipping back to January 2001 levels. And in neighborhoods that are largely African-American or Latino, the positives are even fewer... Read more
A Rare Tiny House in Chicago
By Whet Moser
Tiny houses have a cult following on the Internet, but they're hard to find in big cities. Fortunately, there's one in Chicago—though it's way, way out there in Dunning. Read more
Attention Mothers-to-Be: Bump Couture’s Pop-Up Shop Opens in Wicker Park
By Bridget Maiellaro
Maternity Markdowns
Bump Couture (bump-couture.com) holds its inaugural pop-up shop at 1943 West Division Street (formerly Grow, the children’s boutique) with exclusive discounts on high-end maternity clothing and baby gear this Saturday, March 31 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, April 1 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.... Read more