Slice of Life: Frog Noir
I was walking around Viagara Triangle late one night, and had enough foresight to put my camera in black-and-white mode to get this shot straight out of a dime store...
Read MoreLeveling the Field at Ogden School
Construction is well underway on the new Ogden Elementary School (24 West Walton Street) on State Street. We’ve talked about the demolition and construction of...
Read MoreStatus Update: Pritzker Park
The large patch of fenced off grass on State Street that used to be an open-air toilet for vagrants is rapidly being turned into Pritzker Park. Construction started...
Read MoreState Street Gets Popular
Ontario Place is getting a little Puerto Rican flavor. Not, it’s not another hot-today-gone-tomorrow gastrospot. It’s a branch of Banco Popular. The...
Read MoreBits on Barneys
Here are a few more notes about Barneys New York’s move across Rush Street to its new store. The workers don’t have to work weekends for a change as they...
Read MoreHoly Name Cathedral Closed Until At Least August
Parishioners at Holy Name Cathedral got more bad news over the weekend. Their beloved church will be closed, “until August at the earliest” according to...
Read MoreMore on Columbia College’s New Media Production Center
A couple of days ago I published an article here about Columbia College’s new Media Production Center (1600 South State Street). Although the location is...
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