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September 2011
The Ongoing Poverty of Pembroke, Illinois
By Whet Moser
The downstate community of Pembroke is in the news again for its poverty, as it has been for over four decades. Studies and plans come and go, but it's remained rural, agricultural, and barely developed—which is its next plan for the future. Read more
A Chat with Jean-Claude Brizard, the Personal and Professional
By Carol Felsenthal
Jean-Claude Brizard, 48, a big man at six feet five—“I’m too fat,” he tells me—was standing outside his office at Clark, just north of Adams, waiting for me as I arrived last Thursday for a sit-down interview. His musical accent reveals his Haiti origins, although he has been in the U.S. since 1976, when he arrived in New York as a 12-year-old. He has been a... Read more
5 Ways to Drink This Week, Starting Tonight
By Amalie Drury
It’s officially fall—well, as of Friday. We’re too old for back to school (thank heavens), but this week still feels like a good time to apply ourselves to being the most overachieving scenesters we can be. Below, five things to do for every type of learner... Read more
Bird. Staples. Prekop.
What to do this week: Mavis Staples and Andrew Bird blow out the Hideout’s candles … The Sea and Cake’s Sam Prekop spills his weekend plans … the Decemberists’ Colin Meloy gets even wordier … plus, free jazz, free Muti, free museums Read more
A Post-Peak Look at the City
By Dennis Rodkin
The S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index reported that home values in the Chicago region are down about 31 percent from their September 2006 peak. But what’s happened in your particular neighborhood or suburb?... Read more
The Buddy
By Jan Parr
Luca Lanzetta threw a little party to give a sneak peek at his new Molteni & C line, and I fell hard for The Buddy side table... Read more