November 2019 Newsletter
Englewood Brews Launches Crowdfunding Campaign to Raise Funds to Open Brewery in Historic Englewood Building
"Englewood Brews, a taproom and brewery scheduled to open next spring near Kennedy-King College, is turning to crowdfunding to make the South Side brewery...
Raise the Roof! Fund The Forum!
"Fund Bronzeville’s future by helping us repair a piece of its past."Before its decline in the late 20th century, The Forum served as a...
Keep St. Matthias Parish Open! Petition
St. Matthias Parish is one of the oldest catholic churches in Chicago and has been a major pillar in the Lincoln Square community for...
PRESS: How One Man’s Obsession With Chicago Bricks Spawned A Community Of Masonry Nerds
"Take a stroll around Chicago with Will Quam and he’ll show you things you’d never noticed before, like all the soldiers and sailors hiding...
PRESS: A trip back in time to the World’s Columbian Exposition; Travel tips for Chicago from 1893 (yes, you should tip your servers).
"In November 1893, the journalist Kate Field asked what should be done with the buildings of the World's Columbian Exposition, the great majority of...
OPINION: A Design Agenda for a New Mayor by Edward Keegan
" In Chicago, architecture matters
Recent mayors often sided with the economic interests of real estate developers, deploying architects as public relations window dressing. That’s...
2434 S. Albany Ave. – 90-Day Demolition Delay List
Address: 2434 S. Albany Ave.
#100842060
Date Received: 11/15/2019
Ward: 12th Ward Alderman George A. Cardenas
Applicant: Teo Scorte
Owner: Teo Scorte
Permit Description: Renovation and conversion of existing mixed...
WIN: Yellow Brick Road Celebrates Place Where Frank Baum Wrote “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz”
"Soon Humboldt Park neighbors will be able to follow the yellow brick road just like Dorothy and Toto near where creator L. Frank Baum...
PRESS: Former Sun-Times Architecture Critic Comes Out Swinging Against OPC Design, Placement in Park
"While promoting his book “Southern Exposure” about architectural design on the South Side, former Sun-Times architecture critic Lee Bey questioned both the design of...